Subj : Re: Atari 400; meh.
To   : Spectre
From : candycane
Date : Wed Aug 02 2023 23:04:04

  Re: Re: Atari 400; meh.
  By: Spectre to Bf2K+ on Wed Aug 02 2023 03:14 am

 Bf>> Woz (the engineer) wanted an open system. Jobs (the marketing guy)
 Bf>> wanted everything shut down and closed up tight.  I guess we know
 Bf>> who won that one...

 Sp> Back in the.... 80s? Woz an avid pilot was involved in a plane crash.
 Sp> Apparently a close to death experience, changed his priorities, and he
 Sp> ultimately left Apple's day to day operations completely. So I think
 Sp> Jobbies won by default.

 Sp> Spec


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Glad they survived, but it's sad they had to leave.. Then again, marketing folks probably would've won eventually.

candycane

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