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Date: 1 Mar 88 16:00:12 GMT
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> The GS is a great machine, to those of us who have owned Apples all of our
> lives. But let's face it, in today's marketplace, the IIgs is too overpriced
> for it's limited ability.. Running the other ][,// software is a great idea,
> but I'd like to see an Apple II that started from scratch.. I'd like to see an
> Apple II that says "F**K the compatibility!" If you got rid of all those //e
> routines in the GS, it would be so much faster. Right now, the GS has to check
> to see what screen mode it's in, is it in normal or fast, this and that.. That
> is slowing it down! Plus, the tools need to be optomized big time!
 
What the heck is an Apple ][ if it doesn't run ][ software?  It's
obvious that you want a cheap Mac ][.  If it doesn't run AppleVision, then
it's quite simple.  It just isn't an Apple ][.  Go buy an Amiga or Atari
ST if you really want a cheaper, faster machine that doesn't run ][
software.
 
$Set Flame=Simmer
 
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     Todd A. Bakal                    Knowledge is power, but it is power for
     U of M Apple User's Group          evil just as much as power for good.
     Ann Arbor, Michigan
     Tabakal@ub.cc.umich.edu              -- Bertrand Russell