Word: hacker
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Sorry, but all of our public relations staff is at Appleworld. We'll have one of them call you back shortly." The Happy Hacker felt stupid...
...only had Apple refused to pay for first-class airfare to California so that the Hacker could see the official announcement of the new Macintosh computers, but nobody from "little beige" (Big Blue's major competitor in the personal computer market) was even available to talk about the new line of computers--they were too busy playing with them...
Frequently the Happy Hacker receives calls requesting advice on which computer to buy. And, just as the Hacker advises people to wait until all the potential presidential candidates have announced before jumping on a particular bandwagon, he recommends waiting until April 2 when IBM rolls out its new models before choosing a new personal computer. It's not that Apple's new entries are not impressive, but a little patience never hurts...
...their personal computers should put them on the market now. Used Macintoshes and IBM compatibles are bound to decline in resale value real soon. Other than posters around campus and classified ads in local newspapers, the Boston Computer Exchange has been very successful at selling several of the Happy Hacker's friends computers...
...Happy Hacker has yet to sell his old computer, but he does have some insights into the latest offerings from Apple as well as some Boeskyesque information on IBM's planned offerings...