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Playboy Interview: Steve Jobs (1985)

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Re: Playboy Interview: Steve Jobs (1985)

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As someone who grew up in the era of PC clones, it's interesting to me to see so much of the interview focus on the IBM vs. Apple angle. Apple was a non-factor in the 90s and IBM didn't have a very strong presence in the consumer market, at least not more than Dell, Compaq, Gateway, etc.

Other than the Commodore 64 that was entry level and about to crash, the winners of the first half of the 80s were IBM then Apple: https://arstechnica.com/features/2005/12/total-share/4/ (Scroll to bottom for graph.)

The Amiga should have been a factor by ‘85, if there was parental supervision over there. ;)

Re: Playboy Interview: Steve Jobs (1985)

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

I thought you meant I edited my original post that spawned your objections, which I haven't. I'll admit to being surprised at such a reaction over the choice of either of these words over the other. My meaning was clear in either case.

Don't be too surprised. Hackers tend to treat natural language like a programming language, unfortunately. Challenge them on it, and get ridiculed. Your point has been lost in all the nonsense, but I agree with it.

Not just you're (derogatively named?) hackers but anyone who uses natural language for precise meaning; lawyers, mathematicians, philosophers. People who say what they mean, and mean what they say.
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