When the graphic interface was commercialized the hacker crowd said 'who needs a mouse and pretty graphic screen when a green command line works just fine'.
Most of those hackers were probably Apple II users. If you recall Apple's old iconic logo you would know the Apple II was all about color.
Short memories indeed.
That's not quite true. The original Compaq PCs were *not* plug compatible with the original IBM PCs.
Didn't the Compaq Portable use the same 8bit ISA expansion cards as the 5150 IBM PC?
they can build it however they want - you're not obligated to buy it.
Say I want a video game console on which I can run homemade video games. Should I get a Microsoft, Nintendo, or Sony console? They're all locked down.
Uhmmm... if you can run arbitrary binaries on an unmodded console, it's not a console.
She is the most famous pilot ever
Nope. Chuck Yeager is the most famous pilot ever. And people still know who he is.
He doesn't count. Designing a popular flight sim doesn't make you a pilot! XD
What's next, Sid Meier is the best ruler ever?
P.S. Ignore the porn
As a dad myself I know the futility of this request.
Whoosh!
He only mentioned the porn so his son will pay attention.
If need be, we will reboot the revolution by hand-soldering logic circuits out of regular transistors.
Good luck getting such circuits to communicate over any public network.
Does the internet count?
Living on Earth may be expensive, but it includes an annual free trip around the Sun.
