If you are a retrocomputer person, at least in North America and Europe, you probably only have a hazy idea of what computers were in the Japanese market at the time we were all buying MSDOS-based …
However, history shows that it didn’t work out, and when Sharp began making x86-based Windows machines — and, of course, they did — there was no migration path.
it’s very weird the way people talk about old platforms sometimes. the X68000 was a high-end product but still had a massive doujin scene and is still a valuable collector’s item today. but because they’re not still for sale, they’re a failure? is the NES a failure because you can’t buy one at Walmart anymore?
it’s very weird the way people talk about old platforms sometimes. the X68000 was a high-end product but still had a massive doujin scene and is still a valuable collector’s item today. but because they’re not still for sale, they’re a failure? is the NES a failure because you can’t buy one at Walmart anymore?