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From: gillies@uiucdcsp.cs.uiuc.edu
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Subject: Re: Apple Hates You and other Misco
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Date: Sun, 25-Oct-87 16:10:00 EST
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Posted: Sun Oct 25 16:10:00 1987
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Nf-From: uiucdcsp.cs.uiuc.edu!gillies    Oct 25 15:10:00 1987


These details about the Apple III and Lisa I/II failure are very
interesting.  They explain how apple has stumbled twice but never
completely fallen as a PC design company.  Each time they persisted in
trying to market a certain class of machine.  Their persistence seems
to have eventually paid off handsomely (apple has gone on successfully
with the IIc, the IIe, and the entire family of 5 Macs).

IBM, I believe, only stumbled with the PCjr (and slightly with the
AT).  They killed it any gave up on the market completely.  I wonder
what will happen if they stumble with the new PS/2 line (which I think
they will) -- will they get out of the PC business of become a
spectator manufacture?

Don Gillies {ihnp4!uiucdcs!gillies} U of Illinois