Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!husc6!bloom-beacon!mit-eddie!bbn!uwmcsd1!lakesys!jason From: jason@lakesys.UUCP (Jason) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple Subject: Re: Thoughts on //gs Sales Summary: You mean it isn't a toy? Message-ID: <808@lakesys.UUCP> Date: 10 Jul 88 11:02:18 GMT References: <8807081916.AA13489@crash.cts.com> <1980*delaney@wnre.aecl.cdn> Organization: Lake Systems, Milwaukee Wisconsin Lines: 25 In article <1980*delaney@wnre.aecl.cdn>, delaney%wnre.aecl.CDN@ean.ubc.ca writes: > [...] > company. I like you hope that the APPLE idea that the // series is only > a toy syndrome does not spread. Like you my apple is not an educational > [...] > > Grant I'm not trying to start flame wars here... I have a //gs (I'm using it to type this), and I program using it. However, I think it's a toy. A nice looking, nice sounding toy, but @ 2.8Mhz (2.5Mhz, really), it's not a serious computer, given the context of most pc's today. Now, the reasons for it being a toy is another issue entirely... I'm sure that everyone's heard about the //gs+. If it solidifies in a major way (distribution-wise), I'll be happy, because it'll be able to outrun my 68000 based machine (Atari ST), and it'll be able to out-display the Macs ('cept for the Mac //, and everyone knows how much they cost). Besides, the more I look at QD, et. al., the more I like the //gs (especially when compared to GEM or Windows...). If the //gs+ is as it's been described, it won't be a toy. -- Jason - Not your average iconoclast