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From: dlyons@Apple.COM (David A. Lyons)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: new Apple II? (was: Re: KansasFest reviews anyone??)
Message-ID: <43767@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 8 Aug 90 18:46:27 GMT
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In article <8193@ncar.ucar.edu> era@era.scd.ucar.edu (Ed Arnold) writes:
>[...]
>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. [...]

Considering the statements made at KansasFest by Jane Lee (an Apple II
Marketing type) and Ralph Russo (the head Apple II engineer type), the
technical phrase I would use for your dealer is "off the deep end."

Please note that I don't speak for Apple, but I went to KansasFest and
heard what they said.
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