> >> althougt i remmeber pretty clearly that in the late 90s, > france that > >> second hardware market in the world after usa. > > > > sorry i meant *Apple* hardware only. of course japan is > bigger in comps for ex, it's twice the population (and twice > the economy lol.)
In the mid-90's, as far as software is concerned, Id say Japan was between 5-10 x that of France. Hardware wise, Apple went down a slope in Japan over the course of the late 90's as the "Compaq Wars" picked up steam and disemboweled the ingrown NEC dominance of the PC market. > > I forget what they were called, but I wonder if that > includes all of > > those weird terminals that were in French households? > > yes lol "Minitel". was pretty cool when it's started in the > early 80s.it was free and easy to use. they even made some > colors models with video, but that never came out nationwilde. > then after the french monopoly for telecomunication "France telecom" > was kind of ridiculious when they promoted this old stuff > over the internet in the late 90s. That was it! :-) Well, that sort of thinking is here to stay, like the joke of offering IP telephony "nationwide" at a price near that of landlines. Best regards, Lynn Fredricks President Proactive International, LLC - Because it is about who you know.(tm) http://www.proactive-intl.com - Technology Tribe http://www.lynnfredricks.com/wp/ _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> Search the archives of this list here: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html>
