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From: S707503@UWEC.BITNET (MARK RINECK)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Apple IIGS Rules! (vs IBM and Mac)
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Date: 6 May 90 00:16:00 GMT
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In response to comments by Lyle @ netcom.UUCP:

[But a IIgs with it's stock 2.8 mhz, is faster than
most TURBO XT's, and the same as many Stock ATs.  It is also faster than a Mac
Plus, and in ways, comparable to a Mac SE.]

What? Are you nuts? As far as that goes, a Mac SE running Microsoft Word
4.0 (which ain't no little program) is a lot, lot faster than Appleworks
GS! Of course MIPS is a better test for speed, but still, there is NO
way a 2.8 MHZ machine is going to be faster than an 8 Mhz consistently.
(there are always special exceptions...etc.)

[The sound on the IIgs is among the BEST in the PC industry, capable of playing
15 sounds simultaneously with Orchestraic quality.  It is better than most
stock Macs, and better than IBM's even with AdLib sound cards on them.
]

Remember, both the GS and Mac SE and Plus have a mono earphone plug for
sound output (stock). Even the Bose speakers are plagued by line noise!
Try playing "Revenge of Defender" on an Amiga 500 with (built-in) L and R
RCA plugs hooked up to a quality stereo system. It is more than real!

[It could also be blamed partially on software pirates, who
are continuously giving out free copies of commercial software.]

That happens to every computer system, not just the GS.

[Macs and IBMs are virtually dominating the industry.  A
small computer like the IIgs has no room to fit in. ]

Not when there are those nice Macs and IBMs for number-crunching lovers
and the Amiga 500 for the kiddies (and adults, too :) ) to play games on.
Where does the GS fit in?

[It doesn't help one bit
that the IIgs has it's own completely different operating system, isolating it
from the rest of the Apple IIs. ]

The GS has everything intact that the //e does/did. A new GUI interface
for the GS was perfect, and one of it's bright spots. No one wants a new
version of DOS 3.3, do they?

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