tomp@pro-cco.UUCP (Tom Peng) (11/13/90)
This is what I would do if I am in John Sculley's shoe: Rename Apple IIgs to "Mac/Hobbists". Classify Mac/Hobbists as a very-low-end-economic machine. The low end mac is not compatible with any other mac, but this new Mac will receive all the prestige as a mac. Since Apple IIgs is so similar to a Mac, porting programs shouldn't be major hassle. If Apple IIgs should become a member of the Mac family and enjoyed its prestige, we might even get popular software packages such as Pagemaker, MicroSoft Works, and etc. Have Apple label clearly the market which the new Mac/Hobbists is going to compete (Amiga, Atari, MIDI, Multimedia, Video presentation, hobbists), the Apple II family will intergrate nicely into the Mac family despite its incompatibility with the Mac line. Let's buy out Apple share, make me the president! :) Comments, anyone? |Tom Peng |Author of GS/AC & GS LPPC |U. of Toronto. Mechanical Engineering |Debout, le damn de la terre!
bchurch@oucsace.cs.OHIOU.EDU (Bob Church) (11/13/90)
In article <13.net.info-apple@pro-cco> tomp@pro-cco.UUCP (Tom Peng) writes: >This is what I would do if I am in John Sculley's shoe: > >Rename Apple IIgs to "Mac/Hobbists". Classify Mac/Hobbists as a >very-low-end-economic machine. The low end mac is not compatible with any >other mac, but this new Mac will receive all the prestige as a mac. > Why break with tradition? If the GS has color but is incompatible with most Mac software you raise the price by a power of ten and call it the new high end Mac. bob church bchurch.oucsace.cs.ohiou.edu
taob@pnet91.cts.com (Brian Tao) (11/14/90)
From tomp@pro-cco.UUCP (Tom Peng): > This is what I would do if I am in John Sculley's shoe: <--- only one? :) > > Rename Apple IIgs to "Mac/Hobbists". Classify Mac/Hobbists as a > very-low-end-economic machine. The low end mac is not compatible with any > other mac, but this new Mac will receive all the prestige as a mac. [snip, snip...] Gee, where have I heard this exact post before??? ;-) Still trying to convince people of your idea, eh Tom? I don't think hyping the GS as a "Mac/Hoobyists" is such a good idea. It sounds like some sort of toy, or an interesting tidbit of alternative computer technology, not a mainstream platform that developers want to write for and support. If Sculley wants to make a name change, call it an Apple GS. Drop the 'II' if you must because it is an unshakable stigma in the view of many uninformed people (i.e.: the general population...) (by the way, what campus are you on? Check out my sig...) \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ | Brian T. Tao | UUCP: torag!pnet91!taob | / \ | University of Toronto | INET: taob@pnet91.cts.com | \ The Apple II / | Scarberia, ON | taob@pro-micol.cts.com | / Lives On!! \ |:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::| \ / | "Computer guru? Someone who got their computer a | /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ | couple of weeks before you did." (Alvin Toffler) |