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From: cyliao@hardy.u.washington.edu (Chun-Yao Liao)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Woz giveth, Scully taketh away
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Date: 7 Oct 90 00:01:26 GMT
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In article <7371@darkstar.ucsc.edu> unknown@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (The Unknown User) writes:
>	This is really sad..  Steve Jobs was a VERY VERY VERY MAJOR
>reason for the downfall of the Apple II in the first place.. I have no

	I don't agree with you. It is true that he involved heavily with
	the creation of Macs, but that's not the reason for the downfall 
	of Apple II.  True that Lisa was a mistake, and Mac wasn't any
	great, but he's got a vision, that's why he made his own NeXT.

>direct facts to base all of this on, so you may not believe me, but he
>either STOPPED or seriously slowed down many projects to improve the
>Apple II... This was for his pet project the Lisa.. what a flop... heh..
>but, as we all know it was turned into the Mac.
>	But I'm not saying I don't like NeXT. I think the NeXT is really
>cool and feel that the optical disk idea was BRILLIANT, while it seems
>most people say it's utterly stupid.
>
	The OD is too expensive today. The idea of having all a person's
	way to use computer in a disk was great. So you just insert
	your own disk, you can work the way you do at home.

>	NOOOOOO!!! This is the one I ---do not--- agree with. I still want
>people to buy Apple IIs... Buying Apple IIs (and related hardware AND 
>SOFTWARE!) will help preserve the II longer and may somehow make Apple
>wise up. I'm not saying I think that'll happen but I still like the GS well
>enough to not switch to another computer..

	I don't think anyone would like to buy a new apple II now since
	the company is not doing a s*t to it.  If Mac Inc (former Apple Inc)
	is to continue the same kind of support to Apple // line as 5 years
	ago, I'd bet more poeple choose Apple // today. (although I do hope
	there are more people buying it..)

cyliao@wam.umd.edu     		o NeXT :  I put main frame power on two chips.
      @epsl.umd.edu		o people: We put main flame power on two guys.
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 xxxxx@xxxxx.xxx.xxx (reserved)	o RC + Apple // + Classic Music + NeXT = cyliao