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From: vandamme@pnet91.cts.com (Alex Bosika)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Still looking for Rastan
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Date: 25 Jun 91 05:00:08 GMT
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Doug, I think I have heard of that one by SSI. I did not realize it would
still be available but the name does ring a bell. I will check it out when I
get my next A+ issue. BTW, what is the general consensus on here about Nibble
going subscription-ONLY? Is it good for the Apple II or bad. Lately, I have
been getting quite sick of A+ for their extraordinary bias of the Apple II and
sudden love of the Macintosh. I think it would be almost beneficial for us
die-hard II users, that A+ go away like a good little dog, and let someone
like GS+ take the market nicely. Even A-2 would be great but then, these
things can turn costly and I am not sure those two would be interested in such
a grandiose scheme.

Logic at Apple Canada....our CEO, David Rae on Apple II's: "Apple II's just
aren't selling anymore". Prior to this comment, he talks about Apple's
strategy to sell Mac LCs to schools in Canada so that they can utilize the
wealth of software available for the II with the purchase of the IIe card. Is
there something wrong with this picture? Ask David Rae, our inventory manager
at Apple Canada.

What do the people think about this proposed detente, shall we say, between
Apple and IBM. Apple gets RISC technology and IBM get propietary software from
Apple to jumptstart their OS/2 operating system after numerous failures.
Microsoft stands to lose quite a bit as does Intel. Motorola gets into the big
leagues. I don't like it. It smells fishy and possibly disable's Apple's
strategy to continue to innovate for the "rest of us". Sculley seems to think
it will make them more competitve. There are no scared cows, according to him.
It spells trouble in my opinion. 

Read it in the great mag, Businessweek. Last weeks...IBM woes...this
week's..Apple and IBM in one of the longest cold wars.. :)

Alex...

The Apple II lives on.....

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