pieces of metal and plastic

From: William Donzelli <william_at_ans.net>
Date: Wed Jun 25 07:38:18 1997

> > Actually, some of the real dogs are just as fun and important. The Lisa,
> > for example, strikes out on all three (OK, two strikes and one foul) of the
> > above mentioned catagories, but is still a fascinating machine.
>
> IMHO, the Lisa gets a hit, a base run, then a strike-out.

Let me clarify my analogy:

aesthetic - strike - At least a few poeple back then said it looked like
  an old fashioned computer terminal. The other machines of the
  time looked far more modern.
technical - foul - It seems that the Lisa should do better here, but I
  really think the engineers blew it. The original OS is too innovative,
  so much that the computer is nearly unuseable.
success - strike - Obviously!

William Donzelli
william_at_ans.net
Received on Wed Jun 25 1997 - 07:38:18 BST