Re: What is Apple II

[Don Bruder <dakidd@sonic.net>]

In article <apple22-488E6F.21505021082003@zeus-ge0.rdc-kc.rr.com>,
 Greg Buchner <apple22@mn.rr.com> wrote:

> In article <wmb1b.13967$dk4.492318@typhoon.sonic.net>,
>  Don Bruder <dakidd@sonic.net> wrote:
> 
> > The GS brought things to the table (let's start with "color" as the most 
> > obvious) that Macs would spend at least another 3 years dreaming of 
> > being able to do.
> 
> Three years?  It was about 6-7 months from the IIGS to the Mac II which 
> could do more color than the GS at a higher resolution.  The Mac II was 
> introduced on 3/2/1987.
> 
> Greg B.

Was it that soon after? I'd have sworn that a good bit more time passed 
before Macs got color. 

(Or was it that the GS came out later than my addled brain is 
remembering?)

Regardless, the GS beat the Mac to the color "punch".

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