Anonymous_Leaker@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 3 days agoThose who are old enough, do you miss these days?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square272linkfedilinkarrow-up1628arrow-down117
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minus-squareadarza@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·3 days agoduring my k12, we went from PET to apple II and gs (apple was wizards at selling their junk to schools), and finally getting out from under apple and adding a few 386s at the end.
minus-squareJohnnyEnzyme@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·3 days agoNot sure what that Apple hostility is about. Those 2-series machines were a blast, with loads of great software & hardware available for them. From what I’ve seen, IBM’s took some time to match all that, and IIRC were pricey as hell, to boot.
during my k12, we went from PET to apple II and gs (apple was wizards at selling their junk to schools), and finally getting out from under apple and adding a few 386s at the end.
Not sure what that Apple hostility is about. Those 2-series machines were a blast, with loads of great software & hardware available for them.
From what I’ve seen, IBM’s took some time to match all that, and IIRC were pricey as hell, to boot.