Path: utzoo!utgpu!attcan!uunet!ginosko!gem.mps.ohio-state.edu!apple!usc!henry.jpl.nasa.gov!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!gryphon!pnet02!lbotez From: lbotez@pnet02.gryphon.com (Lynda Botez) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple Subject: A2.Central Message-ID: <20432@gryphon.COM> Date: 30 Sep 89 23:00:31 GMT Sender: news@gryphon.COM Organization: People-Net [pnet02], Redondo Beach, CA. Lines: 27 Call Apple had a booth at Applefest; their first quarterly magazine is out and looks very nice (quit impressive, actually); though I haven't received mine yet at home (I'm a subscriber). Call Apple is going through some tough times; however, hopefully we'll see it emerge through it all. It's been a tough year for the Apple II; hopefully things are on the way up, now the the new gs is out (and apparently selling well, in spite of Apple's marketing department and it's obvious lack of advertising and promotion. When was the last time you saw an ad for an Apple II?) As far as the 12 mhz 65816 chips are concerned; I find it incredibly hard to believe that Western Design has a stockpile of them. I happen to know there are a few 10 mhz chips around, but nothing in large numbers. I've been given the chance to upgrade my transwarp gs to 9 mhz, but I'm waiting for the "magic 10"... However, I also find it hard to believe that Apple couldn't have gone with a 5 or 6 mhz chip for the Rom 3 gs. Since I have a 7.0 mhz Applied Engineering Transwarp GS; I have become somewhat oblivious to the 2.8 mhz speed; it was painfully apparant at Applefest, when all the machines were running at the lower speed. It's too damn slow. (Maybe Apple should bundle the transwarp gs with every new machine? :-). ) Lynda UUCP: {ames!elroy,}!gryphon!pnet02!lbotez INET: lbotez@pnet02.gryphon.com