mlyons@pro-fla.cts.com (mlyons, SysAdmin) (05/03/91)
| Notes and Comments - Apple II | Dedicated to the Deprived Apple II Users Everywhere, May 1991 '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' /\> In this Issue - Comments - Chip Market - Apple IIgs to inherit Mac-type features. - Drive Market - Prices on SCSI HARD DRIVES - The Apple II Computer - Accelerators ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo /\> Comments By choice, The April 91 inCider/A+ was the last issue for me (mlyons@ pro-fla).... Long live the the Apple IIs, even without inCider/A+ Goodbye! With the GS the only Apple II in production maybe available by mail order, Apple Computer may authorize Quality Computers, Applied Engineering and few others.... Oh my, What about service? Hope the price is right! ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo /\> Apple IIgs to inherit Mac-type features. The new, nearly twice as fast Apple IIgs System Disk 6.0 is scheduled for release at KansasFest this summer (mid-July); along with Andy Nicholas's revamped GS Finder, major new features will include: Mac and IBM FSTs (permitting reading and writing of disks in those formats), support for the SuperDrive, an Animation Toolkit, midiSynth Tool, and interapplication communication (similar to Mac System 7 and Windows 3 ). Remember you saw it here first! Yeah... oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo /\> Drive Market Programs Plus Quick40/585 Quick60/665 Vulcan40/648 AE3.5/189 Quality Computers Qdrive40/600 Qdrive100/850 Vulcan40/650 AE3.5/200 Roger Coats HD40/579 HD60/659 Vulcan40/639 AE3.5/195 Preferred Computing HD40/573 Vulcan20/499 Vulcan40/639 AE3.5/189 CDA Computer Sales Vulcan20/519 Vulcan40/659 Vulcan100/1299 AE3.5/209 LRO Computer Sales Power40/599 Power80/ 889 Vulcan40/639 AE3.5/199 Golem Computers HD40/575 HD60/680 Vulcan40/649 AE3.5/199 TMS Peripherals Pro40/349 Pro105/499 Pro210/899 N/A Tulin Corporation Ahive40/489 Ahive65/549 Ahive200/1039 N/A Know of any other companys that sell Hard Drives at a good price? oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo /\> Prices on SCSI HARD DRIVES gsnow@pro-freedom The name & address of the place is: Wholesale 54 800/955-0054 602/350-1191 (FAX) 520 S. 52nd St., Ste 204 Tempe, AZ 85281 Here are some of their Quantum Prices...... Size Internal External ---- -------- -------- 40mb $219 $289 80mb $349 $399 105mb $349 $399 210mb $699 $779 Don't know why anyone would get the 80meg, as it is the same price as the 105 meg..... ----- Gary, Sysadmin, Pro-Freedom: 206/253-9389 oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo /\> The Chip Market _____________________________Dram__256x1___256x4___1meg___1mg_Simms_ Quality Computers 800/996-1508 19.95 19.95 69.95 59.95 Roger Coats 800/438-2883 19.00 19.00 69.00 59.00 Programs Plus 800/832-3201 22.00 33.00 85.00 63.00 Preferred Computing 800/327-7234 21.00 21.00 81.00 63.00 CDA Computer Sales 800/526-5313 21.00 n/a 73.00 61.00 Fas-Track Computer 800/272-1600 19.95 19.95 59.95 61.00 LRO Computer Sales 800/869-9152 19.00 20.00 59.00 56.00 VMC Marketing 800/776-6601 19.95 14.95 68.00 61.00 Golem Computers 800/248-0363 23.00 22.00 69.95 61.00 Know of any other companys that sell chips at a good price? oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo /\> The Apple II Computer mlyons@pro-fla It's the Macintosh, Mac this and Mac that, the attention getter when people start discussing Apple. The Mac isn't Apple's only product with a great interface and a large third-party following. For years, school- children and home users have plugged along with their trusty Apple II computers. With the Apple II line is getting on in years, and many users are wondering what's next from Apple; Is the Apple II going to get axed or expanded indefinitely? Why the headaches for Apple II users? Users tell a number of reasons why enthusiasm and memberships at user groups is sliding, and clubs are folding or becoming special-interest groups (SIGs) of larger area groups. Despite the enthusiasm for their computer, Apple II users appear to be drifting. User numbers just aren't there anymore, and users worry that funding could be cut as a result. The user base is one reason why so many computer dealers have given up their time working with Apple II users. Cheap PCs running Windows are on users minds. If these aren't the systems users are interested in, then it's the so called low-cost Macintosh Classic. As for the Apple IIGS computer, it's struggling to attract developers, let alone users. It's very noticeable that developers have left the IIGS for the Macintosh or PC compatibles. Hope is on the horizon for the IIGS, with the Apple Finder (thanks Andy) updated and should be out soon in System Disk and System Tools 6.0. Another friend that should be given a look at is GS+ Magazine, the magazine although for the Apple IIGS is a fine publication and is cost effective; $15.00 for the Magazine only but with their disk packed with programs $36.00 a year. For the II+, IIe computers, The MDG (Morgan Davis Group) has a outstanding product called ProLine, the world comes to your computer with this network BBS software. You get to know Apple users and fellow sysops from all over the world! Better than the Macintosh software thats out there. period. Of course the need of Apple II news, Notes and Comments - Apple II. Notes and Comments is published monthly for the Apple users and is free to the ProLine and InterNet networks, hopefully in a printed form sometime in the future at a low cost. For more information call or write; GS+ c/o EGO Systems Morgan Davis Group P.O. Box 15366 10079 Nuerto Ln Chattanooga, TN 37415-0366 Rancho San Diego, CA 91977-1736 Voice 615/870-4960 Voice 619/670-0563 BBS 615/875-4607 3-2400bps <8N1> BBS 619/670-5379 3-9600bps <8N1> Notes and Comments - Apple II See closing for address oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo /\> Accelerators Applied Engineering's TransWarp GS owners can upgrade to 32k cashe which replaces the standard 8k cashe. AE says there is a pickup in speed of 22% and available now. Call AE voice for more information 214/241-6060. If you own the ZipGSX 8mhz, send your card back to Zip Technology, with $175.00 get the upgrade to 10mhz. Lets see, thats how much faster than the TransWarpGS? Call Zip for more information 800/955-5520. At least it a free call. AE doesn't do that for you. oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo General Disclaimer: The opinions expressed within these bytes do not necessarily reflect the views of Pro-Fla or any other electronic bulletin board service where this is found. Trademarks, logos, brand and product names are registered trademarks of their respective holders. If you wish to subscribe, submit an article, or disagree with anything contained on these bytes, write or ask your sysop to send your message to; INET: editor@pro-fla.cts.com | Notes and Comments UUCP: crash!editor@pro-fla | Apple II Editor ProLine: pro-fla!editor | 9623 Sun Dial Dr. AOL: Handles | Tampa, FL 33635-1125 Call Pro-Fla (813)885-1552. <8N1> 1200-9600,v32,v42. Deadline: end of each month. *Copyright (c) Michael A.Lyons* Editor, founder, publisher, and gofor: mlyons@pro-fla.
ken@dali.cc.gatech.edu (Ken Seefried iii) (05/03/91)
In article <8979@crash.cts.com> mlyons@pro-fla.cts.com (mlyons, SysAdmin) writes: > >Call Pro-Fla (813)885-1552. <8N1> 1200-9600,v32,v42. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Are you over in Town and Country? I grew up around there (and had an 886 number). -- ken seefried iii "I'll have what the gentleman ken@dali.cc.gatech.edu on the floor is having..."