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- Path: sparky!uunet!munnari.oz.au!metro!ipso!runxtsa!garym
- From: garym@runx.oz.au (Gary Makin)
- Subject: Re: What should Apple do to the Mac to make it better for games?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan3.121551.16527@runx.oz.au>
- Organization: RUNX Un*x Timeshare. Sydney, Australia.
- References: <1htqadINNe5g@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> <1992Dec31.070743.12193@cactus.org>
- Date: Sun, 3 Jan 93 12:15:51 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec31.070743.12193@cactus.org> rdd@cactus.org (Robert Dorsett) writes:
- >Let's also get away from discussing "games." Apple doesn't like games.
- >Apple doesn't support games. We're never going to get Apple to up the
- >performance just because we want to play games.
-
- This isn't entirely true. Apple has recently sent out a large document to
- developers talking about the Mac and games. I haven't read it yet, so I'm
- not sure what's in it.
-
- Also, Apple Consumer Evangelist is right behind games. Apple see games as
- important if they want to sell into the home market.
-
- Thirdly, the Performa 600 and Mac IIvi/vx with CD-ROM drives come bundled
- with a bunch of CD. One of these is a games sampler, with demos of over
- thirty games.
-
- I think Apple will make changes (and are making changes) that will make
- games better on the Mac. This isn't being done for the games' sake,
- but more for the home market and for multimedia (which has pretty much
- the same requirements as games).
-
- I guess the biggest thing Apple needs to do is bring out their own joystick
- for the Mac. Preferably one that's compatible with the Gravis Mousestick.
-
- Gary Makin
- SSG Mac Dude
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