Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!samsung!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uwm.edu!ux1.cso.uiuc.edu!uxa.cso.uiuc.edu!jb10320 From: jb10320@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Desdinova) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Subject: Re: Some observations Message-ID: <1990Oct29.203334.23768@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> Date: 29 Oct 90 20:33:34 GMT References: <9010291627.AA03471@apple.com> <2220@unsvax.NEVADA.EDU> Sender: news@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (News) Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana Lines: 24 In article <2220@unsvax.NEVADA.EDU> alfter@uns-helios.uucp (SCOTT ALFTER) writes: >In article <9010291627.AA03471@apple.com> $CSD211@LSUVM.BITNET (Mark Orr) writes: >>It's a total myth that we cannot do anything. If Apple won't produce a new >>IIgs. Mabye Laser could...Perhaps we should be writing to them instead of >>the deaf ears at Apple. > >Laser gave up on trying to clone the GS. I think it's in the latest >_A2-Central_ (if it isn't there, try the past few issues of _Nibble_; >I don't recall offhand where I saw the article). They did WHAT? Gave up? They COULDN'T have been trying very hard. A //gs clone would be bloody simple to make, if they improved the design while they were at it. I imagine it's more like, "we don't want to spend the resources when we can make 386 boxes". >Scott Alfter -- Jawaid Bazyar | Blondes in big black cars look better wearing Senior/Computer Engineering | their dark sunglasses at night. (unk. wierdo) jb10320@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu | The gin, the gin, glows in the Dark! Apple II Forever! | (B O'Cult) Comp.Sys.Apple2- Home of the Unofficial Apple II Developer Support Team (DST)