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From: RAFAEL@osu-20.ircc.ohio-state.edu (Rafael Yu)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: RE: New Macs
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Date: 18 Oct 90 03:17:59 GMT
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  I just when to a local computer store and saw the "so called" new Macs.  Well,
what a joke.  Old macs on new cases.  The Mac Classical is just a plus with an
internal hard drive.  The Mac LC is just an old and discontinue Mac // with only
one expansion slot.  About the //si, well I don't know what it reasemble but
there is definitivetly no new technology involve.  
  The prices.  well there is no real low cost.  I have seen the Mac plus sold
for as little as $600 from the same store, now the classic is been sold at $800
so actually I see an increase in price since the Mac plus is been drop.  For 
the price of an LC, $2,499 suggested retail price, which means about $2000
street price (this is without monitor folks) you can buy an Amiga, IIgs, or IBM
for that price and you get the same features plus expansion slots.

   Also, there is something I have notice with the new monitors.  The new RGB
monitor has a smaller resolution, 512 x 384, compare to 640 x 480 of the 
High-resolution RGB monitor.  So, if you use a Mac II game that use the full
(640 x 480) mac resolution in one of this monitors, you get only half of what
you are suppose to get.  If you don't believe me, try running Shangai 2.0 on 
the SI with the new RGB monitor, half of the pieces end up outside the screen
making the game very hard to play....

   So, now I don't understand what Apple, Inc. is trying to do.  The are now
about 9+ different Mac models with very little difference between systems.  And,
all we Apple II users are asking is for more support and at least 1 (just 1) 
aditional // system.  Mostly an improved //gs with better graphics, faster CPU,
and better System Software.  Is that a lot to ask...?