jm7e+@ANDREW.CMU.EDU ("Jeremy G. Mereness") (07/21/88)
Something messed up... I'll try this again... From: "Jeremy G. Mereness" <jm7e+@andrew.cmu.edu> To: "Paul R. Wenker" <bungia!meccts!meccsd!prw@umn-cs.arpa> Subject: Re: Gassee's Interview Cc: bb+info-apple@brl.arpa In-Reply-To: <910@meccsd.MECC.MN.ORG> >In article <5435@dasys1.UUCP> brett@dasys1.UUCP (Brett Genger) writes: >>As far as I know, the Only reason Apple didn't make the GS with a higher >>speed, was because they didn't want it to Compete with the Mac sales. >The reason that Apple didn't make the GS faster was that at the time >they couldn't get reliable 65816's at any speed higher than 2.8 mhz. >Why is it that everybody is so quick to accuse Apple of a conspiracy? >-Paul R. Wenker prw@meccsd >-MECC, Technical Services This is true about the speed of the machine; the story goes that reliable 65816's could not be found that would also work well at 1 MHz for emulation mode. However, a little experience can easily persuade one that Apple has a conspiracy against the Apple // line, including that fact that there are peoplein Cupertino who would not mind if the line died completely. From my end, as a student at Carnegie-Mellon University with its Project Andrewand other work with UNIX based machines and Macintoshes, it is extremely apparant how Apple feels about the //, most demonstrated by the fact that the Apple University Consortium program, that gives students of member colleges anduniversities access and discounts on Apple equipment, does not carry any memberof the Apple // line, even though for many students a //gs would be more than sufficient. the greatest effect is that the // line therefore gets ignored by the computer science department as a potential for development. No one researches its possibilities, no one considers it as an alternative machine, noone considers it a credible computer at all, because Apple has chosen not to offer the // to the college program for experimentation. Thus, it is entirely up to die-hards like us at home and work to develop new and experimental ideas for the // line. For example, is there an IP program for the //? I haven't heard of one, but without it, the // cannot commmunicate over IP lines to mainframes and Arpanet like PC's and Macs can. I do not intend for this to be a flame, so I'll stop with this example. But to me, who has to put up with a university obsessed with Macs that are performing jobs that a present-day GS (certainly the hoped for 7.6 MHz GS+) could easily perform for less money, the idea that Apple is purposely trying to put the Apple // to its final rest seems uncomfortably credible. Capt. Albatross jm7e+@andrew.cmu.edu ============ disclaimer: These opinions are mine and will remain so until more intelligent or insightful or informed people are kind enough to show me the error of my ways. Remember: A mind is a terrible thing to baste.