I don't think that was the case. IBM PC became prominent because businesses wouldn't switch from minis to Apples because it was thought of as a "toy". It was business that made the IBM PC.
--- MB Software Solutions <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Kevin Cully wrote: > > Quote from the article: > > "At our Brooks facility, the OS wasn't that easy > to manipulate for our > > thin clients," Carver said. "I love the OS, but it > is not built for the > > thin client." Carver said Novell promised more > identity support during > > the summer in the form of a software update. > > > > Me: That's cool that Novell is so responsive to a > school system. > > That's customer service! > > > > > Schools could be the way to go...remember that's how > IBM PCs seem to > come into prominence...they replaced Apple at the > schools. Perhaps > that's where the revolution will occur, propelling > the next non-Windows > replacement to the general masses? > > -- > Michael J. Babcock, MCP > MB Software Solutions, LLC > http://mbsoftwaresolutions.com > http://fabmate.com > "Work smarter, not harder, with MBSS custom software > solutions!" > > > > _______________________________________________ > Post Messages to: [email protected] > Subscription Maintenance: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox > OT-free version of this list: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech > ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, > are the opinions of the author, and do not > constitute legal or medical advice. This statement > is added to the messages for those lawyers who are > too stupid to see the obvious. > _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
