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From: FNSOKO@WEIZMANN.BITNET (Asaf Sokolowski)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Thoughts about the rumored gs+
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Date: 17 Jul 88 20:20:48 GMT
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    The GS+ rumors have no doubt excited many GS owners and owners to be
- and rightfully so. Heck, this machine is like a dream come true, but how
soon and what will it take for this dream to become reality! I will try
the SPECULATE the answers to these questions and perhaps add a few
comments along the way... (keep in mind that the following represents my
personal thoughts and speculation alone - read: no qualification)
    The introduction of the gs+ as things are today is not as yet
visible (I hope i'm wrong but i think so ). I'm sorry if that was a
little to blunt for some of you, however, i think so and by the end of
this writing you may too (-:. At this point, i would like to make
something very clear - I'm not a Mac-lover, on the contrary, i think
that for general home use the gs surpasess the macs. (You
will see later why this statement was important).
    The $10000 prize question is of course WHY? Why aren't things ready
for a gs+ intro. according to some idiot with no marketing experience
what so ever ( that's me). The gs+ info ( all based on rumor and picked
up from postings on this list alone) is very good: Speed:~7.4MHz, higher
resolution and of course more colors and fixes. These are very nice
numbers and should have made this computer - just right (not to heavy
not too light (-:). The gs+ can't touch the Mac// market (Speed,
Resolution, colors, +),however, this machine could hurt the SE - don't
you think. Lets look at some numbers:
.
                                      SE  *            //gs+
speed in MHz (standard)               7.x              7.x
SCSI                                  yes              yes
color                                 no               256
Resolution                            normal-mac       Rumored better than SE
sound                                 4 voice (sw)     15 voice (hw)

I put it to you - which would you buy for office use?

* I am not counting in the optional card which makes the SE run at MAc//
  speed for two reasons a) You are left with a slotless SE
                        b) It costs extra not only in the pocket but
                           also in the mind.

   Ok, you creep (just talking to myself no offense intended) - What's your
answer? I'd say the answer if possible is a faster SE (15.xMhz will
do). By the way I don't mean for the next gen. of macs i mean soon.(notice i
didn't say mac// Res and hopefully not price - just the speed). This
suggested change will make room for the gs+ and in my opinion probably
crush rising rivals (ie: AMIGA) and help defend the Apple market against
IBM.

Disclaimer:... etc


P.S. Does any of you know if the //gs is marketed in Japan?
P.S.S. Still waiting for the gs to be intro. here in Israel although both
       SE and  Mac// were introduced quite a while ago...well, perhaps
       there is hope for a //gs+ intro. - i'm crossing my fingers