"J. Clarke" wrote in message
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Leon wrote:


Everybody lost share to IBM. But Apple did not lose as much as their
competitors. What other computer hardware company that was in business
the
day the IBM PC shipped is still in business? The only ones that come to
mind are Rat Shack and Cray.

We were only talking about Apple.


There was always hardware and software available for an Apple not produced
by Apple. Remember Visicalc? Remember the coprocessor boards that let
Apples run CP/M? I can't remember now what all was available, but
accessorizing the Apple was an industry in itself.

I don't think so. At least it was not authorized by Apple.

Jobs wanted everything under Apples control and there was basically no
choice.