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It's what you get when you have a bunch of business suits go and create a computer to be used for entertainment. I'm sure the PCjr could have really taken off
by GekkePrutser 4y ago
It's what you get when you have a bunch of business suits go and create a computer to be used for entertainment.
I'm sure the PCjr could have really taken off if it had been more like the Amiga.
- ghaff 4y agoBoca was sort of a skunkworks operation so I'm not sure it's fair to describe it as a bunch of business suits. But certainly in general, IBM had no real experience with the consumer market so it's not really clear to me what they were looking to accomplish with the PCjr. (Though I admit I'm not really familiar with its history.)
- hakfoo 4y agoI'm not sure. The PCjr had the promise of "runs some PC software", so if Dad needs to finish his spreadsheet from the office in an emergency, he can barge the kids off the PCjr for the night. If it had been something different to the point of total incompatibility, why not buy the kids a cheaper Atari 800XL or C64 for games and "educational software" instead? You can also argue that the PCjr's unique features did survive a bit longer, in the form of the Tandy 1000 series.