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From: sysop@pro-generic.cts.com (Matthew Montano)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: Apple's committment to the // line
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Date: 15 Oct 89 19:36:21 GMT
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Network Comment: to #6190 by sschneider@pro-exchange.cts.com


sschneider@pro-exchange.cts.com writes about how the Apple // is obsolete and
is not worth continuing developement for...

Why should something be state of the art to be sellable? Ever heard of
Nintendo? The machine itself pales in comparison internally to an Apple //e,
but our store sells hundreds. Why? Because it's a good product. Even take the
exotic cars of our world. The Lambourghini Countach is running off of 1970
designs? It's reliability stinks, it's always in the shop, but people contest
it is a "good product". 

Don't begin to tell me that there are better designs availible for the same
price! If you are refering to Intel architecture machines, forget it. Even the
most advanced 386 machines, are souped up 286 machines with a new chip. Those
286 machines are souped up 8088 machines which trace their heritage to CP/M. A
386 machine is basically a superfast CP/M style machine running mostly
brain-dead operating systems (MS-DOS), OS/2 is something to behold but it is
meerly taking advantage of the bus speed and memory capacity of these souped
up CP/M machines. OS/2 is a software product, much like System Software 5.0 is
on the Apple //gs, but don't compare architectures of machines. There have
been next to none advancements in the Intel world for years, they meerly stuff
faster x86's in them, more memory and sometimes double the bus width. It's
been entirely software for those blue dudes. The //gs has a lot of promise as
architecture goes, because of Apple's rules and visions on future
compatibility, machines can be produced from Apple that ARE advancements, but
at the same time won't obsolete old software... that's smart.

Matthew Montano

Be alert, our country needs lerts.


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