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From: krazy@claris.com (Jeff Erickson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: GS/OS and programming standards
Message-ID: <9012@claris.com>
Date: 7 Mar 89 02:14:18 GMT
References: <8903052108.AA11311@batman.moravian.edu>
Organization: Claris Corporation, Mountain View CA
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> Andy Nicholas            >> me
> 
>> For legal reasons, I need to spell this out:  THESE ARE MY OPINIONS,
>> AND ARE NOT THE OPINIONS, OFFICIAL OR UNOFFICIAL, OF CLARIS OR ITS
>> DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.  MINE, MINE, MINE, ALL MINE!  In fact, these
>> are about as far from Calris's opinions as you can get.
> 
> I'm also certainly glad about that, too.  If everyone at Claris had an 
> attitude like you _seem_ to express aobut the IIgs, we'd have a more
> serious problem than we already do, wouldn't we?
>
Yes, you would.  Fortunately for you and other Apple IIgs users, that's not
the case.
 
> A certain article that Mike Westerfield wrote on AppleLink PE comes to mind
> right about this point.  Just something I thought you wouldn't mind reading
> in the wake of all this Apple II-bashing:
> 
> [Mike Westerfield's article]
> I can only say that I _really_ support what Mike said.
>
I'll believe it when I see it.

I'd be really surprised if what Mike suggests, which is what a LOT of 
people I've talked to suggest, ever happens.  The only exception is 
HyperCard, a color version of which is being developed by Roger Wagner.
I saw it at AppleFest; it looked promising.

I'd really like to like the GS.  But you can see that there are problems
with it that can only be solved by Apple.  You're sticking by your
computer -- that's great.  I wish I had your faith in Apple's support
of the II line.

While Apple's official position is "Apple II forever", there are enough
middle (and not-so-middle) level managers who either dislike the II or
don't care that the development effort has suffered.  Apple is making
a HUGE mistake by not supporting the GS better.

As far as I'm concerned, Apple has demonstrated that they will not
live up to this machine's potential.  Every last one of Mike's requests
(except maybe firing everyone) is reasonable.  I'd love to see a faster
GS with bug-free tools and system software.  But I'm not holding my
breath any more. 
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