New Zealand Once Leading in Educational Computing

Just learned this from the article entiled How NZ took on IBM and Apple, and lost written by Reuben Schwarz of Stuff. Snips are:

For a few short months 25 years ago, New Zealand was leading the world in educational computing.

Thanks to a team of engineers and designers at Wellington Polytech, New Zealand boasted a computer that rivalled, even bettered, anything made by the global players.

The computer was called the Poly1. How it fought US tech giants such as IBM and Apple – and lost dramatically – is both a testament to New Zealand's entrepreneurial spirit and a bitter example of how a good product can go bust.

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