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Borrowed mine from the library at age 13 (`98) when i got a hand-me-down Apricot from a friend. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apricot_Computers https://en.wiki
by weq 6y ago
Borrowed mine from the library at age 13 (`98) when i got a hand-me-down Apricot from a friend.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apricot_Computers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apricot_Computers
- igravious 6y agoJust realised we have Apple computers, Apricot computers, Blackberry phones, Raspberry (Pi) computers – is there some kind of fruit obsession in IT I've missed out on?
- pmyteh 6y agoTangerine computers too, back in the day, Acorn (technically a fruit)...
- ngcc_hk 6y agoApple from Beatles and for years Apple cannot release any music from Beatles to avoid confusion of the brand name (of Beatles).
- pbhjpbhj 6y agoThere was Apricot too, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apricot_Computers https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apricot_Computers. And Cherry made peripherals/components, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherry_(keyboards) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherry_(keyboards). I guess such names make for simple logos.
- igravious 6y agoI mentioned Apricot :) Cherry, yes – good catch!
- Starwatcher2001 6y agoI ran accounts on an Apricot for a year or so. It was actually an improvement over the PC, using software fonts etc, and the spanking new 3.5" diskettes. I don't think it was 100% compatible and sadly didn't do particularly well. I'd forgotten about the cool little LCD display until I looked up your link to it.