aford@pro-mansion.cts.com (Adam Ford) (04/05/91)
CS-ID: #173.apple/tech@pro-mansion, 364 chars
Date: 3 Apr 91 02:25:43 EST
From: steveb@pro-novapple.cts.com (Steve Breeding)
Subject: hello, people
Gee.. Guess what???
Apple has now discontinued production of the //c+, which leaves us with ONE
Apple // computer.. The //gs..
I don't make 'em up, I just report 'em..
And if you feel like checking my sources, it's Don Lancaster in the "Ask
the Guru" column of this month's Computer Shopper...
My only question is: How long till they Axe the //gs???
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MQUINN@UTCVM.BITNET (04/06/91)
On Fri, 5 Apr 91 09:36:21 GMT Adam Ford said: > >Apple has now discontinued production of the //c+, which leaves us with ONE >Apple // computer.. The //gs.. They discontinued the //c+ a LONG time ago... shortly after it was introduced. They still make the //e. >My only question is: How long till they Axe the //gs??? Who knows? Concidering their attitude, I'm surprised they haven't already done it. >--- >ProLine: aford@pro-mansion | Please Support the Apple II >Internet: aford@pro-mansion | >UUCP: crash!pro-mansion!aford | Line of computers. >ARPA: crash!pro-mansion!aford@nosc.mil | >BitNet: aford%pro-mansion.cts.com@nosc.mil | ---------------------------------------- BITNET-- mquinn@utcvm <------------send files here pro-line-- mquinn@pro-gsplus.cts.com
SHBOUM@MACALSTR.EDU (04/06/91)
Adam Ford writes: > Apple has now discontinued production of the //c+, which leaves us with ONE > Apple // computer.. The //gs.. > I don't make 'em up, I just report 'em.. > And if you feel like checking my sources, it's Don Lancaster in the "Ask > the Guru" column of this month's Computer Shopper... Computer Shopper before it turned into PC Shopper last year was perhaps one of the best sources for Apple II information that I had access too. Don Lancaster is one of the big Apple II gurus still left. He was the first one who went to Apple and told him that he could use a laswerwriter with his IIe and Applewriter and do the most amazing things with postsript. He also recently published earlier this year that Apple was dumping all of the techinal manuals for the GS, selling them at low prices just to get rid of them. I didn't like that sign either... - Hal | Hal Bouma | Send mail to: SHBoum@Macalstr.edu | Macalester College | and SHBoum@Macalstr.Bitnet | GEnie: H.Bouma | ".Sig Under Construction..."
jpenne@ee.ualberta.ca (Jerry Penner) (04/06/91)
In article <F08CD5E360212648@MACALSTR.EDU> SHBOUM@MACALSTR.EDU writes: >Adam Ford writes: > >> Apple has now discontinued production of the //c+, which leaves us with ONE >> Apple // computer.. The //gs.. > >> I don't make 'em up, I just report 'em.. > >> And if you feel like checking my sources, it's Don Lancaster in the "Ask >> the Guru" column of this month's Computer Shopper... > > Computer Shopper before it turned into PC Shopper last year was >perhaps one of the best sources for Apple II information that I had access >too. Don Lancaster is one of the big Apple II gurus still left. He was the >first one who went to Apple and told him that he could use a laswerwriter >with his IIe and Applewriter and do the most amazing things with postsript. > > He also recently published earlier this year that Apple was dumping >all of the techinal manuals for the GS, selling them at low prices just to >get rid of them. I didn't like that sign either... > > - Hal Lately, I think Don's been bought out or lost his interest in supporting the Apple II. I don't see any signs that Addison-Wesley has dropped the Apple Technical manuals. Since Don writes his columns about 3-4 months before publication, I question his sources even more. He is a guy who has great charisma but some of his ideas are plain out to lunch. (Some of them are really great too). -- ------------- Jerry Penner alberta!bode!jpenne Edmonton, Alberta, Canada "Old error in new dress is ever error nonetheless." -- Screwtape to Wormwood
lwv27@CAS.BITNET (Larry W. Virden lwv27%cas.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.Edu) (04/06/91)
the dumping of the manuals COULD be a good sign - that a new version of those manuals, detailing the new version of GS/OS , is about to appear! -- Larry W. Virden UUCP: osu-cis!chemabs!lwv27 Same Mbox: BITNET: lwv27@cas INET: lwv27%cas.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.Edu Personal: 674 Falls Place, Reynoldsburg,OH 43068-1614 America Online: lvirden
bsherman@mthvax.cs.miami.edu (Bob Sherman) (04/07/91)
In <9104060350.AA28886@cas.org> lwv27@CAS.BITNET (Larry W. Virden lwv27%cas.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.Edu) writes: >the dumping of the manuals COULD be a good sign - that a new version >of those manuals, detailing the new version of GS/OS , is about >to appear! >-- Gee, it sure is nice to see a POSITIVE view of something here!! Thanks Larry!!! -- bsherman@mthvax.cs.miami.edu | | MCI MAIL:BSHERMAN
steveb@pro-novapple.cts.com (Steve Breeding) (04/10/91)
In-Reply-To: message from SHBOUM@MACALSTR.EDU It's nice to know that Apple dumped all their technical manuals... If they did, I wish that I had known about it.. I would have picked the all up, and sold them... I also wish that I had known about Sears dumping the Laser 128 line.. I found out that one around here sold new for $145.... ---- ProLine: steveb@pro-novapple Internet: steveb@pro-novapple.cts.com UUCP: crash!pro-novapple!steveb ARPA: crash!pro-novapple!steveb@nosc.mil