Miguel Carrasco’s Real World - Over the years, computers have changed the way we live today! In order to get us there, many hardware and software companies have pushed the envelope to create what we use today. Although we currently live in an age of amazing hardware and software achievements, these products did not come at no cost. Below is a list of some of the worst flops in computer history.

Yeah, there are some classics in the list. I’ve played with Bob before, and it was right to fail. The Alto is a legend, to say the least. Xerox *REALLY* dropped the ball on that one (their company history would be COMPLETELY different if they would have realized what they had). Yes, the PCjr sucked. So did the Newton. I actually liked OS/2 Warp (and used it on and off for a while), but the driver and software support for it were a complete and total joke, thanks to IBM’s awful marketing…

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