I have no hard-and-fast assessment of the value of Compact AIO Performas. They were clones of their models as far as hardware goes, unlike many later Performas that were conceived and executed as a model unto themselves. (I did a rough count once of the number of Performa models, for a post somewhere. About 70, from memory, although I could be out by a few. A remarkable number, anyway.)
The Compact AIO Performas, then, are as useful, appealing and collectible as their models when their debilitating/specific software is removed. No-one would suggest that Austin 7 cars are tearaways, but they have their following still. A Performa 200 with its full 10MB of RAM, an FPU PDS card and a 120MB hard drive is as accomplished as a Classic II of the same specification, and quite possibly scarcer.
By the way, the sins of Apple at any one time are surely the sins of the then current employees? They aren't a permanent albatross around the necks of present employees.
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The Compact AIO Performas, then, are as useful, appealing and collectible as their models when their debilitating/specific software is removed. No-one would suggest that Austin 7 cars are tearaways, but they have their following still. A Performa 200 with its full 10MB of RAM, an FPU PDS card and a 120MB hard drive is as accomplished as a Classic II of the same specification, and quite possibly scarcer.
By the way, the sins of Apple at any one time are surely the sins of the then current employees? They aren't a permanent albatross around the necks of present employees.
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