[inforoots] Apple II turns 30

[Randall Neff]

>From /.
 turnitover sends us to eWEEK for an appreciation of the Apple II on
the 30th anniversary of its shipping. An overview of the history
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2141777,00.asp
 of the Apple II puts it in context. A nice tidbit: how important the
floppy drive was to sales. The article quotes Sellam Ismail, the
proprietor of VintageTech, which maintains archives of computers,
documents, and software: "You could think of the Apple II's importance
on two levels — the Woz level and the Steve Jobs level." The former
refers to its allure to hackers, and the latter to its appliance-like
polish, a first for its time, There is also an interview with Woz,
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2141901,00.asp
 who says, "[A]t the start there were no computers in the home — we
had to make the word computer compatible with homes."


Looks like CHM missed a chance for a great party.

Randall.