Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!asuvax!ukma!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!agate!ucbvax!gnh-starport.cts.com!whitewolf From: whitewolf@gnh-starport.cts.com (Tae Song) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Subject: Re: Hot RUMORS in Apple II Land Message-ID: Date: 5 Apr 91 09:14:57 GMT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The Internet Lines: 53 X-Unparsable-Date: Thu Apr 4 91 at 04:13:39 (EST) |The following consists of information I have gathered in recent talks |with people who claim to be in the know (read are Apple employees).. | |I make no representation on my part as to how factual they are or are not. | | |Well, from some very good sources, I put together the following |observations from deep throat Apple... There is currently much stiring |in the Apple II BUSINESS division.. In past couple of weeks they hired a |guy that used to work for Turner Broadcasting in Atlanta to become the |Apple II Business division software developer evangelist.. Supposed to |stir up interest in developing Apple II software.. Jane Lee just recently |was in meetings with the Skullman presenting her latest business plans.. | |While it has been announced that there are no current plans for a new |stand alone II cpu, they do not consider an "upgraded" cpu to be a new |cpu, and there may well be an upgrade "reasonably priced" in the II |future.. There will be a LARGE speed increase for the GS when 6.0 |is released later this year, Just as it looked that it was almost finished, |it appears that they have ripped it open to do more to it.. With it will |come the proper tools (read mac and messydos FST's) to properly use the |Apple HDFD superdrives which will be made available for the GS and perhaps |for the IIe.. | |Increased distributions of the II line (no,no, not Sears) through |users groups and maybe even mail order.... Did Apple say mail order?? | |Now get this part, if per chance you wander into an Apple Dealer, and alas |there are no Apple GS or other Apple II machines on display, you are |supposed to ask the dealer if they are Apple II authorized dealers, (some |places such as BusinessLand ane not authorized Apple II).. If the guy says |yes they are, and he does not have any II cpu's to show, you are to ask |to use his phone to make an 800 call, dial the Apple 800 customer help |line, and loud enough for the dealer to overhear report them right then and |there.. Seems they are REQUIRED to have the product :-) It is claimed |that Apple will respond to the complaint through proper channels to either |get II's into the showroom or deauthorize the dealer.. | |It seems the IIe once again had a banner year, however it looks as though |the mac classic will this year outsell the best year that the Apple II |ever had........ But the LC???? that's a whole different matter.. | |There's lots more, but this is the best of the story... | |Cheers!!!! Yes, CHEERS!!! I only hope this isn't someones idea of an April Fool's Joke! I've had my GS for little over 2 years and since added RamFAST, 80MB HD, and GSX, 4MB, etc. I blew out my sound chip and planned on getting a ROM 03 in a couple of months. I hope it's all true... cause several stores have stopped caring GSes where I live (MD). whitewolf@gnh-starport!info-apple