Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!yale!cmcl2!pluto!lfischer From: lfischer@pluto.dss.com (Larry Fischer) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Subject: Re: Apple II Obsolete? Message-ID: <3962@pluto.dss.com> Date: 7 May 90 20:49:01 GMT References: <3960@pluto.dss.com> <12792@smoke.BRL.MIL> Organization: Datability Software Systems, New York, NY Lines: 14 In article <12792@smoke.BRL.MIL>, gwyn@smoke.BRL.MIL (Doug Gwyn) writes: > In article <3960@pluto.dss.com> lfischer@pluto.dss.com (Larry Fischer) writes: > >> To summarize, I'd say its not the 6502/65C02 that's obsolete; rather, > >> it was Apple's method of marketing it that was obsolete. > >The computer (][+ series) is 12 years old.... Dont have to say any more... > The IBM 360 architecture is considerably older, yet IBM mainframes are you claiming 360's arent obsolete? > The SR-71 is another example of a venerable design that was never > surpassed. the sr-71 was just retired. Larry Fischer - and I do own an apple ][+ which I just bought more stuff for... - I love it. people wrote amazing software for it. but its outa date...