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From: cs122aw@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Scott Alfter)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: ROM 04 GS
Message-ID: <1990Feb6.231826.7362@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
Date: 6 Feb 90 23:18:26 GMT
References: <10073.net.apple@pro-lep>
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
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In article <10073.net.apple@pro-lep> orcus@pro-lep.cts.com (Brian Greenstone) writes:
>In-Reply-To: message from rnf@shumv1.uucp
>
>So what if the II is 25% of Apple profits or whatever.  Look at the REALITY. 
>How many publishers are still doing IIgs products?  Almost none.  The only
>ones doing it are small companies who learned, and are not going to do IIgs
>stuff again.  Ive spoken with them all, and none of the publishers will even
>return your messages if you say IIgs.  Apple doesnt care.  They're letting the
>IIgs die by not supporting it.  ROM 03 was a total joke.  GS/OS is a travesty.
> The availability of software is NIL.  Need I say more?

Why don't you give the ROM 04 a chance before you start bawling that the II is
getting left behind?  Better yet, since you're so convinced that the II's going
down in flames, why don't you bail out, get yourself another computer, and get
out of this newsgroup?  You can keep your pessimism to yourself, thank you very
much.

'Nuff said.

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