Re: Wozniak vs Jobs

["Greg J. Buchner" <buchner@freenet.msp.mn.us>]

On 4 Apr 1998, Supertimer wrote:

> "Greg J. Buchner" <buchner@freenet.msp.mn.us> wrote:
> 
> >For Apple to have made a faster GS, WDC would have had to have produced
> >a large number of faster 65816's, they could't have gotten by on the
> >handful that Mensch had at that infamous meeting.
> 
> That may have been so and that may have not been so.  There is logic
> in either side of the argument.  WDC said they could produce the chips
> in sufficient quantities.  Apple said they could not produce in sufficient
> quantities.  Believing WDC's side is no less valid than believing Apple's
> and Apple has a history of stunting the II....

Yes, but until WDC actually MADE the chips, Apple wouldn't consider using
faster chips.  WDC saying they could make the faster chips is NOT the same
as having them in stock.

And, you have to remember, AE had to put 6.5MHz '816's on the first 
TransWarp GS's as they couldn't even get reliable 7MHz parts when WDC
said they could produce them.

In my opinion, the Apple II architecture was eventually doomed, I just
never have agreed with the way Apple 'obsoleted' the Apple II.

Greg B.

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