PC World Magazine Crowns the Apple ][ Number 1 of 25 Greatest PCs

The Mac Plus is number 4, the PowerBook 100 is number 10, the iMac G4 is number 19 and the eMate 300 is number 23. Here are the criteria the PC World editors used:

1. Innovation: Did the PC do anything that was genuinely new? Did it incorporate the latest technology?
   
2. Impact: Was it widely imitated? Did it become part of the cultural zeitgeist?
   
3. Industrial design: Was it a looker? Did it have clever features that made using it a pleasure?
   
4. Intangibles: Was there anything else about it that set it apart from the same ol' same ol'?

Our opinion is that the original 128k Mac should have made the list in place of the Mac Plus as it personifies the selection criteria. We would rate it number 2, right behind the Apple ][. Here is the PC World article. [Dana Baggett]