Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!julius.cs.uiuc.edu!psuvax1!rutgers!rochester!pt.cs.cmu.edu!o.gp.cs.cmu.edu!andrew.cmu.edu!jm7e+ From: jm7e+@andrew.cmu.edu (Jeremy G. Mereness) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Subject: Re: RISC Machines Message-ID: Date: 23 Sep 90 05:09:24 GMT References: <15414.netnews.info-apple@pro-novapple> Organization: Computing Systems, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA Lines: 27 In-Reply-To: <15414.netnews.info-apple@pro-novapple> herwin@pro-novapple.cts.com (Harry Erwin) writes: > I've been doing performance engineering for the new RISC machines. Is Apple > thinking about releasing a RISC-based machine that emulates the IIGS? > Harry Erwin -->Remember, no good deed goes unpunished... > proline:pro-novapple!herwin uucp: crash!pro-novapple!herwin > arpa: crash!pro-novapple!herwin@nosc.mil Telenet: herwin/trw > Internet: herwin@pro-novapple.cts.com > alternate Internet: /PN=Harry.Erwin/O=TRW/ADMD=Telemail/C=US/@Sprint.com No, Apple is not planning on doing so, or atleast they have made no indications and it damned well doesn't seem likely. The only announcements recently have been for Beta versions of System 7. Apple doesn't need to support the Apple //. They'll go on just fine by leaving it to rot, but holding onto the rights so that a self-respecting company could not step in and do the job correctly (if Laser tried to clone a //gs, you bet Apple would scream infringement)! It's too bad, because the machine has so much potential. User's can try to push the software to its limits, but we can't raise the hardware standards. *sigh* ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ |Jeremy Mereness | Support | Ye Olde Disclaimer: | |jm7e+@andrew.cmu.edu (internet) | Free | The above represent my| |a700jm7e@cmccvb (Vax... bitnet) | Software | opinions, alone. | |staff/student@Carnegie Mellon U. | | Ya Gotta Love It. | -------------------------------------------------------------------------