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From: S707503@UWEC.BITNET (MARK RINECK)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: RE: CLUE: IT'S A HOME MACHINE!
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Date: 5 May 90 23:53:00 GMT
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In reply to statements from sk2f+@ANDREW.CMU.EDU:

[There is a market for the power computer, and there is
a market for a personal
computer.  You really, really, DON'T need to word process at 25 mHz.
It's overkill - just plain dumb.]

Well, for word processing, it's not likely 25Mhz is needed. But, then
again, Appleworks GS word processing is frustratingly slow at 2.8 Mhz.
And even so, I would love to play FA-18 Interceptor on the 25 Mhz
Amiga 3000 (that he will buy in the future) than the 8Mhz A500 he has
now. There is always some advantage to speed.

And when you say that the Mac is a "today" machine, I get ill.
You're blind.  You're not seeing the whole picture.  There is no reason
at all why the II and the Mac
cannot coexist.]

The Macintosh is a "today". The old Apple II's (//e and down) are
*yesterday's* machines. (Not that they don't work just fine.) The Apple
IIGS however, should be a "today" machine also. It is just not living
up to the requirements for a "today" machine, which are: 16-bit, at least
8 Mhz, stereo sound (on board!) and 640X400 (somehow, interlace, whatever)
with some nice colors. And, ESPECIALLY, priced around $1000 for a starter
COMPLETE system.

There are two reasons why the GS shouldn't be right up there in sales
and popularity (like the II had) with a Macintosh:

Capabilities are lagging behind for anyone to consider a GS as more than
a "souped up" IIe. Isn't this true? The GS is great, but there are those
little things that you wish the computer had...etc.

With an Amiga 3000 with student discount rumored at around $2000 WITH
a multisync monitor...makes it hard to see where you can find a better
value in a GS. If the GS was priced right, there would be no reason for
the Amiga 500 to exist...but it does!

Mark Rineck
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
S707503@UWEC.BITNET