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From: gwyn@smoke.BRL.MIL (Doug Gwyn)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Ultima VI...sigh...
Message-ID: <13722@smoke.BRL.MIL>
Date: 2 Sep 90 03:01:38 GMT
References: <4195@crash.cts.com>
Organization: U.S. Army Ballistic Research Laboratory, APG, MD.
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In article <4195@crash.cts.com> mikeu@pro-magic.cts.com (Mike Ungerman) writes:
>New, exciting products and software will be required to keep both interest
>and dollar flow in the Apple ][ world.

Hardware and software products have been developed, but many of them have a
hard time reaching customers.  This does not necessarily mean there is not a
large market for the products, but there sure are problems in distribution
and retailing.  If the computer isn't a Nintendo or IBM PC compatible, there
is just not shelf space for its products these days.  Even Apple dealers don't
tend to stock enough of the nifty new products, especially for the II line.

A few days ago I tried to order the following from Programs Plus, one of the
few mail-order outfits I have been able to find that stocks useful IIGS
software, and they say that even they don't have these (all of which I have
heard have recently been "released"):
	Dragon Wars (IIGS-specific, not 8-bit) [Interplay]
	Cosmocade (IIGS) [Micro Revelations]
	Transylvania 3 (IIGS) [Polarware]
Thus, these products cannot possibly be selling well, which will undoubtedly
be taken as more evidence that "there is no significant Apple II(GS) market".

P.S.  If anybody knows for sure where I can purchase these, please let me know!
	- Gwyn@BRL.MIL