fadden@cory.Berkeley.EDU (Andy McFadden) (03/07/90)
In article <1990Mar6.121631.2034@spectre.ccsf.caltech.edu> toddpw@tybalt.caltech.edu (Todd P. Whitesel) writes: >mattd@Apple.COM (Matt Deatherage) writes: >>Other Apple people who used to read this newsgroup left it because all they got >>for their dozens of hours a week on it was bitching and whining and moaning >>that "Apple", *which includes them*, "wasn't doing anything for them." Maybe they finally got a taste of the frustration many Apple II users felt. If they at least caught that much, then it wasn't a waste. [ mega-snip ] > 3. Has been constantly reported by certain magazines as being a >product which is obsolete and will be phased out soon, while the ones who >know the truth say nothing and any real evidence is buried in stacks of >non-disclosure agreements Read the opening editorial in the latest A2-Central (which should be required reading for all Apple employees). "Electronic Learning" magazine stated that educators wanted a "baby mac" with the following: large, color screen; run HyperCard or have hypermedia capabilities; rum most, if not all, of the Apple II family software; cost between $900 and $1400; be available in one to two years. A2-Central goes on to point it that this a fairly accurate description of an Apple //gs running HyperStudio. Which is available *now*, not in 1-2 years. First Apple relegated the Apple II to the educational market, then they started sending signals that the Mac was better suited. When you buy for an educational institution, you have to look a loooong way ahead. If you don't think a computer will be around for much longer, you don't buy it. It's real simple. Enter the (IBM) clones... The final lines of the editorial say "...well, things can't get much worse than they already are, but we're still having fun with our Apple IIs -- let's concentrate on our fun and leave Apple's fun to Apple." It's a nice thought, but I've invested too much time to just watch it get kicked into a closet somewhere. I also spend dozens of hours a week on news, but I haven't given up hope on Apple yet. >Todd Whitesel >toddpw @ tybalt.caltech.edu -- fadden@cory.berkeley.edu (Andy McFadden) ...!ucbvax!cory!fadden "Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach the Apple II Marketing director."