Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!lll-lcc!ames!ucbcad!ucbvax!UMass.BITNET!DAVEB From: DAVEB@UMass.BITNET Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple Subject: Future of //c and IIe Message-ID: <8701101853.aa03546@SPARK.BRL.ARPA> Date: Sat, 10-Jan-87 10:53:00 EST Article-I.D.: SPARK.8701101853.aa03546 Posted: Sat Jan 10 10:53:00 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 10-Jan-87 23:49:24 EST Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The ARPA Internet Lines: 37 I may be a little late in the argument but the following thought occurred to me. If the future of the //c and IIe computers looks dim due to the appearance of the IIgs I think it unlikely that the IIe will be the survivor. If anything, it will be the //c that will emerge when the smoke clears. My reasoning for this is simple: The //c is a complete unit, will be cheaper to produce, using the VSLI Apple emulation chip from the IIgs, and comes with a plethora of standard hardware already in the case. The IIe on the other hand is a unit that needs upgrading almost as soon as you buy it, it needs drives, 80 col boards, special roms, etc. And it can be upgraded into a IIgs. Why not just buy a IIgs in the first place? Why go to all the trouble of trying Of course I could be wrong, but I'm interested to see what other people think about my idea. Sincerely, Dave Bayendor Hampshire College, Amherst MA