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From: samt@pro-europa.cts.com (Sam Theis)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Accepting the Mac (was Re: More Macweek Rumors)
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Date: 21 Mar 90 09:16:04 GMT
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In-Reply-To: message from keith@Apple.COM

> I suppose it's all how you count. You are not counting the fact that since
> September 15, 1986 - when we announced the Apple IIgs - that we've come out
> with several different versions of the GS (new ROMs and RAM configurations),
> the Apple //e (cost reduced, expanded keyboard, more RAM) and Apple //c
> (the //c+ with a faster CPU rate).
 
I count one new GS since the production version (ROM 01), being the ROM 03
machine.  The original ROM 00 (Woz) was almost a beta version and certainly a
preproduction quality ROM.  ROM 01 should be considered the base.  The
inclusion of a RAM card and how much memory is populated on it certainly
shouldn't be considered different versions by any but the most desperate
trying to make a very weak point.  If you want to include RAM sizes, might as
well include the replacement of the original Video chip in the GS.  Most would
consider that replacement of a faulty design/production but I guess you'd
consider it a new "Version" of the GS, eh?  Well, if minor variants are
counted, then we should be able to count different video cards, disk sizes,
RAM sizes in the Mac line up also, inflating those numbers also.  
 
I count one GS upgrade (crippled one at that, the ROM 03) and one //c +
upgrade vs. the many for the Mac line up.  


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