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Subject: Re: IIgs ROM revisions
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Date: 13 Apr 91 21:56:00 GMT
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	In an earlier article, Randy Collins writes:

> Yea, why can't they? Yo can get an Amiga 500 with a meg of ram and floppy
> drive (no monitor though) for $500-$600 dollars, and you can get an Atari
> 1040 STe with a meg of Ram and floppy drive for $399. (Again no monitor)

> Add $150 for a mono monitor, and they both have Stereo sound, 4096 colors,
> GUI, CLI, the Amiga multitasks, the Atari has built in MIDI.

> Thats why I think that there is no market for the IIgs, it justs outprices
> itself out of everyones pocketbook.

	Yea, you're right, the Apple IIGS is overpriced and underpowered.
However, both of these problems have been from Apple's MANAGERIAL decisions
and we have had no say it. Why do you think they keep dropping the prices
of the Macs? Because Apple is possessed in its thinking that Macs are
they only thing in the future. Now if Apple was really serious in selling
the II's, not only would they immediatly slash their prices, but they would
make a new and improved CPU. 

	But that does not mean an upgraded 10Mhz {maybe faster} GS with
640x400 graphics {or even the same} with some other modifications at the same
price would be outrageously priced. Because one thing that Apple still does
better with the II then say the Amiga or the Atari is support it. Sure the
Amiga and Atari may be "cheap" computers, but you get what you pay for.
And because their profit margins are so low from selling them at such prices,
they cannot afford to spend lots of money on both hardware development and
software development. Apple dealers may not know much about the II anymore,
but its not that difficult to find someone who does. Compared to my roomate
having to call 11 places looking for a cable to hook their C-64 up to an
Amiga either.

						- Hal

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