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Apple's First Flops

Posted by timothy on from the what-might-have-been dept.

Sabah Arif writes "Apple began the eighties with two major flops under its belt: the Apple III and the LISA. Both machines were attempts at breaking into the business market. They were technologically advanced, but major flaws prevented their success."

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  1. Re:LISA by smittyoneeach · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Och, he was a splendid Pppe, despite vowel prrblems...

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  2. Re:Sounds reasonable. by DenDave · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Interesting, I just got my Mini and it works fine, there is a little dimmness but I could adjust it on the monitor. As for the reports you linked, some of them dealt with overclocking issues and well.. that may just be the problem. I have spoken to a buddy of mine who also complained of dimness and the only difference between his and mine are that his has all the airport/bluetooth/bigger drive options.. maybe there is a power consumption issue? His also complains when his wireless usb keyboard AND usb hard drive are hooked up... "too much power being drained"... so perhaps power consumption is the problem. Other than that I must say I am thoroughly impressed with the device.

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