Re: ZipGS 12MHz on ROM 01?

[bazyar@netcom.com (Jawaid Bazyar)]

dp02@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (DANIEL PERLBERGER) writes:
> I don't care what fictional,
> no-name companies are named to me...

  Um. 
  Sequential Systems
  Quality Computers
  Procyon Enterprises Inc.
  Econ Technologies
  Resource Central
  Seven Hills Software
  Westcode Software
  GS+ Magazine
  II Alive Magazin
  DigiSoft
  Alltech Electronics
  Parsons Engineering
  Charlie's Appleseeds
  LRO Computer Sales
  Pegasoft
  MECC
  Apple Computer, Inc.
  Zip Technologies
  Infocom
  C.E. Field Enterprises
  Some Assembly Required
  Tulin Corporation

  And those are just off the top of my head. Pick up one of the magazine
and you'll see instant verification of these "fictional" companies.
  
> I still know that if I want any kind of
> software imaginable, I can get it in a snap with my PC.  

  Off of a pirate BBS. Have you ever actually _bought_ one of these
Gargantuan Super-Duper Microsoft "Brand-Name" Software packages you're 
jacking off about? 

> ... I
> never could get anything...it was very frustrating.  

  Sounds like a personal problem to me. Have you considered bathing?
Women appreciate that.

> And, any software that
> might be produced for the IIGS is not going to be even close to the quality
> of the software that is developed for today's computers.  

  Oh, like the quality of Microsoft windows (which seems to crash more
than a Mac, which is itself frightening). Or like the quality of
your average DOS software (with user-interfaces from the dark ages).
Or like the quality of any software package which must come with
100 separate screen drivers and 500 printer drivers because the operating
system is pathetic?

> You can disagree
> with this all you want, but this is a fact.  When a large, well-known ,
> respectable company (not Vitesse or some private developers,etc.) develops
> software on a standard platform like Intel's x86 design, it is going to be
> the highest quality possible.  

  Perhaps after that company has put 5 years and a couple hundred 
million dollars into it (Microsoft Word) it will become usable.

> The IIGS, while running its cut down versions
> of software, possibly could be bearable in speed.  But I guaratee you if you
> tried to run any of the PC software developed today (that is if it was
> compatible) , the IIGS would probably have a massive coronary and die a messy
> death.  But I do agree with one person's comment that I saw on here.  Someone
> said that they have their IIGS at home and they use other systems like PC's,
> etc. at work for speed-intesive purposes.  Then he said, "why do I need such a
> PC at home when I have my IIGS?"  You don't!!! That is my point.  If the IIGS
> is going to be used for little, light tasks like simplified word-processing,
> database functions, games, etc., then by all means use the IIGS.  But like
> this guy is doing, when you need a real job done, go to a real computer.  I
> say, any computer that can be upgraded from a IIe is not a real, powerful
> computer.  And just in case you didn't know, Apple used to offer to IIe
> owners an upgrade kit from IIe to IIGS (full upgrade).  Any real cojputers
> like Pc's could never be upgraded from a little shitty 8-bit Apple II computer,
> but your magical, wonderful god-like computer definately can.  

  It was a full motherboard swap, moron. I really enjoy beating up
on people who have absolutely no facts behind their arguments.

> Yeah, this
> computer ranks up there with 32-bit Pc's..uh uh..ok..sure...

  You constantly are spewing off numbers and measurements. "32-bit"..
"40MHz".. "5 inches".. oops.

> Well, that's about it...I just didn't want to leave you folks hanging.  But
> the most important thing, it is only a computer.  It is not the end of the
> world if someone comes to your group and actually talks down to your
> allmighty god.  

  You're the one that brought up the "computer is God" thing. Seems
like a simple case of transferrence. You just laid down a lot of money
on a computer, and you're insecure about that purchase (but you WORSHIP
the thing), yet you see that there are people in the world that don't
justify their purchases by getting all religious about it.. so you're
transferring your personal illogic to us, and then attacking us for it,
in effect to attack your own guilt and insecurity.

> Hate to tell you this folks, but there is life after the IIGS.
> (a much better, quicker, more productive life actually)

  I have never found communications/terminal software on ANY PLATFORM
that compares with what's available on the Apple II. NADA. NOWHERE.
Anyone here can back me up on that.

> P.S.  The more you use foul language and simple insults to answer my posts,
> the more you are making yourselves look bad.  This is just an opinion
> (even though 99% of the computer world would agree with me!)  But, thanks for
> the intelligent responses I did get in e-mail.  It was interesting discussing
> the topic.

  Nope. We don't care what you think of us, whether we look bad in
your eyes, because honestly we don't give one whit about you, who you
are, what you brag about, nothing, none of it.  We don't care at all.
We don't care about your uninformed, factless "opinions" that are
in fact more God-worshipping than anything you've accused us of doing.
Finally, we don't care, because you're a twit.

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