Re: Apple II Video Cards

["Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@attglobal.net>]

A short answer was that the Apple II was a "serious" computer with strong
business and school presences and was very strong in text-based gaming, and
people who wanted arcade graphics quality had already all bought Atari's.

Tom Zuchowski


"Donald C. Lee" <coach41@pacbell.net> wrote in message
news:Pine.WNT.4.21.0202121358300.1060-100000@4N-005CW...
> Hi,
>
>     I was bored and found some stuff on apple2history on the old 8-bit
> video card, the Supersprite.  As I read along, there was a comparison of
> the IIGS Second Sight Video card to the Supersprite.
>
>     It's interesting to read that in the long history of the Apple II,
> that while sound cards (Mockinboard, etc.), RAM cards and most other cards
> sold fairly well.
>
>     But video cards just didn't seem to take off.  I have the first ever
> issue of A+ which advertises the Supersprite.  It was a great sounding
> idea but it never took off.  The Second Sight was also the same for the
> IIGS.
>
>     Here is a theory question:  Why did Apple never upgrade the graphic
> capablities of the 8 bit Apples in the 80's when it was obvious they were
> geting left behind left and right by other machines?
>
>     It's just weird and unfortunate because Apple seemed content to let
> the 3rd Party companies produce products to address weaknesses of the
> machines.  THe IIGS was a good example.  If only Apple would have upgraded
> machines a little more.
>
> Don
>
>
>
> Donald C. Lee
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