That's what I'm inclined to think. But then, since we don't know whether the hi-frequency component was emitted at the same time than the rest of the signal, this observation should be considered meaningless, IMO.
> Pretty much a clone of the bottom-end configuration of the Apple II, at about > the same cost (no, Apples weren't significantly cheaper).
And, from what I recall, business people didn't generally view the Apple II as a toy. It was the computer on which the spreadsheet was invented, for instance.
> Apple even gave you the source code for the whole ROM in a separate manual > right in the box, along with the schematics. Cloning the BIOS happened long > after the PC had established its place
Right. Before the PC was introduced, the computer everybody was (illegally) cloning was the Apple II.
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That's what I'm inclined to think. But then, since we don't know whether the hi-frequency component was emitted at the same time than the rest of the signal, this observation should be considered meaningless, IMO.
Where's my AMD Turion(tm) 64 Mobile Technology MK-36 in there?
> The term Personal Computer just didn't exist prior to IBMs release
> of that god awful expensive piece of junk.
Apple II ad from 1977
However, MOPS' developer Mike Hore has stated that he wasn't too keen on porting the whole system to Intel Macs.
> Pretty much a clone of the bottom-end configuration of the Apple II, at about
> the same cost (no, Apples weren't significantly cheaper).
And, from what I recall, business people didn't generally view the Apple II as a toy. It was the computer on which the spreadsheet was invented, for instance.
> Apple even gave you the source code for the whole ROM in a separate manual
> right in the box, along with the schematics. Cloning the BIOS happened long
> after the PC had established its place
Right. Before the PC was introduced, the computer everybody was (illegally) cloning was the Apple II.