Re: Apple ][ forever???

[NO%lesh%SPAM%erjt%HERE@vuse.vanderbilt.edu (Tilghman Lesher)]

Karl Horster (khorster@attila.stevens-tech.edu) wrote:

: : Apple ][ forever?
: : I have an old Apple ][+ clone and some home-made hardware for it, and
: : I love this machine. I learned programming and understanding computers
: : with it and really hate to see that it is becoming more and more useless.
: : Why?
: : IMHO the problem lies in a lack of free software:

: 	This is really the point behind being obsolete.  Everyone keeps
: screaming about hardware, but's nothing...why do 386's still hold a viable
: position?  Because MS whatever will run on it...slow as molasses but it
: still will run.  This is what will prevent the Apple //'s from becoming
: obsolete....Being able to bridge platforms...If you were able to save your
: AWGS files as say Word, Excel, or Works files, you're //gs would become as
: good, or even better than the PC.  It would have the compatibility needed.
: Just a quick modem transfer and you're set.  Being able to read such
: files...possbily PDF, Postscript, files that other platforms use...this is
: what's going to prevent the Apple //'s from going down.  Right now I'm
: scared that I will have to get a PC so I can get on the internet.  No one
: is offering shell accounts, everything is PPP, if GSTCP/IP doesn't come
: out, you might as well kiss the Apple //gs goodbye...

I think we can pretty much kiss the Apple //gs goodbye, then, since GS/TCP
was "just a few weeks away from release" about 15 months ago.

I think it pretty much fits the definition of vaporware, no matter who's
beta testing it or not.  It's been over a year, it still isn't out, hence,
it's vaporware.

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