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The 25 Greatest Home Computers--According to PC Magazine

Sat, 08/12/2006 - 2:26pm — Matt Barton

PC World is running an extensive feature called The 25 Greatest PCs of All Time. While I'm a bit skeptical of any such list that doesn't include the Commodore 64 (the list editors seem to think the Commodore Amiga 1000 was a "much better computer"), it nevertheless describes several interesting machines. The criteria are innovation, impact, industrial design, and "intangibles," which is the "misc" category. And, as if you need more, there's a companion article called the 25 Near-Greatest PCs of all Time. So, what's the #1 computer? The Apple II. Definitely not my pick, but I can appreciate the argument.


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Sat, 08/12/2006 - 3:22pm — Bill Loguidice
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It's a bizarre list. I

It's a bizarre list. I understand the so-called criteria, but the implementation is sloppy. The rankings seem arbitrary at best and they're across a too-wide range of product categories. It's no wonder the C-64 and others are not on there...

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