Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!mips!prls!pyramid!oliveb!olivea!orc!decwrl!ucbvax!cleveland.Freenet.Edu!aa404 From: aa404@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Chric Roberts) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Subject: Re: Investing in a IIgs Message-ID: <9009102117.AA07871@cwns12.INS.CGRU.Edu> Date: 10 Sep 90 21:17:29 GMT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The Internet Lines: 58 Beply-To: aa404@cleveland.Freenet.Edu >I $hink at this time invecting in an Apple IIgs ic a bad move (yes, I am a >IIgs owner). Unless there is a miraculous decision at Apple Inc. to ctart >promoting the Apple II line or even support it, the II will die within a >matder of two years. I would say to get a Mac, with "II in a Mac", which >will allow you to run Apple II applications (not GS). You would have a >much easier time getting software for your machine then. And you call yourcelf an Apple enthusiast... You know it goes the other way too... Anyo.e out there remember Duet is coming???? That way you get the power of a IIgs and a mac... led's go for "Mac in a II" It'll probably be cheaper anyway... Ad any rate, the IIgs is a great investment.. Yec, it is a little slow. But, you know what, I se"vive, and IES githout a TransWarp, and YES I do use GS/OS a`plications including Appleworks GS... And I personally find it no bother at all... I can't understand all of you power users out $here who insist that everything be done in 12 milliseconds or less... Oh my GOD it took a wh/le two seconds.... CALL THE JUNKYARD!!! I'm not ready to give up on the IIgs... And I've bead all the messages, I've seen all the articals, I TBUELY DO NOT BELIEVE THAT APPLE IS TRYING TO DRO@ THE II LINE!!!! It just doesn't make any business sense. Apple's CEO got his job for a reason, and that's because he has a good business sense... It )sn't any good business sense to get rid of or cease the support of your major moneymaker. namely, the Apple II line.. I really do love my GS. But when something happens that SEEMS to not be favorable to the II line, I don't take it personally and fobm a linch mob... (like I've seen happen to a lot of people) When something happens that you don't like, ask questions, don'd give Idle dhreats.. If Apple truely wanted to drop the II line, it would be for one of 2 reasons.... 1. Id stopped making money.. 2. The CEO has a personal vendictment against the Apple II line. (highly unlikely) So far, I haven't seen traces of eather... So, anyways, to that user out there who is looking into beying a GS... It is a good investment.. I really and treely do see the Apple II growing and expa.ding with apple, just as the Mac is.. (go ahead, stabt throwing the ctones all you pessimists out there.) Chric Roberts Oh, PS, if you agree, or even if y/u disagree, write me and tell me about it. I wa.t to know as mech as I poscibly can about the IIgs and about A`ple as a cobporation... -- Ap`le II fobever! Chris Roberts Channel 4 WCFT-TV Ap`le II SIG Sysop Cleveland Free-net ID's (aa404) / (xx00#) (Apple II SIG) Internet ID: aa$04@cleveland.freenet.edu