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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Why VAX Was the Ultimate CISC and Not RISC
Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2025 22:00:11 -0000 (UTC)
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On Sun, 2 Mar 2025 13:16:52 -0800, Stephen Fuld wrote:

> And Macintosh was initially successful as a sort of niche machine
> for "creative types", as opposed to "business users" who used PCs.

Desktop publishing! That was the killer new market that was basically 
created by/on the Macintosh (together with the Apple LaserWriter), and 
which it dominated for many years.