it's just typical (was: First Apple I up for auction)

From: Richard Erlacher <edick_at_idcomm.com>
Date: Fri Jun 18 13:22:20 1999

That was my point, Hans. I can't comment on the Morris Minor, but the Yugo
did work, just as the Altair did. It's just that you always had to nurse
the Altair along. Now the IMSAI was a different thing. It was laid out by
a professional who designed the PCB assemblies like a "real" product, even
back when people thought of microcomputers as fancy "toys" for the
intellectual elite. The Altairs of the mid '70's were laid out the way 2nd
year engineering students did it. If they had hired a professional, it
would have cost more. Likewise, the Yugo was designed and built with many
economies in the form of omissions.

Dick

-----Original Message-----
From: Hans Franke <Hans.Franke_at_mch20.sbs.de>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
Date: Friday, June 18, 1999 12:20 PM
Subject: Re: it's just typical (was: First Apple I up for auction)


>> > I don't know where this "reporter" got his information, but MITS did
not
>> > build the IMSAI. It's sacrilege, that's what it is! It's like saying
the
>> > Silver Cloud was built by YUGO.
>
>> More like saying a Moris Minor was built by Yugo.
>
>Just help me:
>Why you're always jumpin' on the Yugo ?
>They had fine cars (when considering the price).
>And in fact, I'd prefer a Yugo over a Moris Minor
>(guess I won't be allowed to set a foot on the
>isle in the future :).
>
>Gruss
>H.
>
>--
>Der Kopf ist auch nur ein Auswuchs wie der kleine Zeh.
>H.Achternbusch
Received on Fri Jun 18 1999 - 13:22:20 BST