My first computer was an Apple ][. Great computer. I loved it. I learned Basic, Pascal, Assembler and even a bit of machine language programing on it. It certainly wasn't "plug -and-play," but it was designed for computer hobbyists, and most of them loved it.
Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Aug 25, 2012 at 6:19 PM, Bob Sullivan <[email protected]> wrote: > Darren, > Some of us still hold a grudge on Apple. > We remember our first Apple PC's > and how everything Apple cost 2X what the IBM machines cost, > how nothing - printer, disc drives, monitors, memory had to be Apple > or it wouldn't work! > Regards, Bob S. > > On Sat, Aug 25, 2012 at 4:39 PM, Darren Addy <[email protected]> wrote: >> On Sat, Aug 25, 2012 at 11:11 AM, John Sessoms <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> From: steve harley >> >>>> years of appeals will probably ensue, but the stifling effect will start >>>> now >>> >>> >>> Pretty much the way I read it. >> >> The stifling of patented Intellectual Property theft? I believe that >> is the purpose of the laws that are on the books (to prevent or at >> least disincentivize that). I'm sure that most of you know that >> patents exist to reward innovators and stimulate innovation, for the >> good of society. To allow Intellectual Property larceny would stifle >> that innovation (and from that we all would suffer). >> >> Some of you act like this is the first patent lawsuit judgement you >> have ever heard of. >> >> Presumably most of you are in favor of Pentax being granted patents on >> their innovations and would have an opinion if some other company >> "lifted them" to Pentax's detriment. Frankly, it seems like some of >> you hear the word "Apple" and your heads disappear up your arses. >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
