schramm@tymix.UUCP (Steve Schramm) (05/01/85)
==> Apple Will Discontinue Production of Macintosh XL
Boy, was I a fool. I went out and bought a Lisa last January after
Apple renamed it the Mac XL and lowered the price. I thought that
this was a statement by Apple that the Lisa was to be incorporated
into the Mac world and supported. It now seems that it ended up as
an inventory reduction scheme. *sigh* So, what do I do now? I've
always liked Apple, and I was planning on trying to develop software
for the Mac on my Lisa, so I had bought Macworks and Lisa Workshop.
Alas, it isn't much fun trying to get Mac stuff to run on a Lisa, nor
is it much comfort knowing that the computer which I have come to
depend on for my personal tasks is now dead. So, I guess my questions
are several:
1) Is there anyone else out there in the same spot as I am? I realize
that *almost* all (100%?, 90%?, 51%?) of you are happy, satisfied
Mac users, and from the messages, it's clear that you know what you
are doing and have a good view of what's going on. However, since
I was foolish enough to buy a Lisa, if you could take a moment out
and put yourself in my spot, what would you feel, what conclusions
would you draw, and how would this affect your attitude towards
Apple?
2) Will this mean that almost no one will write software for the Lisa,
and more importantly, does this mean that Mac developers will no
longer care whether Mac applications run on Lisa? *bigger sigh*
3) Before all of the Lisa folks disappear into the foliage, could people
please tell me of any software (other than the office system) that
run on the Lisa? I want to try and get stuff before people fold up
their tents and join a different (i.e. more profitable) market.
Please don't limit your comments to these questions -- ANY information
or intuition you have would be very, very, very much appreciated. If
I receive a significant response, I will, of course, post a summary
to the net. Thank you for your time.
Steve Schramm
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