Re: Apple II-Or Come on people, It's a 20 year old computer

[pausch@saafNOSPAM.se (Paul Schlyter)]

In article <394F0452.D41@tirix.org>,
Takeshi Nakajima  <takeshi@tirix.org> wrote:
 
> Why is it all you people waste your time with a computer that's
> useless. That has a maximum speed of 2 Megahertz, and that is so
> grossly out of date that Internet Software is still scarse.
 
Because we enjoy that more than e.g. wasting our time watching soap
operas or sports events on TV....
 
> GET A FREAKING LIFE.
 
The same to you!  Stop hanging around in a newsgroup which you so
obviosly despice, and do something better instead!!!!
 
> Move on to the Mac, or the Lisa at least.
 
The LISA ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?   Are you kidding?  A machine at 10 times
the cost of an Apple II which ran slower than the Apple II anyway?
 
I've never seen a more impotent computer than the Apple Lisa....
 
> So what if you can upgrade it to "so or so" Megahertz, who gives
> a shit if you wrote a new OS for the thing.
> 
> Take your time and use it for something useful. I'm sure most of you
> are good programmers, why don't you use your skill for writing programs
> for a computer that's NOT old enough to cost $1.00 at a thrift store.
> I'm not putting down the Apple II, it was a great machine, but get a
> grip-The computer's dead.
 
It's commercially dead -- but as you've noticed, it's still alive and
well as a 100% hobby computer.  If you feel bad about this, why don't
you just leave this newsgroup?  Everyone are entitled to enjoy
themselves in any way they want, don't you think so?
 
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