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From: japplega@csm9a.UUCP (Joe Applegate)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple,comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.windows.misc
Subject: Re: BOYCOTT APPLE
Message-ID: <666@csm9a.UUCP>
Date: 25 Mar 88 16:38:45 GMT
References: <292@unicom.UUCP> <663@csm9a.UUCP> <2693@calmasd.GE.COM>
Organization: Colorado School of Mines
Lines: 43
Keywords: Microsoft, HP New Wave, Xerox, Lawsuit

In article <2693@calmasd.GE.COM>, dko@calmasd.GE.COM (Dan O'Neill) writes:
> In article <663@csm9a.UUCP> japplega@csm9a.UUCP (Joe Applegate) writes:
> 
> >Years ago [Apple computers] forced DRI to destroy GEM, which was my
> >favorite operating environment for the PC, using the same logic of
> >"it's ours cause we stole it first!".
> 
> This was news to me. As I recall Apple did not win their suit against
> Digital Research (DRI) the creators of GEM.  So... I gave Egghead
> Software (the new Bill Gates clearing house) a call.  GEM Desktop is
> available for $39.95.  Egghead also claims to carry the entire line of
> GEM products.
> -- 
> Dan O'Neill			dko@calmasd.GE.COM
> GE Calma R&D			...!sdcsvax!calmasd!dko

Apple's suit did not eliminate GEM from the market but it forced DRI
to so drastically change GEM as to "destroy" it's usefulness as an
operating environment.  The kludges introduced to manipulate files on
the desktop without encouraging further harassment from Apple are so
unnatural as to render it "in my opinion" as an unmanageable environment!

I still use GEM 1.2 and fortunately I have had no trouble with any of the
GEM based products AS OF YET!  I am sure, however, that sooner or later
I will encounter a GEM application that will not work without the post
Apple kludge that is currently marketed!

I no longer develop any GEM based applications myself... concentrating
instead on Windows.... even though I find the windows interface nearly
as unfreindly as GEM 2.1 (NO ICONS...NO FOLDERS...NO TRASH!) at least it's
supported by a company with some clout thats not going to roll over and
pant every time Apple barks! (I hope!)

From what I've heard of New Wave I can't wait to see it!!!  Maybe it would
inspire me to clear GEM 1.2 off my hard disk!

    Joe Applegate - Colorado School of Mines Computing Center
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