jerryn@pro-europa.cts.com (Jerry Norris) (03/23/90)
toddpw@tybalt.caltech.edu (Todd P. Whitesel) writes: > Hold it, you're talking like a power user, and not like your typical Apple > II customer. People who buy Apple II's want a cheap, reliable machine that > does what they need and doesn't give them any trouble. Try to corner one > with the sacred word "MIPS" and they'll ask you why you care. They already > know that the software will run acceptably fast, and that their friends > will help them use it -- that's how real people choose a system, by using > it and not by reading the spec sheet. > I've got to agree. I've got a //e with a meg of memory, a 20 meg hard drive, and some other neat stuff, and it does most of what I want. I can't justify getting another computer, nor do I want another one (though we do have a PC XT clone right behind me... but I married into it, so to speak). After having been through this discussion countless times for quite a few years, it still all comes down to getting what you want. I don't expect Apple to keep up with out-dated technology, in fact I'd prefer to see them do something new and innovative, as they _should_ be quite capable of, if they'd just get off their collective fundament and _do_! I also don't think that I'll have to worry about getting spare parts if and when my computer goes out. If it ever gets to the point that I need to completely replace the //e, then if it's not for mechanical reasons I will continue to use it for a BBS or some such thing, maybe even give it to the kids. I liked the analogy someone used a while back about the auto industry, and one of the things that has always been a strong argument against the // series is that you don't expect the auto industry to continue to add to the car that you already own. They make improvements, introduce a new model, and if you've the wherewithal and the desire you get the new one, trade the old one in (or sell it), and you're happy, until another one comes out that you want more. Why not treat computers like that. I think that a big problem is that, when the PC (generic) first came out, companies were doing all they could to get people to use them, including upgrades which cost less than getting a new machine, etc. Now the industry is truly coming into it's own and people still want the freebies/gimmes. I'm not too dissapointed, but that's me.... ____________________________________________________________________________ jerryn@pro-europa.cts.com | "What do we do now?" crash!pro-europa!jerryn | "I don't know, I'm making this GEnie: Vermithrax | up as I go along!" ___________________________________________________________________________