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- From: an780@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Travis Grundke)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
- Subject: Re: Farewell to the Mac? (not flame)
- Date: 18 Nov 1992 21:23:57 GMT
- Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
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- References: <1992Nov17.193022.44891@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu>
- Reply-To: an780@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Travis Grundke)
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- In a previous article, model03@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu (John Deke) says:
-
- >Recently I have noted that several people in the Apple ][ world are
- >anticipating with considerable glee the arrival of the Power Macs because they
- >believe that Apple will abandon the Macintosh in the same way that they
- >abandoned the Apple ][ and that all of those who purchased Macs will finally
- >get what they deserve. Personally, I owned and used an Apple //e for about 8
- >years before purchasing my Mac IIsi. I felt none of the betrayal and bitterness
- >that so many in the Apple II arena have apparently felt. Indeed, it seemed only
- >logical to me for Apple to move to the Mac, althogh I admit the transition
- >could have been smoother. Eventually, the Mac will be replaced by the new RISC
- >based machines. Some Apple II people I know seem to think this will drive alot
- >of Mac users over to PCs because we will feel rejected by Apple. I personally
- >look with much anticipation and excitement to the day when I can use a computer
- >even better than my Mac. However, I am very interested in knowing what other
- >Mac people think.
- >
- Well, Apple II users have and still do greatly resent Apple and Macintosh
- users for what they've done to the II line. But I agree, it had its time,
- and now its old technology. Had Steve Jobs been at Apple today, the Apple
- II line would have been killed years ago. (of course, Apple probably would
- have gone backrupt at the same time, but lets forget about that right now).
-
- > Do you think the Mac will be phased out?
- >
- Yes and no. Yes- its inevitable to happen, but NO, it won't die entirely.
- We'll see "PowerMacs" based on PowerPC architecture, and I'll suppose CISC
- macs of today will sell for a while, but- if Apple is going to market these
- new RISC Macs like they're rumoured to (first one at $1399), I think the
- CISC Macs will die fast. Of course, Apple will keep current Macs selling
- for a while until they get a large range of RISC Macs. There will only be
- 1-2 RISC models out at first.
-
- > If so, how? Like the Apple II?
- >
- No- there's going to be a rumoured upgrade path. VERY smart on Apple's
- part. I'd even suspect Apple will give the Mac to cloners- who knows.
-
- > Is this good or not?
- >
- Good in that we'll move technology ligh-years ahead of what PeeCee users
- and everyone else will have (we'll have voice recognition while PC users
- try to hookup a SCSI scanner), bad in that I'll a) Have to buy a new
- computer or b) I'll have to shell out for an upgrade.
-
- > Any other comments?
- >
- >This is not posted with any intentions of flaming anyone or starting some sort
- >of flame war. I am posting it in this newsgroup instead of Mac advocacy because
- >I hope to hear the opinions of Mac users, not roaming hordes of Mac bashers.
- >
- >--
- >"We prefer to call it an unrequested fission surplus"-- Mr. Burns
- >
- >John Deke
- >jdeke@oread.cc.ukans.edu
- >
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