I was there too :-)

I remember my Atari 1200 with fondness, Atari basic was my first artifical language.

You make some interesting points about Microsoft's marketers, who are undoubtedly the most efficient part of the organisation. I'm still not convinced that Microsoft pushed the price of hardware down. I think that martket forces and Intel's company policy are what pushed the price of hardware down. Electronic goods get cheaper over time, this is an established principle, but one that was initiated by (according to my history texts) Bob Noyce (Intel co-founder) when he worked at Fairchild.

Microsoft don't make hardware devices (Basic UI peripherals excepted) the price of the hardware has nothing to do with them.

Regards

Nuance

Baldrick, you wouldn't see a subtle plan if it painted itself purple and danced naked on top of a harpsichord, singing "Subtle plans are here again!"

In reply to RE (5) Ozymandias: Visual Perl & ActiveState by nuance
in thread Visual Perl & ActiveState by BBQ

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