Re: @Orwell
@Peshman; "Or are you too young to remember the Acorn and BBC Micro in School? Both failed miserably and MSDOS took over the education sector."
WTF?! CrazyCatMan said much of what I'd planned, but I'll say it anyway!
As far as the educational market in the UK was concerned, the BBC Micro was a *huge* success in its day. I know there were other machines in schools, but I feel pretty safe in saying that the BBC Micro was by far the most ubiquitous.
Admittedly it was never as big in the home market (probably too expensive for most people, especially given its mediocrity at gaming) or business, but we were talking about the "education sector".
Yes, MS-DOS PCs eventually took over, but only after the BBC Micro had been successful for the better part of a decade and it (along with all the other 8-bit formats) were quite clearly heading towards the end of their commercial life regardless.
You may as well say that the Mega Drive wasn't successful because the PlayStation took over the gaming sector!
Biting the hand that feeds IT
