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From: ronl@pnet91.cts.com (Ron Lewin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Apple Official Says "No New Apple II's"
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Date: 25 Oct 90 16:15:08 GMT
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From GEnie:
Apple II RoundTable

Category 5,  Topic 14

Message 1         Wed Oct 24, 1990

AIIDTS                       at 20:08 EDT

 

Here's some clarification about the "phasing out the Apple II line" quote:

 

 

In the Tuesday 10/16 edition of the San Francisco Chronicle in an article on 

the new Apple product roll-out, a reporter misrepresented a statement by Bob 

Puette and claimed that Puette had confirmed that Apple was "phasing out the 

Apple II line".  Needless to say, the Puette comment was taken way out of 

context and does not represent Puette s stated intent nor Apple company

policy.

 

Following is a clarification from Bob Puette to set the record straight:

 

"We remain committed to our millions of Apple II customers and we want to make

 sure that they understand the high level of support that Apple has behind the

 Apple II product line. We want Apple II owners to remain happy with their 

investment in Apple II technology and we continue to look for more ways to 

protect that investment and extend the life of Apple II products -- both as 

standalone computers and as part of networks.

 

We will continue to sell, support, and service the Apple II product line and 

provide product enhancements to that line as long as customer demand warrants 

it.  We plan to continue to enhance the existing product line through updates 

to system software and peripheral add-ons.  We fully expect Apple II computers

 to continue to serve education and other customers satisfactorily for many 

years to come.

 

On the other hand, we have no plans at this time to introduce new, standalone 

Apple II models.  However, we will incorporate Apple II technology into

current  and future platforms, as we have with the Apple IIe card for the

Macintosh LC.  We believe that this compatibility strategy will preserve

customers'  investments in Apple II, while allowing them to move to new

technology  platforms if they wish."

 

 --- Robert Puette, president of Apple USA.

 

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There you go...  If I see one more post on this newsgroup about the new ROM04
GS with "super double-groovy hires 3-d graphics and 20mhz", I'll puke.

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