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From: taob@pnet91.cts.com (Brian Tao)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Stellar 7 re-release
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Date: 16 Dec 90 14:50:05 GMT
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From: rlcollins@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu (Ryan 'Gozar' Collins)

> I cannot see the reasoning behind this. The current standard for a PC
> clone is at least a 286 running at 12MHz with VGA and 1 MB of memory.
> A IIgs doesn't even come close. The IIgs might have better sound, but
> without the muscle behind it, it will still be a dog. Get a life people,
> wake up and smell the coffee. The IIgs cannot compete against any of the
> current computers being produced today, except for the C-64. It is based
> on technology from the late 70's, with a few additions that were high
> tech in the mid 80's but are outdated today.

    Hardware-wise, on paper, that 12-MHz 286 might look better, but don't tell
the end-users that!  Most 286 and 386 programmers can be accused of slipshod
and inefficient programming.  They take their resources for granted.  Tighter
code on the GS can easily match that of a 286 (in MOST operations, some things
just can't be compared).  From my side of the keyboard, my 2.8-MHz GS runs
just as fast as my friends 12-MHz 286.

    What's this about the GS being based on late-70's technology?  So what? 
The Mac is based on early-1980's hardware, and the IBM is about as old as the
II.  Do you agree with those statements?  Why would the GS compete against the
C=64?  There IS not comparison (the very thought!)  Try comparing the GS to
Atari ST's (no problem there), the Amiga (pretty close), low-end Macs (no
problem there) and PC's (depends on the setup).

(there is an IMHO after each sentence above...)

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