Re: Apple Drops Backward Compatibility for Next MacOS

[guenter@student.uni-kl.de (Marvin)]

David Moles (deivu@eccosys.com) wrote:
: > Some people seem to think that Apple could still sell Apple IIs if they still
: > made 'em. Imagine yourself at an Apple dealer, looking at say a Powermac 8500
: > and an Apple II sitting side by side. Take a wild guess which box will attract
: > the attention of John Q. Computerbuyer. Some say a 50 mHz, 32 mb, Apple II
: > with this or that feature would sell. When Mr. Computerbuyer asks if it will
: > run Mac software and is told it will not, then asks if it runs windows soft-
: > ware and is told it will not, and then, flabbergasted, asks just what exactly
: > it does run and gets a blank stare from Joe Salesdroid, just imagine how many
: > would sell.

: Ah, but think how much a PowerMac 8500 /costs./ :) 'Way back when
: the IIgs first came out Apple had a computer-on-a-chip solution for
: II compatibility -- if I could get either an Apple II board or a
: little Apple II CPU box (say, Pippin-sized) with a half-MB of RAM
: for $200, with floppy drive, I'd snap it up in a second. :) All
: I want it for is to play Bard's Tale and Archon anyway. (Ditto for
: a C64, by the way.)

Yes, I think a PowerGS which eats little pentiums for breakfast
would be a good idea... ;-)

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