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From: sb@pnet91.UUCP (Stephen Brown)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: New (Still Unofficial but Everyone Knows They Exist) Macs
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Date: 29 Sep 90 07:11:57 GMT
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Isn't it funny that Apple is bringing out a low cost Macintosh. And its colour
too. And its rumoured that they're bringing out AppleWorks for the Mac. And if
I recall, the low cost Mac will have Apple II compatibility... on a card.
 
Well, isn't that sweet.

There are a number of interpetations one can make. But it looks like they are
trying to give the Macintosh everything that has made the Apple IIGS
successful: low cost, colour, Apple II compatibility, and the best selling
integrated software.   But what does that mean???

That means that they're going to go the IIGS market with a Mac.

And if it works, well... the computer line that we know and love will have
company, with the Apple III, Lisa, etc. But what of all the money that Apple
has recently dumped into the Apple II..? Short of reading about the unreleased
Synthlab program, we haven't seen anything at all. There could be loads of new
goodies, but will they ever be in production? And I'm sure that John (S) will
try to placate us by raving about the "continuing commitment" by announcing
another minor revision of System Disk 5: 5.0.3, which has been floating around
since KansasFest.

Bottom line: Don't buy the low cost/colour/A2compatible Macs.
             Discourage others from doing so.
I think the viability of the Apple II line may depend on it. I firmly believe
that Apple hasn't changed. They want to sell Macs. Period: "Damn the
torpedoes, the letters... and the Apple II..."

Stephen Brown   (Toronto, CANADA)

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