Comment Re:I couldn't disagree more (Score 1) 420
When Chiat-Day or whoever came up with the slogan "The computer for the rest of us" they weren't referring to slashdot readers, or their ilk. They were going for desktop publishers, possibly small business owners... the Apple II line was available for those who wanted hardware expansion, programmability and versatility.
The Mac was an object which was supposed to be all the user would ever need (save a printer and extra floppy drive)... the torx screws reflect that idea. In the object was everything, including most of the OS. Not as simple as a BIOS because it had fundamental structures of the OS in the Toolbox... dialog boxes, graphics, as objects in ROM. If you built a computer that you would never modify...maybe even a one-trick pony, and the OS to run it, you might very well hardwire most of the interface on the motherboard as well.
Besides, the Mac wasn't targeted at the general computing public. To argue it was little more than a toy to a desktop publisher would be foolhardy.
The Mac was an object which was supposed to be all the user would ever need (save a printer and extra floppy drive)... the torx screws reflect that idea. In the object was everything, including most of the OS. Not as simple as a BIOS because it had fundamental structures of the OS in the Toolbox... dialog boxes, graphics, as objects in ROM. If you built a computer that you would never modify...maybe even a one-trick pony, and the OS to run it, you might very well hardwire most of the interface on the motherboard as well.
Besides, the Mac wasn't targeted at the general computing public. To argue it was little more than a toy to a desktop publisher would be foolhardy.
