NETOPRHM@NCSUVM.BITNET (Hal Meeks) (10/23/87)
The only thing that I can add to all of this is the following tidbit:
I talked to a Apple II developer the other day, and asked him if he was
doing any thing specifically for the Apple IIGS. He screwed his face up
and said "Well, that machine is essentially dead now. No one I know of is
doing anything for the GS."
We have a GS here in our Micro lab, which open to anyone on campus.
I don't think it has been touched in over two weeks now. Before that,
I would possibly see one or two people using it for a couple of hours
a week.
The point is:
A. Is the Apple II itself dead? Of course not. There simply are too many
of them out there. And clones like the Laser128 are doing their share
to keep it alive.
B. Did Apple have any kind of upgrade that was equal to what Commodore is
is offering?
C. Do you really miss out on anything by keeping a 1000 over going with the
upgrade? Some will say yes, others no. It all depends what you want to
do. Software wise, you lose very little. Hardware wise, that depends on
whether you really need PC compatability, and a standard expansion box.
Even on that point, there is the 2001 expansion box, which really takes
care of that problem.
Stop griping. Commodore has really impressed me lately. They are a offering
a level of support I wouldn't have expected from them 2 years ago. (This is
meant as a compliment.)
Anyone want to buy a 128k Mac? ;-)
Hal netoprhm@ncsuvm.bitnet
"Amiga evangelist from the land of Mac"
keithd@cadovax.UUCP (10/28/87)
In article <207NETOPRHM@NCSUVM> NETOPRHM@NCSUVM.BITNET (Hal Meeks) writes: >Anyone want to buy a 128k Mac? ;-) Or a 512k Lisa? (cheap!) Keith Doyle # {ucbvax,decvax}!trwrb!cadovax!keithd Contel Business Systems 213-323-8170