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From: sysop@pro-generic.cts.com (Matthew Montano)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: //gs screen resolutions...
Message-ID: <10811.infoapple.net@pro-generic>
Date: 18 Feb 90 04:32:27 GMT
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In-Reply-To: message from farrier@Apple.COM

> The point of my article, which you obviously *MISSED*..

I understand your point completely, sorry it didn't come across too
successfully. Actually I fully agree with your point. Looking at your
competition not only allows you to see how to improve but to judge your own
performance. For the good or for the bad, I am not sure, the point you
expressed is the main reason many CPU's have failed in recent years. This has
nothing to do with introduction of a new machine and addressing the needs of
users initially, but the upgrading of current existing CPU's to not only
address the needs of users but reflect changes in the competition. Atari's STE
represents an answer (albeit late) to Commodore's Amiga 500. Commodore has
done nothing to address the competition in recent years except addressing the
requests of certain users, i.e the 2500HD and the 2500/30HD.

The ROM3 I believe represents your thought process working on a corporate
scale.

ROM3 addressed the needs of users for a higher standard memory. ROM3 puts the
IIgs in a position of "ready to run out of box", something which it really
wasn't before without extra memory. Amiga 500's do work out of the box (if
they are not defective). 

Continually looking around and responding to your competition is something
that Apple has only really done until recently. Apple has always been known
for a company that dug it's head INTO the perverbial sand and come up with
something revolutionary, something that leads the pack against the
competition. Apple used to lead all segments of the computer market in terms
of ease of use, graphics, speed and power.. and obviously Apple hasn't been
doing this recently and has been sitting in the back seat responding to other
companies and their new machines. Apple used to be a "moving target",
something which is not as readily obvious today.

When people say "we should of had System 5.0 three years ago", they are sorry
to see Apple loosing it's position as industry leader and that perverbial
moving target. Many fantastic rumors strike home because some people honestly
seem Apple comming out again and becoming that moving target. For the most part
Apple Computer today, with it's current line up of products is a sitting
target.

I don't think I am weird here..


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