Re: Idea to save the IIgs

[Gabriel Morales <Togega@concentric.net>]

Mike Morton wrote:
> 
> Like someone suggested, why don't we just buy the Apple IIgs?  All of
> the AppleII community pulled together to buy that hard drive for Aimov
> correct? (Asimov or that other place...) Why don't we all just donate
> money and put in a formal request to purchase the IIgs rights from
> Apple?  We could publicise this and also make it clear in the statement
> that we could "Take the burden of supporting a much older computer from
> the arms of Apple into our own, thus helping both of us, and ultimately
> helping the user."  I believe that Apple (With the New and Improved
> Steve Jobs) Would consider this offer as a way to dump a crappy old
> product into some suckers arms (Like selling swampland, and this is
> their view, not mine, I like the IIgs) so they could provide the support
> for it.  I do believe it wouldn't take that much cash either.  This is
> exciting to think about to me, email me at mdragon@eagle.ptialaska.net
> to give me your opinions.  I can also start a page about this if you all
> would like that.  I believe we should all work together to accomplish
> this goal.
> 
> Mike

But what would we accomplish with this? Let's say we want to improve the Apple
IIGS hardware. We don't need to own the rights to the Apple IIGS, just make
new cards and hardware for it. We could even buy a bunch of Apple IIGSs and
retrofit them with the new hardware. The only thing I'm not sur of is weather
we can legally make Apple IIGS compatibles and sell them. I'd be willing to do
anything in my power, but I still don't fully understand what this would accomplish.
And, anyway, isn't what we're trying to save the software? Can't we do that
with Bernie and future IIGS emulators, or am I somehow missing the point?
Please write me with your thoughts.