Re: quicktime - dibeng.dll

[Cyrus Roton <croton@ridgecrest.ca.us>]

On 12 Apr 1998, Supertimer wrote:

> The II series COULD have been updated to be equal to what the Mac has
> become HAD APPLE WANTED TO.

You seem to know a lot about the subject, and I respect that. But, you are
missing a point. If the Apple II had been updated to what the Mac has
become, then it would not be an Apple II. It would be a Mac with a
different name. And the same people who complain that Apple deserted the
A2 users would still have the same complaint, having a no-longer supported
system and unable to run newer software.

There are people who have and drive the Ford model-T, but Ford does not
support it. Why should they? The Model-T could never have been "updated"
to become a T-Bird. When new models come out, what is wrong with giving
them new names?

There was an upgrade to convert the IIe to a IIGS, by replacing the mother
board. The result was not an "upgraded" IIe, it was a IIGS (well, almost),
but the point is that the name changed. Putting a risc processor into an
A2 would not give you an updated A2. It would be something entirely
different, and the new software to take advantage of that would not run on
the non-upgraded machines. Hey, I don't here anyone complaining that apple
deserted the II+ when they came out with the IIe. It is just as true
though.

There was no real reason for Apple to continue the Apple II line, even
though there were so very many users. But Aple did not "desert" the A2
users. For some time they continued to offer some components, and even
updated ProDOS. They allowed a team to update AppleWorks, and they kept
the operating system software on their ftp site for some time. Gradualy,
Apple turned Apple II support over to third party vendors and to the user
groups.

croton@ridgecrest.ca.us
Cyrus Roton
Ridgecrest Apple User Group
Electronic Musical Instrument Technician