Month: October 2010

Alternate Timeline History

Warning: The following story contains elements of fiction and wishful thinking about a past that never happened. Those who are bothered by speculative fiction are cautioned to stop reading now. In the past two posts I have taken a look at the major competitors…

The Competition, Part 2

In the last post, I gave capsule summaries of the major competition for the Apple II, especially in its early years. In this post I want to make some contrasts and comparisons between the different platforms in terms of their various features. It is…

The Competition, Part 1

In the late 1970s, when the personal computer revolution was taking off, there were a large number of platforms all vying for consumer acceptance. Each company had their proponents and critics. Consider today’s Mac vs PC wars fought out in television ads and blog…

KansasFest 2010 Redux

Were you able to attend the longest-running Apple II conference in history last summer? Or were you stuck in your home town wishing you could be in sunny Kansas City? Regardless of which category describes you, KFest sessions can be visited again or seen…