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Newsgroups: net.micro.apple
Subject: New Apple Operating System
Message-ID: <530@houxz.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 30-Sep-83 17:01:18 EDT
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Posted: Fri Sep 30 17:01:18 1983
Date-Received: Sun, 2-Oct-83 07:16:17 EDT
Organization: Bell Labs, Holmdel NJ
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       Does anyone know	anything about the new operating system	for
       the Apple IIs?  I just finished reading the articles on
       personal	computers in this week's Business Week (dated Oct.
       3).  One	of the articles	is about Apple Computer	and their
       moves to	compete	against	IBM.  A	picture	shows both a Lisa
       and Apple //e.  The //e has windows, icons and a	mouse just
       like the	Lisa!  The article mentioned the new OS	was
       expected	by January '84.

       Let's start the questions.

	  - Does it require a hard disk?  (If yes, then	maybe its
	    really MacIntosh.)

	  - Are	they planning new drives or disk formats for the
	    IIs?

	  - Will the new OS run	on the old II/II+?  (Maybe it will
	    require hardware additions for the older machines?)

	  - What will be its compatibility with	DOS 3.3
	    (II;II+;//e), SOS (///) and	Lisa's OS?

	  - Will there be an integrated	package	of software like
	    the	Lisa?

	  - What languages will	be available under the new OS?

	  - How	much will it cost?

	  - What other questions should	I ask a	dealer when I
	    finally see	the new	OS?

       I'd appreciate hearing whatever anyone else knows.  Have
       there been any other mentions or	articles about the new
       Apple OS?  (P.S.	 Anyone	that thinks I've got room on my
       desk to push around a mouse has another think coming!)

                                Wayne Heinmiller
                                houxz!wh
                                AT&T Bell Laboratories
                                Holmdel NJ