Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!think.com!spool.mu.edu!agate!darkstar!ucscb.UCSC.EDU!unknown From: unknown@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (The Unknown User) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Subject: Re: SUPPORT APPLE...even when you're not. Message-ID: <17503@darkstar.ucsc.edu> Date: 27 Jun 91 04:43:13 GMT Article-I.D.: darkstar.17503 References: Sender: usenet@darkstar.ucsc.edu Organization: University of California, Santa Cruz; Open Access Computing Lines: 38 In article lazer@lablues.UUCP (Patrick Delahanty) writes: >I'm going off to college at WPI next year and will have an IBuM. :( When I >buy games...er...programming utilities...I will only order from mail order >houses that support Apple ][. And I will TELL the mail order house that That is kind of an interesting idea, and better than nothing, but I'd like to ask you something. WHY do you (think) you need an IBM? "because everyone else at college will have one?" BIG F'in' deal! (and it's not really true either). "because all of the labs at school will have IBMs?" Well, there will probably be lots of IBM clone labs, but I would put money on there ALSO being lots of Mac labs and general terminal labs. I have gone through 4 years of college just fine with my GS. I bet that a lot of your "semi-serious" (i.e. not playing games) use of your computer will be basically as a dumb-terminal to get onto UNIX, etc. Obviously, the Apple II (or any computer, but I've never found a program that comes close to ProTERM on any computer) will suffice for that. You will probably be doing a lot of your programming on UNIX too, so the fact that more C compilers exist for the IBM isn't really a point either. I'm just really curious. When people "abandon" the Apple II, I hope they do it at least semi-intelligently. (Well, you can't intelligently abandon the Apple II, but you get my idea). And if you reallyreally need an IBM for something, what's wrong with the PC Transporter? -- /unknown@ucscb.ucsc.edu Apple IIGS Forever! unknown@cats.ucsc.edu\ |WANT to help get ULTIMA VI //e or GS written?-mail me. CHEAP CD info-mail me.| \ It's a Late Night World.... Of Love /