Re: Apple Drops Backward Compatibility for Next MacOS

[jburne@sprynet.com (John Burnette)]

In article <53tdik$l77@europa.frii.com>, shack@deimos.frii.com (Randy
Shackelford) wrote:

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> 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.
> 
Hmmm.... Sounds exactly like the position BE will find themselves in....