Re: Seek ideas for Apple II article in PC magazine

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buggie@mirac.unm.edu (stephen e buggie) wrote:
>                 SOLICITING YOUR IDEAS ON APPLE II!
>                 ==================================
>
>
>We have a statewide monthly computer magazine of about 100 pages,
>loaded
>with features, ads, and pictures.  The magazine is 90% IBM PC, 10%
>Macintosh, and 0% Apple II.
>
>I am preparing an article, tentatively to be titled, APPLE II
>RENAISSANCE, to submit to this magazine.  The odds are against the
>magazine accepting it, but I want to try.
>
>The theme of the article will be that there are many unrecognized
>advantages of the Apple II that encourage our loyalty to this platform.
>I will also review the capabilities of the A2, which are unnoticed by
>outsiders.  Briefly, here are some points that I will make:

[excellent points snipped]

>WHAT OTHER POINTS SHOULD BE PRESENTED?  I would appreciate e-mailed
>suggestions.  You can put your remarks on the net too, but please
>respond
>to my e-mail address
>
>                            buggie@unm.edu
>
>so that I can print the replies.  (On this Gateway 2000 peecee, I can't
>print the publicly posted news --- just the e-mail.)

Well, you should point out that it is a misconception that the
"obsolete" Apple II series can't be connected to "modern" hardware.
Tell them of the fierce following on csa2.  Tell them about how it
is easy and useful to connect large SCSI and IDE/EIDE hard drives
to the GS.  Tell them about how SCSI CD-ROMs connect right up to
the GS and how there are GS CD-ROM titles out there.  Tell them
that the GS is a great web browser, FAX machine, word processing
and pagelayout platform, and HyperCard/HyperStudio station.  Tell
them about our Ensoniq wavetable sythesis.  Tell them that a GS
can and often is buffed up to 4MB to 8MB of memory.  Tell them
that we can use Zip Drives and laser printers and ink-jet printers.
Tell them we can use TrueType fonts, listen to MOD and MIDI files,
and will soon have TCP/IP.  Don't forget SIS, which they will
understand when you say functions much like the Netscape interface.
And unlike their misconceptions, we can use 14.4, 28.8, and faster
modems just fine.

Tell them that the heart of the Apple II still beats strong among
the computer's fans (us).


>I wont be able to acknowledge others' contributions of the article, but I
>will mail a reprint to  suggesters if the magazine accepts it.  (If the
>article appears in time for KansasFest, I will pass reprints to
>attenders.)
>
>Thanks.    Steve Buggie         200 College Rd   Gallup NM 87301

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-Scott G.