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From: kenfair@flammulated.rice.edu (Kenneth Jason Fair)
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Subject: Re: Apple's II plans...
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Date: 7 Jun 91 16:59:07 GMT
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In article <1991Jun6.111608.436@crash.cts.com> edwatkeys@pro-sol.cts.com (Ed Watkeys) writes:
>There have been a couple rumors flying around lately regarding the II.  For
>those who missed them, these are THE RUMORS:
>
>System 6 for the GS is coming out, and it's supposed to be as fast as
>System 5 was compared with System 4.
>
>Along with System 6, Apple will releasea new II CPU, probably a 2MB IIgs
>packaged in a different way, and possibly faster (most probably...)
>
>The Macintosh LC is dying
>
>Anyway, I work at an Apple dealer, and we got something we haven't recieved
>in a LONG TIME: promotional material for the II.  It was talking about
>software, and multimedia and other stuff of interest to schools.  It *did*,
>however talk about individual consumers, which is something that blew me
>away.  I don't know how true the rumors above are, but I am inclined to
>think that *something* is happening.
>
>
>Ed Watkeys III
>
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  Strains of Handel's Messiah in the background (Hallelujah! Hallelujah!)

I think that we are beginning to see a new view at Apple, Inc.  System
6.0, the rumors of a new GS, increasing support, even the (*ACK*)
Apple II Guide, all of these make me think that Apple may be coming to
realize that the Apple II line is not so outdated after all.
Hopefully, they are starting to see that us II users DON'T want to
change computers, especially when we have so much invested in the ones
we have.  That's the point I think Apple missed when it introduced the
LC and the Classic, the fact that they ALREADY HAD a low-end, home and
school user's machine.

Dream...the impossible dream...

Mr Toaster

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