----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Hellige" <jhellige_at_earthlink.net>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 10:34 AM
Subject: Re: Micro$oft Biz'droid Lusers (was: OT email response format)
> >Computers of the '80's had mass storage. Video toys did not. That's why I
> >refer to things that didn't/couldn't have internal mass storage interfaces
as
> >toys and allow that things that did/could have them as computers. Later
on,
> >that was no longer a valid basis for classifying them, since it simply
became
> >cheaper to put the mass storage interface inside the box. In the '80's,
toy
> >vendors wanted you to buy small, at an inflated price, and then buy small
> >again, also at an inflated price. Computer makers had to compete with one
> >another, while game/toy vendors didn't have to compete with computer
makers.
>
> Plenty of people couldn't afford what you consider a computer
> and had their first experience with computers using what you deem as
> 'toys'. I doubt that early user's of the Atari, Commodore, TRS-80 or
> Sinclair machines would appreciate that label though. Nor did
> everyone have either the ability or desire to write major portions of
> the OS to get into the S-100 bus boxes, even if they could afford
> them.
>
> Jeff
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Received on Wed Apr 24 2002 - 20:20:33 BST