Remembering The 1984 Unix PC. Why Did It Fail So Hard?

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By EditorDavidApr 26, 2026, 4:54 pm84 ptsTrending
"I love these machines," writes long-time Slashdot reader Shayde: I was super-active in the Unix-PC Usenet groups back in the 90s... We hacked the hell out of them. They were small, sexy, and... they ran Unix! Unfortunately, they were a commercial failure. There were so many things wrong with them — not just…

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