Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!pt.cs.cmu.edu!andrew.cmu.edu!jm7e+ From: jm7e+@andrew.cmu.edu (Jeremy G. Mereness) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple Subject: Re: ROM 04 GS Message-ID: Date: 7 Feb 90 14:56:12 GMT References: <10073.net.apple@pro-lep> Organization: Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA Lines: 34 In-Reply-To: <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? Criminy!!! I'm sitting here with a copy of Appleworks GS 1.1 and a bunch of neat DA's from C.K. Haun (Ravenware, the 'It' series) and I'm just getting started. AWGS is an INCREDIBLE package which good people put a great deal of heart into. Are software companies dumping the GS? Name them! I don't seem to have that much trouble finding new packages to try out, and those that exist from Claris are very fine! Many of the authors read this newsfeed! Besides, I'd much rather have the support of Beagle Brothers than some of those other companies, whose games weren't all that great anyway. The GS is still alive because of user support. It is an under-powered machine, but its user base has kept it alive under ridiculously hot competition. People are making it do things that Apple said wouldn't be possible. Now there is promise of a CPU that does it justice. So, what are you complaining about? ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ |Jeremy Mereness | Support | Ye Olde Disclaimer: | |jm7e+@andrew.cmu.edu (internet) | Free | The above represent my| |r746jm7e@cmccvb (Vax... bitnet) | Software | opinions, alone. | |staff/student@Carnegie Mellon U. | | Ya Gotta Love It. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------