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From: jacobson@uiucuxe.CSO.UIUC.EDU
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Subject: Re: new threat?
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Date: Sat, 20-Sep-86 14:45:00 EDT
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Posted: Sat Sep 20 14:45:00 1986
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Nf-From: uiucuxe.CSO.UIUC.EDU!jacobson    Sep 20 13:45:00 1986



The rumor that you have heard about is the Apple IIgs. It is a mac-like machie
with supposed higres graphics like the Amiga. The speech synthesizer built in
has a very human like voice, ulike ours which still sounds like a computer.
It supposedly will run many of the old Apple II software, but is like a mac
in its user interface. I think this is the first barage from Apple against
the ST and Amiga. It is an attempt to make a color mac out of the Apple II.
My dealer who unfortunately is an Apple dealer first and Amiga, IBM, Epson,
ect second is all wound up about it. They plan to fly it in with some sort
of big promotion here next week. I agree the Amiga will hold its own against
this new one from Apple. Actually it is kind of flattering. The Amiga improved
on the Mac by long way, but it was imitation the path blazed by the Mac. Now
the new Apple II is trying to imitate the path blazed by the Amiga and ST. It
never ends.