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From: garym@pro-fishunt.cts.com (Gary McClain)
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Subject: Re: new Apple II? (was: Re: KansasFest reviews anyone??)
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Date: 15 Aug 90 17:49:57 GMT
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In-Reply-To: message from bchurch@oucsace.cs.OHIOU.EDU

Bob mentions OU using and being happy with Apple IIEs. The OU campus here in
Chillicothe, Oh has a lab full of IIEs some assorted IBMs and compatables,
half a dozen Macs and one IIGS. They say they have no intentions of buying
another GS. They say it goes basicly unused. The Macs are the most popular.
The IIEs are used to teach several classes. 

In the Library they have another lab of IIEs bought a couple of months ago.
Through out the campus there are Macs and Apple IIEs in offices and
classrooms. IIes outnumber all others combined. Macs #2. In the library there
are several ms-dos machines used for reaserch, communicating with mainframe at
main campus, communicating with online services and cd-rom searches. In the
library offices are ALL IIEs. 

They continue to buy software and new IIEs. They are happy with them because
they do what they want. They purchase A.E. Transwarps, Ram cards and hard disk
for the IIEs. The IIes are also used for tutoring students who are still below
college level in certain subjects.

I am not putting down the IIGS or any other computer. I am stating what I've
seen and heard. And that is the 8 bit Apples still fill the needs of MANY
people and purposes. Just because it does not fill yours or you require more
sophisticated hardware and software does not mean others needs are the same. 

Happy with your IIGS? Good. Please leave the rest of us who are happy with our
8 bits alone.

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