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From: era@era.scd.ucar.edu (Ed Arnold)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: new Apple II? (was: Re: KansasFest reviews anyone??)
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Date: 7 Aug 90 23:21:47 GMT
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In article <13445@smoke.BRL.MIL> gwyn@smoke.BRL.MIL (Doug Gwyn) writes:
>There were no
>strong indications of a new Apple II computer any time soon..

A friend who is an Apple dealer in Denver recently told me that he has
been expecting Apple to announce the end of the II line (incl. IIgs),
for a couple years.  Based on what he's heard from his Apple corporate
sources this year, he thinks there's a good chance the announcement
will be made as part of new product announcements in October.  In their
place Apple would offer a II emulator board in a Mac.  (He likes the idea,
cuz he sells only a few IIgs machines each year.)

Is this just a repeat of a recurring rumor/Urban Legend, or have others
heard this?  If anyone has any information to support or deny his claim,
please e-mail me and I'll summarize.  (Note: I don't read this group
regularly, so *please* don't flame me for my stupidity!!)
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