Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!gumby!umich!vela!mkheintz From: mkheintz@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Michael Heintz) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Subject: Re: My decision for the LC Message-ID: <5154@vela.acs.oakland.edu> Date: 14 Feb 91 16:31:43 GMT References: <9102132324.AA00480@apple.com> <1991Feb14.024241.24764@ee.ualberta.ca> Reply-To: mkheintz@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Michael Heintz) Organization: Oakland University, Rochester MI Lines: 36 I'm finally breaking down and writing about this subject... It was stated before how the Commodore 64 is still selling, and they get no support from Commodore, fine. I'm sure we would all be happier, at least I would, if Apple stopped talking about phasing out the Apple II. I would be happy if they just told me that they would keep producing it. There is a fear in this community that Apple wants to phase out the Apple II line...I can understand that they don't want to support it, but if they'd commit to production at least some secondary developers may stick with the line. All I'm asking is that Apple keep producing the Apple II, I really don't care if Apple supports me too much, if the computer is still in production, and will stay in production, then the other companies can continue to produce accessories. On the other hand, if Apple says it wants to phase out the II, then who in their right mind would want to produce for it? I think that is the main problem CirTECH had with the Duet...it would have been great, but there are not enough IIgs computers out there in the market for the card, if Apple stops producing the IIgs, then they will lose money...and Apple has made no guarantees in either direction. I hope that Apple will let the II go the way of the 64! Companies are still making accessories for it, because it is still available...a company recently came out with an accellerator for it (which was thought to be impossible)! As long as we can still buy the computer without fear of the computer being discontinued, people will keep producing things for it, at least that's my opinion. Mike