Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sdd.hp.com!ucsd!ucbvax!pro-grouch.cts.com!lhaider From: lhaider@pro-grouch.cts.com (Laer Haider) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Subject: Re: new product intro. Message-ID: <5887.apple.net2@pro-grouch> Date: 24 Oct 90 03:34:04 GMT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The Internet Lines: 31 In-Reply-To: message from rkh@mtune.ATT.COM What's all the fuss about schools losing the ability to purchase Apple IIe's and IIc's? Laser Computers makes a fine II emulation box for less than Apple charges for a basic IIc. If schools wise up, they can get the Lasers, protect their software investments, and thumb their noses at Apple. I say to hell with Apple. Unless their business tactics change drastically, I'll NEVER purchase another Apple machine, and I'll make sure I steer other people away from such treatment as well. I won't willingly put my friends through the kind of cr*p we II users, and even early Mac users, have been through. With a 80X86 machine, at least you can swap out old parts for new at a very competetive price. And, you want support? How about support for the largest personal computer base in the world? Want GUI? Have you worked with Windows 3.0? I think it's at least as good as MultiFinder, with the potential of being much better. Please don't start throwing mega flames at me. These are my opinions and I'm not likely to change them no matter what anyone says. Don't wear your keyboards out on my account. / \ / / ______________________________________________________ \\\' , / // ProLine: pro-grouch!lhaider \\\//, _/ //, INET: lhaider@pro-grouch.cts.com \_-//' / //<, /\\ UUCP: crash!pro-grouch!lhaider \ /// > \\\`__/_ ///\\\\ /,)-^>> _\` \\\ ////\\\\\ The opinions expressed here belong to (/ \\ //\\ // IIgs \\\ no entity(s), living or dead! // _//\\\\ ------------------------------------------------------ ((` ((