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From: philip@yunexus.yorku.ca (Phil McDunnough)
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Subject: Re: Computer capabilities
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Date: 30 Dec 90 09:51:42 GMT
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In article <10807@ucrmath.ucr.edu> rhyde@ucrmath.ucr.edu (randy hyde) writes:
>>> re: 8088 vs. 65816
>
>Why don't we all call a truce on this one.  

Good idea. I don't understand the point of it all anyway.

[stuff re using the MacIIfx, liking the GS and support for the GS]

As far as the fx goes, it is one of the poorer price/performance
computers out there. It's basically a colour fast Mac+. I've used
them all(the Mac's) and they are getting very hard to justify. The
same goes for the GS. You say that Apple is trying to sell them, but
the GS will whither away as long as it costs more than a color Mac
with an 020 in it. If Apple were serious about selling the GS, they
would cut the price in half. Their current tactic is a well-known way
of phasing out an unwanted computer- keep the price and service costs
high. AppleCare for the GS colour monitor costs the same as the one
for the Mac, which is a substantially better monitor.

As for software support,etc...these are crumbs to try to prevent 
AppleII() users from moving away from Apple Computer.
Your HCGS and System5.0.4 examples are nice but these are hardly
things to jump up and down for. HyperCard on the Mac has not been
an overwhelming success, and proving users with a decent OS is the
very least one can expect. If you think Apple is actively supporting
the GS you are certainly not in touch with the AppleII() world.

Philip McDunnough
University of Toronto->philip@utstat.toronto.edu
[my opinions...]