Re: Future //

[Roy and/or Janet Miller <millers@inetnebr.com>]

Applemac_G4 wrote:

> First, a few observations:
>
> <1> The text based line of // computers, the //+, //c, //e are permanently
> and irrevocably relegated to the world of the hobbyist.

These text based //s, like MS-DOS machines, also had GUIs that rode on top of
their operating systems. Not too much unlike Linuix with X on top of it.

> Mainstream computer
> work today demands a GUI for everything

Strange, when I see TV images from Wall Street, I still see lots of text based
machines. The fact is that command line  is superior than GUI for some things,
just as GUI is superior to command line for others. Frankly, I prefer a computer
that allows me the flexibility to use whichever interface that I am more
comfortable using for what ever work I have to do.

> - even basics like word processing
> and email.  So any future // would be a reincarnation of the //gs running a
> variant of GS/OS.

A new // could have an expanded ProDOS (like a full SOS) with a GUI layered on
it - not unlike the GUI form of Catalyst. And, if the new // used a fast 65816
(like 20 mhz or so) perhaps a Unix like operating system could be created or
ported.

Roy