The Apple II was made popular by VisiCalc, and . . .

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by Andrew Grygus

4/27/05 2:43:41 PM

The Apple II was made popular by VisiCalc, and . . .

. . Dan Briklin's stubborn refusal to make a CPM/80 version because he couldn't effectively copy protect it. In the business market people chose Apple IIs to run VisiCalc, and for no other reason. An Eagle running CPM/80 was a far better machine for business.

SuperCalc was already killing off the Apple II in business when Lotus came on the scene.

As for the IBM PC, yes, the Apple II did have a role. Dan Estridge asked "why is the Apple II so popular" and his answer was, "because so many companies are making money producing add-in products and software for it." The IBM PC was pretty much an updated Apple II, something Apple should have already done long before.

At the same time Steve Jobs looked at the same situation and said, "Look at all those companies making money off the Apple II. That is all rightfully Apple's money and this can never be allowed to happen again".

History is the judge.

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"Apple Retaliates Over Jobs Biography" - (a6l6e6x) - (27) - April 26, 2005, 09:59:57 PM EDT

This doesn't seem right - (tjsinclair) - (12) - April 26, 2005, 10:24:28 PM EDT

You must be very busy. - (Andrew Grygus) - (3) - April 26, 2005, 10:36:12 PM EDT

Seems to be an update of an earlier work. - (Another Scott) - (1) - April 26, 2005, 11:12:11 PM EDT

Sort of, but not for the reason everyone else is PO'd - (scoenye) - April 27, 2005, 10:48:41 AM EDT

Well, it keeps me off the streets... -NT - (tjsinclair) - April 27, 2005, 01:21:02 AM EDT

Y "wonder what WAS in" it? Still IS - just BUY it elsewhere! -NT - (CRConrad) - (2) - April 27, 2005, 01:09:51 AM EDT

I think I would have used "was". - (Another Scott) - (1) - April 27, 2005, 07:49:13 AM EDT

Ah, that's a relief. - (CRConrad) - April 27, 2005, 08:34:08 AM EDT

From the Motley Fool: - (a6l6e6x) - (4) - April 27, 2005, 05:03:16 PM EDT

The hope from Apple would be... - (ben_tilly) - (3) - April 27, 2005, 05:21:57 PM EDT

So what's Apple's volumes for book sales? - (ChrisR) - (2) - April 27, 2005, 06:30:04 PM EDT

Point - (ben_tilly) - (1) - April 27, 2005, 07:27:26 PM EDT

Yep. Their action was couterproductive. - (a6l6e6x) - April 27, 2005, 08:56:43 PM EDT

Can't say I blame them - (tuberculosis) - (11) - April 27, 2005, 12:36:27 PM EDT

Well, didn't he? - (Andrew Grygus) - (10) - April 27, 2005, 01:37:14 PM EDT

Not in my book - (tuberculosis) - (7) - April 27, 2005, 02:17:46 PM EDT

The Apple II was made popular by VisiCalc, and . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - April 27, 2005, 02:43:41 PM EDT

Good to know you aren't all that freakishly brilliant. - (CRConrad) - (1) - April 27, 2005, 04:08:33 PM EDT

As opposed to Dell/Gates - (tuberculosis) - April 27, 2005, 05:46:53 PM EDT

points to the gryge except for the NeXT, beautiful box - (boxley) - (3) - April 27, 2005, 09:03:44 PM EDT

Wow. You really have done everything, haven't you? :-) -NT - (Another Scott) - (1) - April 27, 2005, 09:25:13 PM EDT

naw, there is a wicker swing with a hole in the bottom..... -NT - (boxley) - April 27, 2005, 09:36:44 PM EDT

I'll partially concede on the NeXT . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - April 27, 2005, 10:29:45 PM EDT

Grygus on Apple - (rcareaga) - (1) - April 27, 2005, 10:26:59 PM EDT

Me on Osborne - (Ashton) - May 2, 2005, 05:33:17 AM EDT

Cringely's take on it - (SpiceWare) - (1) - April 29, 2005, 10:23:22 AM EDT

Steve knows how the game is played - (cforde) - April 30, 2005, 02:48:57 AM EDT

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