The switch to PCs did happen in the late 90’s but not reacting to some walled garden from Apple.
In the 80’s, schools saw computers as a tool to teach general skills to students. The Apple II was a machine to run Number Munchers and Oregon Trail on. Especially for younger kids, “computer skills” weren’t really taught.
By the late 90’s the tide had shifted. Computer literacy was becoming a requirement in more and more jobs, and IBM with their Microsoft-based PCs and the ecosystem they accidentally created had a massive grip on the business world. So schools needed to start teaching classes in Windows and Office.
Apple made a big comeback with their pivot to the fashion and jewelry industry but never recaptured the hold on education they once had.
Apple did the same thing in the 80s and 90s. Then schools eventually said “no thanks” and switched to PCs for all the computer labs.
The switch to PCs did happen in the late 90’s but not reacting to some walled garden from Apple.
In the 80’s, schools saw computers as a tool to teach general skills to students. The Apple II was a machine to run Number Munchers and Oregon Trail on. Especially for younger kids, “computer skills” weren’t really taught.
By the late 90’s the tide had shifted. Computer literacy was becoming a requirement in more and more jobs, and IBM with their Microsoft-based PCs and the ecosystem they accidentally created had a massive grip on the business world. So schools needed to start teaching classes in Windows and Office.
Apple made a big comeback with their pivot to the fashion and jewelry industry but never recaptured the hold on education they once had.
I would say in the 80s, we were taught computer skills as a foundation for using computers to learn more general skills.