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rfarley04
Franklin's bad ads for Apple ][ clones and the beloved impersonator they depict buttondown.com

WillAdams31 minutes ago

For the effect this had on Apple, see:

https://www.folklore.org/Stolen_From_Apple.html

fortran7725 minutes ago

I don’t understand why this post is so negative on Franklin. They seemed great.

ForHackernews11 minutes ago

Same. Cloning proprietary hardware is doing God's work. We should all hope someone in the modern era can knock off NVidia and Apple silicon.

Competition is great for everyone except Apple shareholders.

mentos5 minutes ago

Yea I feel like if even one kid was introduced to the world of computing through a Franklin it justifies their existence.

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