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From: lbotez@pro-sol.cts.com (Lynda Botez)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: Apple II Market Share
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Date: 27 Feb 90 03:47:48 GMT
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>Has anyone noticed that the Apple II magazines seem are getting thinner
>and thinner on cheaper paper?  This sort of thing happens when a computer
>is about to belly-up and die...  [rest deleted]

Well, we *ALL* have noticed that our Apple II magazines have been shrinking.
And the advertisers aren't spending as much money on ads for older products.
We have also *ALL* noticed that Apple hasn't spent any money advertising
the Apple II either.  

Perhaps the Apple IIGS is destined to be just a hacker's machine; and it's
back to the grass roots level for all of us.   I sort of doubt it though.

There *IS* a new magazine coming out for the Apple II called "8/16".  It is
published by:

      Ariel Publishing
      P.O. Box 398
      Pateros, WA  98846

It costs $69.95 for a year, and comes with a disk.  The first issue will be
in March (fairly shortly).  I hope enough of you subscribe; it should be good.
The editor for the IIGS section is Eric Mueller.  Eric is a sysop on Genie
(A2Pro.Eric); plus he's written several articles in Nibble, and god-only knows
where else; plus he's done a lot of good work for Roger Wagner and he's been a
slave-laborer for Roger working on Hyperstudio.    And he's a great guy, too!

So get out your checkbooks and sink in a few more bucks on your Apple.  You
can buy the magazine only; I think it's $29.95 without the disk.

"GS+" looks pretty interesting; I downloaded the Hyperstudio version of it and
I thought it was very worthwhile.  However, I got the impression it was more
for beginners; "8/16" is for your more advanced user and programmer.  Since
"Call-A.P.P.L.E" bit the dust, there is really nothing available that is
*ALL**
Apple-II.  I'm sorry, but while I think Nibble is great, it really can't
replace the void that "Call-A.P.P.L.E" left behind.  While A+ was okay, it
really wasn't that different than Incider.

Lynda