Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!mvk From: mvk@aix01.aix.rpi.edu (Michael V. Kent) Subject: Re: Your Ultima Quote Message-ID: Nntp-Posting-Host: aix01srv.aix.rpi.edu Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY References: <854@seer.UUCP> <10920@hub.ucsb.edu> <1991May3.173048.8986@techbook.com> Date: 4 May 91 20:58:49 GMT Lines: 22 In article <1991May3.173048.8986@techbook.com> tsouth@techbook.com (Todd South) writes: >Maybe, one of the problems with sales today is marketting. Most II and >IIgs users do not see the good programs on the shelves or being demon- >strated on their machine in the stores. I can't remember the last >time I saw a store employee running a game on a IIgs for people to watch >but they sure as hell are playing those IBM games left and right when I'd have to agree with this point. The only programs I've seen demonstrated at an Apple or software dealer on the GS are ProDOS 8 programs. There are some nice 8-bit programs out there, but they hardly show off the capabilities of the GS. The dealers seem to think of the GS as a fast IIe. It's so sad to walk into a dealer and see the salesman implying that 6 color HR is the best the GS can do. There is money to be made on the GS, but the developers are going to have to get their products out to the public. -- Michael Kent mvk@itsgw.rpi.edu McDonnell Douglas Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute All facts in this post are based on publicly available information. All opinions expressed are solely those of the author. Official positions may vary.