Subject: Re: Apple information...
To: Space Case <wormey@eskimo.com>
From: Robert Hagopian <rhagopia@terminator.rs.itd.umich.edu>
List: macbsd-general
Date: 01/08/1994 18:59:38
On Sat, 8 Jan 1994, Space Case wrote:
> Robert Hagopian <rhagopia@terminator.rs.itd.umich.edu> wrote:
> Try telling that to DEC, just to name another example. Their PDP-11 and
> MicroVAX machines were very open, and third-party enhancements made them
> very popular. In later machines, they became closed-lipped and sued
> anybody who dared reverse-engineer their products to build enhancements.
> And now look at them -- struggling to survive, they are literally depending
> on Alpha to bail out the company. It is only when the products become
> obsolete that DEC gives out any information any more.
>
> This is the same path that Apple has taken. The Apple II was an open
> machine, immensely popular. With the Mac, especially the newer models,
> information is increasingly difficult to come by. They will probably
> take the info to their collective company grave.
But thankfully, they're slowly changing.... lots of info is available for
the PPC... :-)
-Rob Hagopian
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