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From: keith@Apple.COM (Keith Rollin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: Apple IIGS
Message-ID: <25161@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 2 Feb 89 01:59:34 GMT
References: <8902010559.AA30585@wpi>
Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA
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In article <8902010559.AA30585@wpi> DSEAH@WPI.BITNET writes:
>
>--- NOSTALGIA --- :) :) :) *remember* *the* *days* *when* *you* *could* *just*
>*boot* *up* *Lisa 2.5* *and* *dig* *out* *What's Where in the Apple II* *and*
>*just* *do* *something* *neat*? :) :) :) :) ;)
>
Hmmm...a lot of smiley faces here. Are you really just saying this tongue in
cheek?

Anyway, there is nothing to prevent you from doing this (unless Lisa 2.5
doesn't work on a GS). There is nothing that says that a GS has to be 
programmed like a Macintosh, or even that it has to use SHR. Take a look
at APW. Nice, powerful (slow), development system; not a spec-o-graphics in
it.

I was one of the authors of the GS Demo Source Code disk. All of the appli-
cations there are, admittedly, Desktop programs. However, I also wrote another
program for volume 2 that ran in just text mode. I wanted to play around with
the capabilities of the Console Driver of GS/OS, so I wrote a disk editor. Well,
actually, I didn't get around to the 'editting' part, but at least it will let
you look at the disk. Anyway, my intent with this program was not only to show
how to use GS/OS, but also to break the mindset of people who think that you
can only program Desktop programs on the GS.

The * old * days * are * not * gone! You don't even have to run GS/OS or ProDOS
on the GS. You could boot into DOS 3.3 and play with all of those old and
hilarious Beagle Brothers programs. Or play an Infocom adventure. Or see what
new bugs you can find in AppleSoft (they're still there!). Remember how Call
-Apple had those contests to see how much of a program you could put into one
line?

There is nothing preventing you from still doing that.

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