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From: lyle@netcom.UUCP (Lyle Fong)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Apple IIGS Rules! (vs IBM and Mac)
Message-ID: <11709@netcom.UUCP>
Date: 6 May 90 01:05:03 GMT
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The IIgs has better sound than the Mac SE, it is mono, but the quality is better by far.  There are stereo cards (inexpensive) that allow it to play
stereo sound, which is widely supported.

The pirates on IBMs and Macs do not do as much damage because the IIgs has
a much smaller market, and there are less IIgs users, so teh companies
rely on a lot of IIgs users buying the software, while in IBMs or Macs,
there are enough people who buy the software that the other 75% that pirate
would not effect them that much.

The IIgsUs GUI is not on the old Apple IIs, and IIgs software do not work
on the old IIs..  which isolates it from the others.  Old Apple II software
have crappy graphics and crappy sound.. an insult to the IIgs itself.

I did not say that the stock IIgs was faster than a Mac SE.. if you would
read with your eyes, you would see that I mentioned a IIgs with TRANSWARP
.. and the reason that the SE seems so much faster anyways, is because
it is black and white! While the IIGs is color.. a lot more information
to deal with.

And.. Appleworks GS is a BIGGER program than#zO_o{ Word.... in 
itUs ways..  

Obviously, the remarks you make do not give the IIgs any justification,
but only your stereotypical opinions to how you think the Macs are
better.  If you would use the IIgs for several days, you will also
realise that the IIgs is a great computer, and has a lot of potential
than you think. 

Lyle @ netcom