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From: lbotez@pro-sol.cts.com (Lynda Botez)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: New GS ROMS (Sewall%UConnVM.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.Edu>
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Date: 25 Aug 89 05:42:42 GMT
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I was extremely surprised to learn that Apple released the "new and improved"
GS before Applefest (hummm...).  I would have thought they would have brought
it out for the "Fest".  Perhaps they figured all the old Apple users would
have revolted or picketed the place (as most of us were expecting something a
little more exciting and at least "upgradeable"...).

>So, what are you holding back for AppleFest -- the MacBoard for the IIgs?

Hahaha!  I doubt we'll ever see that.  More than likely, we'll see a
IIgs board for a Mac!  I've been told that it would be an extraordinary feat
of engineering to squeeze the entire Macintosh computer components on one card
in a rather cramped CPU as small as an Apple IIgs, so I've given up on that
one.

I was rather hoping that we might see Hypercard GS show up at the Fest... but
it doesn't look good for anything right now.  As a matter of fact, two of the
keynote speakers are "to be announced" (with any luck... just before their
keynote speeches).  It seems like Apple isn't too interested in Applefest
anymore.

To top it off, there will be some kind of major Macintosh announcement on
September 20th (rumored to be the new Mac Laptop computer)...  so I suspect
we'll be seeing a few of them at the 'Fest as well.

Oh well, maybe next year we'll see something interesting for the Apple II
line.  A lot of people have given up on the GS, have (or are in the process)
of dumping them for other computers.  As far as I can see, the "new" II; the
Macgs computer, will be an entirely new machine, and will most likely require
the purchase of entirely new hardware.  There will be such major changes that
nothing we have now as far as hardware will be compatible, and as far as I can
imagine, will be a major expense for all of us.  So, I'm really not that
anxious for the new machine to show up...

Hopefully it will be cheaper than a Mac II!   -:)

Lynda