Re: You people.

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>What is it with championing ancient, obsolete OS's.  How many
>businesses use Apple][ 's.

FWIW, Metro Traffic Control does, the largest traffic reporting 
firm in the country.  The magenta arrow you see on the TV screen 
over the traffic map is produced by an Apple ][gs, a video 
overlay card, and a laser disk player.

>As a matter of fact, how many businesses used Apple][ 's in
>1983, the very infancy of the personal computer revolution

Another interesting tidbit:  IBM used them as office systems 
while they were developing the first PC.

Most of the users here keep their Apple ][ systems because they 
like the operating system (old, but it still has advantages over 
DOS/Windows).  Plus, many of us cut our teeth on that system.  
Although it has only a miniscule chance of happening, I'd like to 
see an updated Apple IV be developed -- comparable to today's IBM 
compatible systems in horsepower, and with a supercharged version 
of the OS we have come to know and love.

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