Another good fact to add to the Apple I vs. Sun analogy is the fact that
Apple is credited with pioneering the desktop/home/personal computer market
(mass market that is), while Sun didn't invent the workstation (though
they'd like you to think so). For what it's worth, Apollo invented the
workstation, though Sun was around fairly soon afterwards.. What irks me is
that I read an interview with some Sun guy about the Sun Blade and they
claimed they invented the workstation, which is untrue.. ugh. The Apple I
also, as was stated, had a very small production as well, and it was the
very first product of a company that is still around and very famous, though
I'll exclude any thoughts I might have about their hardware... Along those
lines, think what a PDP-1 would be worth, with a production of 50 or so, and
being A. DEC's first computer system, and B. the machine upon which Spacewar
was created.. It is irrelevant if you like or dislike DEC (or Apple), you
still can't deny they have made a lasting mark upon the computer industry,
unless you like to make yourself look at least somewhat clueless... Just
like Da Vinci's ideas, though not so much his paintings, have had a profound
influence on Western civilization...
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Received on Sun May 13 2001 - 19:32:36 BST