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From: buzz@tippy.uucp
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: New GS ROMs
Message-ID: <127500013@tippy>
Date: 25 Aug 89 01:06:00 GMT
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Nf-From: tippy.uucp!buzz    Aug 24 20:06:00 1989


/* Written 10:51 pm  Aug 21, 1989 by SEWALL@UCONNVM.BITNET in tippy:apple */

I think I buy your whole pitch.  The IIgs Rev 3 is about as exciting as
the Mac 512E compared to the 128K version (nicer but not nice enough), and
the NeXT (couldn't resist :-) model will be the "breakthrough" one (if
you guys don't let Video Technologies beat you to it -- Laser-gs coming
this Winter to a toy store near you :-O

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Ah, the once-much-rumored LaserGS.  Hadn't heard much about it recently.
Hey, picture this, Apple continues to "delay" the GS+ (this assumes the thi             
thing exists in the first place) and Laser beats Apple to the punch by  
releasing their machine with most of the features everyone's been 
clamoring for...including their own version of an exceedingly-ultra-high
res graphics mode, eventually causing developers to try to support TWO
ultra-hi-res modes...
(Assuming of course that Apple ever releases one.)

What a mess.  Oh well, could be worse.  Could be in the wonderous world
of MeSs-DOS, eg. This product supports Hercules Graphics, CGA, Tandy
16-Color, EGA, VGA, and OGA <==(stands for: Oh God, Another one!).
Oops!  Forgot Monochrome...

DISFLAMER: Though not written tongue-in-cheek, my tongue WAS in close
proximity.

                              MORE than enough for now,

                                                  Buzz