I remember Pear and to be honest, at the time, in The northern UK and with merchandising practices then, it was a little difficult to know whether to not it was

I remember Pear and to be honest, at the time, in The northern UK and with merchandising practices then, it was a little difficult to know whether to not it was actually a new Apple computer or not.... I was only browsing, but I do recall it appearing very much to be marketed beside Apples as another of the same....