On Wed, 2004-11-24 at 19:19, Stephen Berry wrote: > On 24 Nov 2004, at 7:11 pm, Stuart Bell wrote: > > Wasn't a major factor the advent of the IBM-compatible PC, which > > eventually destroyed everything but Apple? > > > > Atari, CP/M machines, Amiga, Acorn,
> [random comment] > We still have Acorns - in fact I installed a room full of 36 only last > summer! > [/random comment] Of course increased competition made it difficult for Acorn, but the heaviest blow was probably losing the education market when the government told schools to stop buying all this British nonsense, and get them there Yankee PeeCees :-( - Richard /me in constant despair over the decline of IT teaching in UK schools :-( -- Grants for Free Software development in the UK: http://www.affs.org.uk/grants/ -- Mac UK is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac UK list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-uk.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-uk%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
