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From: kirk@pro-realm.cts.com (Kirk Kamberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: GS/OS V3.0 & New GS
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Date: 20 Aug 89 13:20:51 GMT
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I am also saddened by the fact that the new ROMs can not be put into existing
GS's. I think this shows Apple's design inadequacy from day one. Build your
machine on the notion that it *will* be upgraded at some point. Maybe it
wasn't built that way because at the time, Apple didn't know how it was going
to handle its future. Please note that I am *not* knocking System Software
5.0. I think this is a very good product, and may finally make my GS useful.
But, I think that announcing a new computer with a ROM chip change and more
memory is pretty stupid. My list of what a new GS should incorporate is listed
below. Note: All of the things listed, are *presently available* for computers
*other* than the IIgs.

                        o Multitasking enviroment
                        o Higher resolution
                        o Faster clock speed
                        o Inter-Machine transfer of data

I could probably go on, but why introduce a machine that is lacking in all of
these? How is it going to sell without it? The GS costs too much for what you
are getting. Just look at the Amiga...Or even an IBM. Or the Macintosh. -We
won't argue price about the Macintosh :-) . For example, Commodore just
anounced a new graphics chip for the Amiga. It supports some higher resolution
modes. But they *designed* the computer so that they could upgrade all of
them..(except the 1000, but a 3rd party developer is fixing that) This lack of
foresight worrys me. Every day I debate...Should I sell it..NO, Apple is going
to make it work. Well, now that the new software is out, we'll see. I'm not
holding my breath. If I was, I would be dead by now. I guess that's why I now
have an Amiga along with my IIe and IIgs. That way I have something that is
being wholeheartedly supported by its company. I don't have that gnawing
feeling that at the change of the wind, I'll be dropped by the wayside. Down
off the soapbox...

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