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From: macausla@newton.ccs.tuns.ca (Robert MacAusland)
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Subject: Re: Investing in a IIgs
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Date: 10 Sep 90 23:27:55 GMT
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>Message 37/41 from AppleEnthusiast                       Sep 10 '90 at 3:48 pm
>I think at this time investing in an Apple IIgs is a bad move (yes, I am a
>IIgs owner).

Sadly, I have to agree 100% with this point.

>Unless there is a miraculous decision at Apple Inc. to start
>promoting the Apple II line or even support it, the II will die within a
>matter of two years.

The machine is already dead as far as I'm concerned (in terms of support)
The GS is a machine which desperately needs the proper graphic and processing
power in order to do the job it was designed to do, and being forced to buy
third party peripherals in order to make the GS perform isn't the answer as far
as I'm concerned.  We need backing from the company that put the machine out in
the first place.  And we needed it yesterday.

>I would say to get a Mac, with "II in a Mac",

I find this statement rather strange as a selling point.  It's kind of like
saying, 'And as an added bonus our new PC 486 also run Vic-20 software.'
Anything the ][ series can do, a mac can do better.  Why bother to retain
compatibility?

The local Commodore vendor is having their annual back to school sale and their
products are looking better and better the longer I wait for the machine that
should have been released in the first place.  I'm going to give Apple until
Christmas and if nothing happens by then "Thats a wrap and I am ouuuuuuuuttta
here"

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