Future Collectables - Mac, iMac & Atari comments

From: Sam Ismail <dastar_at_ncal.verio.com>
Date: Sun Nov 8 21:48:34 1998

On Sun, 8 Nov 1998 Innfogra_at_aol.com wrote:

> True, the Macintosh was a revolutionary concept and the 128K original is now a
> collectable. Many people bought Macs as their first computer. This generates
> popularity, time generates nostalgia.

And while the iMac will be collectable, it'll be about as a "collectable"
as the original Mac, being that there were over 200,000 sold within the
first couple months or so. So everyone who's interested should be able to
find one.

> E-mail is pushing many computerphobic people into needing to use a
> computer. This is a new step in the revolution which is going to bring
> a great majority of people into the computer revolution. Apple & Jobs
> recognized the movement and, yes, used the trick again. This is
> generating huge sales for Apple and in 20 years down the road,
> nostalgia.

It might have just been an accident but either way it breathed much needed
life back into Apple, and I'm certainly glad to see that.

Sellam Alternate e-mail: dastar_at_siconic.com
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