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From: gwyn@brl-smoke.ARPA (Doug Gwyn )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: Claris
Message-ID: <6973@brl-smoke.ARPA>
Date: 7 Jan 88 03:07:41 GMT
References: <8801060128.aa02493@SMOKE.BRL.ARPA>
Reply-To: gwyn@brl.arpa (Doug Gwyn (VLD/VMB) <gwyn>)
Organization: Ballistic Research Lab (BRL), APG, MD.
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In article <8801060128.aa02493@SMOKE.BRL.ARPA> SEWALL@UCONNVM.BITNET writes:
>Frankly, Apple is NUTS not to get a 12MHz expansion board for the IIgs, a
>16-bit version of AppleWorks, and a Mac with 68030 on the market pronto.

I've heard rumors that they're working on all the above.
It's also been rumored that they're porting HyperCard to the IIGS;
this would be an outstanding move (so long as it doesn't cost too
much).  I'm not so enthusiastic about AppleWorks as is Weishaar,
but then I thought Lotus 1-2-3 was pretty poor software too.

It's quite true that the Apple II (now IIGS) competition is not the Mac,
although people looking for a nice home system may be better able to
afford a IIGS than a Mac II.  The real Mac competition in business is
IBM, fer sure.