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At the time, Apple was pushing the Apple II, which was a lot more like a VW than today's Macintosh is (or yesterday's Mac was, for that matter). The vintage BM
by gamache 17y ago
At the time, Apple was pushing the Apple II, which was a lot more like a VW than today's Macintosh is (or yesterday's Mac was, for that matter).
The vintage BMW R-series, as Jobs is riding, is actually pretty similar to the Apple II: very hackable, designed for the hobbyist, reasonably priced and quite extensible. I wonder if he did his own work, or had Woz do it. :)
- dflock 17y agoThis was back when apple made things for people who made things; sadly they now just make things for people who consume things.
- LogicHoleFlaw 17y agoI rebuilt an '88 R100RS as a project bike. It was great fun and a fantastic learning experience. Those things are amazingly hackable. Everything you could want to fiddle with is right there in the open.
- Gibbon 17y agoCome to think of it.. the first computer I ever used was an Apple II at my neighbour's house and he drove a BMW motorcycle.