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   On Wed, 22 Jan 2020 13:36:01 +1300, Simon Geddes wrote:   
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   >   Re: Re: Jack Tramiel   
   >   By: Computer Nerd Kev to Andreas Kohlbach on Tue Jan 21 2020 10:17 pm   
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   >  > From a customer's point of view I think you can admire Tramiel much   
   >  > more than Bill Gates. Tramiel used his ruthless business strategies   
   >  > to cut costs and therefore be able to profitably sell computers   
   >  > cheaper than anyone else - opening them up to some home markets that   
   >  > otherwise might have been priced out. Gates just did his best to   
   >   
   > That really came across in the book I was reading. Most of Commodore thought   
   > they should concetrate on high-end PET-level machines, but Jack drove the   
   plan   
   > and ambition to do the Vic as a low-cost computer for all. I'm not sure , but   
    I   
   > feel this was partly motivated by a sense of public purpose.   
      
   May be he saw the success of the Apple ][ and TRS-80 in homes, while the   
   PET was more seen in offices and schools.   
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   Andreas   
      
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