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From: lbotez@pnet02.gryphon.com (Lynda Botez)
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Date: 30 Sep 89 23:00:31 GMT
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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

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