Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!uunet!zephyr.ens.tek.com!uw-beaver!cornell!vax5.cit.cornell.edu!q4kx From: q4kx@vax5.cit.cornell.edu (Joel Sumner) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Subject: Re: Apple Doesn't support their Existing User Base (does too) Message-ID: <1991Jun1.173815.5194@vax5.cit.cornell.edu> Date: 1 Jun 91 21:38:15 GMT References: <781@generic.UUCP> Distribution: comp Organization: CIT, Cornell University Lines: 48 In article , taob@micor.ocunix.on.ca (Brian Tao) writes: > ericmcg@pnet91.cts.com (Eric Mcgillicuddy) writes: [someone forgot to include me in an attribution and what I was responding to here. So I will include it.] [>> In article q4kx@vax5.cit.cornell.edu writes:] > >> >Ahem. So that's why we see a IIgs emulator for the Mac LC? Sorry, it just >> >had to be said. [my .sig deleted] >> That's why we see a GS at all. No law forced Apple to produce the GS, just a >> couple engineers on their own and management willing to go with the product. >> Some installed base outcry really didn't do that much, IMHO. > > Uh... did I miss something here? A GS emulator for the LC? Some > renegade project at Apple, Inc.? Or am I oblivious to the heavy sarcasm > implied here? [Brian's sig deleted] Yes, you missed a little something. Someone made a quote a week ago about how Apple goes to great lengths to keep everything compatible and continue their product lines. In response to that assertion, I stated [with heavy sarcasm above] that we of course see that continuation of their support in the form of a IIgs emulator for the Mac LC [instead of that //c emulator]. No, there is no IIgs emulator, I won't make any assumptions either way that there ever will be one. I would challenge the assertion that "No law forced Apple to produce the GS..." Yes, no law forced anyone to do anything. That is pretty obvious. I don't think Apple 'owes' Apple II series owners anything. At the same time, I think it is a farce to say that Apple has a continued tradition of supporing past architectures. They abandoned Apple III owners, Lisa owners [to some extent], they will eventually abandon totally Apple II owners, and even [gasp!] Mac owners. So, no, Apple owes me nothing. I owe them nothing. When I buy a new computer, I will [probably] buy it from a company who I think will support me. They don't owe me support, but then again, I don't have to buy their product, now do I? There is no law that Apple has to support their series owners, but they damn well better if they want to continue selling computers. -- Joel Sumner GENIE:JOEL.SUMNER This .sig may not be used q4kx@cornella.ccs.cornell.edu q4kx@cornella for public viewing or q4kx@vax5.cit.cornell.edu q4kx@crnlvax5 rebroadcast without the .................................................... express written consent The impedance of absolutely nothing is 377 ohms. of major league baseball.