Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!peregrine!elroy!ames!pasteur!ucbvax!ANDREW.CMU.EDU!jm7e+ From: jm7e+@ANDREW.CMU.EDU ("Jeremy G. Mereness") Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple Subject: Re: The good old days... Message-ID: Date: 2 Nov 88 16:32:40 GMT References: <8811021335.AA05705@tcgould.TN.CORNELL.EDU> Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The Internet Lines: 28 I believe a separate newsgroup would be a bad idea. First off, one reason people talk so much about the GS is because most of the software and the OS is so new that it has a great deal fo problems and needs discussion. 8-bit mode is nice and reliable. There is not enough emphasis on developing 8-bit mode. The GS is the supreme //e, but its 16bit OS is slow and tedious, as well as its interface. Finally, the rumors and similarities between the GS and the Mac seem to be pointing toward the "Macification" of the // line (see the Golden Gate rumors). Apple is trying to sell the GS as a Mac and make it look like a Mac. It can still be played with like our old reliable 8-bit hobby machines (which started this whole damned industry, and still have a lot to offer), but Apple doesn't recognize us as a "market." I'm afraid a gs-specific internet board may be short-lived unless Apple makes some serious policy changes. Capt. Albatross jm7e+@andrew.cmu.edu ============ Bureuacracy takes all the fun out of computing. disclaimer: The opinions expressed herein are made under duress of academic stress and is often prone to overzealous error. The author, not enjoying the prospect of remaining eternally ignorant, therefore welcomes any replies that would further that end.