cb meeks
2017-09-28 13:05:08 UTC
The Apple III (yes, 3) is a computer that I'd give my back teeth for. I own many Apple II's but I've always wanted an Apple III. Honestly, I don't really know why other than I don't have one.
Now that 2017 is getting closer to ending, I'd thought I would ask you kind folks what made the Apple III great in your mind. Yes, I know it was a flop. I know it was driven by marketing, blah blah. I'm here to talk about the machine itself. Even Woz said it had some good features.
And yes, I'm aware of the huge failure rates and poor sales.
So, if we could ignore all of the politics of the Apple III and focus on the machine itself, what was so great about it?
I've read the SOS OS was pretty good. Being able to dynamically load device drivers into different areas of memory (something we take for granted these days).
What else?
Now that 2017 is getting closer to ending, I'd thought I would ask you kind folks what made the Apple III great in your mind. Yes, I know it was a flop. I know it was driven by marketing, blah blah. I'm here to talk about the machine itself. Even Woz said it had some good features.
And yes, I'm aware of the huge failure rates and poor sales.
So, if we could ignore all of the politics of the Apple III and focus on the machine itself, what was so great about it?
I've read the SOS OS was pretty good. Being able to dynamically load device drivers into different areas of memory (something we take for granted these days).
What else?