Path: utzoo!utgpu!attcan!uunet!seismo!sundc!pitstop!sun!decwrl!labrea!agate!helios.ee.lbl.gov!nosc!cod!rupp From: rupp@cod.NOSC.MIL (William L. Rupp) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple Subject: Re: The good old days... Message-ID: <1291@cod.NOSC.MIL> Date: 3 Nov 88 17:44:15 GMT References: <8811021335.AA05705@tcgould.TN.CORNELL.EDU> Reply-To: rupp@cod.nosc.mil.UUCP (William L. Rupp) Organization: Computer Sciences Corp., San Diego Lines: 39 In article jm7e+@ANDREW.CMU.EDU ("Jeremy G. Mereness") writes: >There is not enough emphasis on developing 8-bit mode. The GS is the supreme ====================== >//e, but its ..... === Wrong. The GS is no more a //e than a //e. It puzzles me why some people have trouble understanding that. The Apple IIGS is a distinct machine, more like the Macintosh than the //e, but with the capability of running //e software for marketing reasons. The GS has its strengths and weaknesses, as have been pointed out in this newgroup by a number of posters. But an Apple II it is not, any more than a Commodore 128 is a Commodore 64 just because it can run C-64 software. I guess my reasoning amounts to a case in favor of creating a separate IIGS newsgroup. //e, //c and ][+ owners have little to learn from discussions of hardware and software (e.g., GS/OS) that their machines don't support. Any more than a //e owner can learn from a discussion of MS-DOS or UNIX, which is not much unless the //e owner also uses a clone or a UNIX box. On the other hand, IIGS users can read the comp.sys.apple group if they want to keep up on what is going on in the 8-bit field. Actually, I am emotionally neutral of this issue of unified vs. separate newgroups. But based on its relation to the traditonal Apple II line (minimal and reluctant), the IIGS merits it's own group. Speaking of the Apple II line, I guess what I am saying is that the IIGS marks the end of that line, since its enchancements were not added onto the //e capabilities but appeared instead in the form of a different system. It's the first Apple II that does not run earlier Apple II software in its native (i.e., 16 bit) mode. Bill ------------------------------------------------------------------ As usual, these thoughts represent my opinion only. ------------------------------------------------------------------