Re: Apple ][ Forever?

[Charles <spammeister12345@aol.com>]

In article <MPG.1b731619e7532519896a9@news.verizon.net>, 
spammeister12345@aol.com says...
> In article <7f7db0c3.0404091820.3a333430@posting.google.com>, 
> jim_suttonus@yahoo.com says...
> > EWING@YALEVM.BITNET (Rick Ewing) wrote in message news:<8707291034.aa25905@SMOKE.BRL.ARPA>...
> > > Regarding the presumed "demise" of the Apple ][ series and lack of interest
> > > from Apple Co.:  (part rebuttle, part *flame*)
> > > 
> > >      I don't know just *where* that you may be getting your information from,
> > > but I can say that the death of the Apple ][ is completely and absolutely
> > > **false**.
> > 
> > You said it, brother!
> > 
> > >  The Apple ][ series has had a wonderful new commitment in interest
> > > and product research in the last two years, and any rumors to the contrary
> > > would be absolutely ridiculous.  We have, unfortunetely been suffering from
> > > the neglect that was incurred from the Jobs administration a few years back.
> > 
> > I think it's true that without Jobs, Apple would be focusing more on
> > the Apple ][ at this time, however without Jobs it's likely that APPLE
> > wouldn't be around right now! Taking that into consideration, it's
> > probably best that they concentrated on the Mac as long as they have.
> > 
> > > Since that is no longer an issue, and we now have a new machine to develop
> > > software for, more interesting and wonderful software is due to come down the
> > > pipeline.  Remember the first year of the Mac?  There were only about 10 or so
> > > programs even out there worth having, few desk accessories, *no* meaningful
> > > utilities, and the same doubts on its future that we seem to be having on the
> > > Apple ][ world now.  GIVE IT TIME!!!  You will be justly rewarded for your
> > > patience.
> > 
> > This is the same message I've been trying to pass on to Mac users, PC
> > users, etc. Nobody ever listens, they think the Apple ][ is dead and
> > gone.
> > 
> > >  The IIgs right nowis going through the same growing pains of timprop
> > > (proper, sorry) tools to fully exploit its features.  One of the biggest assets
> > > in the Macintosh programming world was the invention of the MPW programming
> > > system, but the development of this system has (and still isis) taking time to
> > > flower into what it can be.  The same is true for APW.  We still have a long
> > > way to go with this system, but we'll get there.
> > >      **Flame ON**  About the neglect of Apple to supply representatives here
> > > on this forum:  Well, this is one Apple rep has been here since September of
> > > last year. 
> > 
> > Huh? Who is that? They sure don't post very often.
> > 
> > >I agree that more should be here, but its completely untrue that
> > > Apple isn't listening.  I include all major problems that I find in my reports
> > > and try to track down answers for them if a can, especially in recent issues
> > > such as ProDOS 00 trashing, the VGC bug, Finder development and the like.  I