Re: What if...

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Gabriel Morales <Explorer@apple2.com> wrote:

>Apple II folk,
>
>	I'm just curious- What would happen if Apple were to just start making
>new (modern and upgraded) Apple II(gs) computers, or have Apple II
>compatibility built-in to every new Mac?
>
>	What would be your reactions to these two scenarios?
>
>Gabriel Morales, the curious. ;-)

First scenario, the Mac that was a II:

If in 1984 Apple made the Mac with built in transparent Apple II
capability, I would be a Mac user today.

Second scenario, the Power IIGS:

If in 1989 or 1990 instead of the ROM 3, Apple came out with
a significantly enhanced IIGS (better graphics, at least 7Mhz
CPU, 4MB built in and a hard drive), I would have been very
happy and would have stuck with Apple rather than turning to
the PC world.

However, today it is too late for either scenario.  Making a
new Super GS today would be too late because the pool of
interested users is too small.  It is too late for such a computer
to do much to help Apple.  UNLESS that computer was
marketed as the Commodore 64 of 2000.  Imagine a palmtop
Apple IIGS with AppleWorks GS built in running at 20Mhz
and containing Spectrum/SIS with a special ISP you could
connect to wirelessly anywhere via cellular service!  All for
$100 to $200.  Or even a $99 laptop with such capability.
There is a market for such an appliance computer.

Back to the Super GS scenario, though, if Apple came out
with a new IIGS desktop, it may be too late for it to be
popular, but I'd get one.  ;-)

I'm too big a IIGS fan as I'm sure a few others here are.