[Info-vax] Happy 25th birthday Macintosh !

[Bill Gunshannon]

In article <mailman.4.1232931336.16357.info-vax_rbnsn.com at rbnsn.com>,
	bradhamilton <bradhamilton at comcast.net> writes:
> Richard B. Gilbert wrote:
> [...]
>> A few people seemed to really love the Mac; mostly graphic arts types.
> Musicians as well.  I remember meeting a teenager in the late '80s, who 
> was a fine percussionist (he went on to play for the Tuscon Symphony 
> years later).  He also had a love for composition, which he accomplished 
> with a Mac and a MIDI interface.  I can't say I liked his compositions 
> as well as his percussion performance, but I was extremely impressed at 
> the capabilities of the Mac - in that narrow sphere.  

And I went to Usenix Summer 1991 in Nashville and saw a number of
demos of computers and music, including some really slick MIDI and
there was not a MAC in site. There was even music tracks on the CD
we got with a few really cool examples of computer music.

>                                                       At the time, I was 
> using IBM mainframes at work, and had experience with VAX/VMS, Prime, 
> and System 38, as well as IBM PC's.  The Mac seemed to be opening up new 
> directions for the personal computer.
> [...]

Doing a better job of tooting its own horn which so many of its
competitors (like BSD) didn't do then and still don't do today.
Which is why people buy Macs and swear they are using OS-X and
not Unix.  :-)

bill

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