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From: gwyn@smoke.BRL.MIL (Doug Gwyn)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Apple says "Mac will emulate a II"
Keywords: emulation Apple2 Mac
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Date: 3 May 90 12:18:27 GMT
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In article <12520@wpi.wpi.edu> jayg@wpi.wpi.edu (Jay Giurleo) writes:
-As far as I see it, the GS line certainly has its merits.  It can do a number
-of things that make it desireable, however it is severely crippled by a
-processor that is much too slow.  A graphical interface that the GS strives 
-for can't survive on such a slow clock rate.  If a faster processor came
-around, as I know some are being developed, then the GS would become a more
-worthwhile investment.  However, even with a faster processor, I don't see
-my GS doing what the other personal computers that are available today do.
-For example, any type of mathematic applications might as well be fed to the
-dog...  unless a math coprocessor was integrated.  Add one of those and I'd
-be happy.  Add a built in SCSI like you suggested, and I'd be ecstatic.

My IIGS is configured to meet all those requirements, and more.
You don't need a Macintosh for these.

- Well, no it doesn't have to do with the age of it, but rather how
-functional the architecture is.  Besides, for a system like that,
-the computer must only "know" how to do one set of instructions. For
-a home computer, we're talking about a variety of things, from games 
-to telecommunications.  

My point is that the Macintosh technology really doesn't offer appreciably
more than the Apple II technology in areas that matter.  The main
difference lies in how the manufacturer has been marketing them, not
in their inherent capabilities and limitations.