Re: II Alive

[raymac@crl.com (Raymond D. McAnally)]

Time to let it go folks. The Apple // in all it's various incarnations 
has been a great machine and a true work horse. I still have my //e and 
GS, but I also have a Macintosh and a 486 clone. I've been around long 
enough that I have just about all the software I need for the machines to 
keep chugging along for years to come. I also have no fear of breakdowns 
as I have enough spare parts around to build another couple of computers. 
The market is shrinking, yes. But it was never a giant market to begin 
with. Oh sure, all the schools got them, but Apple was literally giving 
them away to get the schools hooked. Not a bad idea either. What cost 
concious district wants to have to maintain multiple software libraries. 
The apple // proved itself to be the best computer _AT THE TIME_. That 
time has passed. I don't advocate that everyone toss their Apples in 
favor of another platform. If the machine performs well in the 
applications you need, then that is the right machine for you. But many 
users need more power. Other platforms supply that which the // cannot. 
so keep using the machine, but don't expect the market to last forever, 
and don't rag on someone because he can't make a living trying to support 
it either. There are in excess of 5 million //s out there. As they hit 
the used market, think of them as spare parts for yours. Don't lament the 
passing of the //, congratulations are in order for the longest running 
line of computers ever produced. 
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