Re: TI-H: USB Link
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Re: TI-H: USB Link
>Yeah, Mel, but you do realize, that the Mac can live on, even if the company
>dies! Look at commodore. They died miserably, but many people still have
>commodore's set up and still use them (I do). What about the NES? It's been
>dead for so long, but popularity has kept it a strong game platform still to
>today! It's the same with the Mac. Even is the company dies, all us REAL Mac
>users will be able to get pretty much any mac program for free (no one will
>care anymore but us) and we can get hardware for cheap, cause it'll be things
>comanies and schools will pretty much throw out! There will always be
>hobbyists who create games and freware/shareware for the MAc for many years to
>come, and it'll realy sort out th ereal computer users from the generic PC
>users.
Once apple's copyright runs out I'm going to start making copies of the
Plus. I've got it down to 5x6 (wearable) size. The PCB will be real
expensive though.
>Do you seriously expect loyalty like that on a PC.
>
>For me, if Apple went under, it would just mean that I could get a Powerbook
>G3 for a couple hundred in a matter of a year or so! (:
But anyway, apple is going to survive when they release those 592MHz,
750MHz and 1GHz computers next year. BP had a G4 1000MHz computer (apple
shipped it to them) after they bought 1,500 PCs. The G4 was able to do
their equations faster than all PCs working together. They have to enter
in GIGs of information on the ground structure to figure out where to
drill. Mac did it in 7.8 minutes. 1,500 PCs did it in 11.7. The only
problem with the G4 1000 is that it crashes too much so far. The bus and
other parts aren't made to operate at that speed.
>I could probably get the Code Warrior development tool for clearance for a few
>bucks, and load iup on the Mac only peripherals for mega low clearance prices.
>I would easily borrow cash to buy out one of each item in the entire clearance
>of mac mall if Apple went under.
>
>Still, If Apple went under, they might even make a few last strugling attempts
>to save the Macintosh platform by allowing clone developeers to come back with
>the ROM. It would break down in a short time, but I believe it's possible.
>
>To tell you the truth, microsoft would probably buy the ROM and use it as a
>basis for their next OS and create a BIOS or something with it to realy
>capture the Mac on the PC platform. SUre you'd lose the power, but If
>microsoft had it, they might actualy be ablre to make windows half way
>usable! (:
>
>There realy are a million different senarios, but I can also preach of the day
>M$ crashes, and I'm not talking what my PC does 2x a day when i turn it on and
>try to make windows load! (:
The G3s processor can do operations 2 to 4x faster than the fastest Pent,
and its bus is only 80MHz. :) The second there is a machine level
emulator for PC's bios and PPC750 chips take the place of intel chips, is
the second I'd even consider buying a PC. :)
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