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From: prw@meccsd.MECC.MN.ORG (Paul R. Wenker)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: Gassee's Interview
Message-ID: <938@meccsd.MECC.MN.ORG>
Date: 2 Aug 88 14:26:18 GMT
References: <8807221316.AA05915@crash.cts.com> <53@fizban.Fizban.MN.ORG> <937@meccsd.MECC.MN.ORG>
Reply-To: prw@meccsd.UUCP (Paul R. Wenker)
Organization: Minn. Educ. Comp. Corp.
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In article <937@meccsd.MECC.MN.ORG> rms@meccsd.UUCP (Roger M. Shimada) writes:
>>>> Why is it that everybody is so quick to accuse Apple of a conspiracy?
>
>Because Apple has botched the most of the Apple // line since after
>the II Plus?  (Mentioning the Plus here probably opens some wounds
>from Plus owners because Apple ignored them when the //e was
>introduced.)

They couldn't have botched it too bad, otherwise most of you Apple //
owners probably would have purchased another machine.  Also, when the
IIGS is Apple's best selling machine, I would hardly call that a botch
job.

>I'm pretty convinced that Apple was looking much more at the timeline
>on the GS project than anything else.  They didn't take the time to
>do it right.  They released a machine that should have had a faster
>processor, a fixed video chip, and it should have been released
>with Finder.  Having development software for the GS not running
>on the GS would have helped too.

The only computer company that I know of that doesn't look at
timelines is NeXT.  We all know how well their perpetually "soon to be
released" machine is doing.

Anyway, the GS is not perfect.  Far from it.  But what would you like
Apple to do?  They could have waited two years and released a
bigger/better/faster machine, but would that be any better that
releasing the original GS and then releasing the bigger/better/faster
machine two years later.  Either way you end up in the same spot.
Personally, I prefer having the current GS around while I'm waiting
for the new and improved version.

>Apple hasn't had pride in the // family for some time.  They do
>realize that the family has inertia, and as long as it does have
>one strong market (education) you'll continue to see new members
>of the // family.

You forgot the home market.

>Oh yeah...Paul's and Steve's source about the 65816 was 
>probably Apple.

Can you find a better source?

>--
>If my company knew what I'm writing, they'd just as well kill me.
>
>Roger M. Shimada	{amdahl|hpda}!bungia!meccts!rms		 rms@mecc.mn.org

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Paul R. Wenker		prw@meccsd