Re: You guys are NUTS !

[CUTblakeney@home.com (Jeff Blakeney)]

On Sun, 30 Jan 2000 15:22:47 -0600, Phoenyx <quazar@dcnet2000.com>
wrote:

>I find it kind of sad that no one is willing to create new
>software for a machine they claim to love. I decided years
>ago that I would have to write a majority of the programs I
>use simply because I have always had problems acquiring any
>software due to location. Because I treat this as a hobby,
>perhaps my viewpoint is skewed, but I doubt that anyone will
>make very much on any A2 software due to the limited user
>base.

I forgot one point in my previous post.  The remaining Apple II
programmers are not just in it for the money but they do consider
their Apple II programming to be a hobby and do it for the enjoyment
as well.  Therefore, these programmers are only going to really want
to spend effort working on a program that they would really like to
use themselves.

Personally, I don't see much of a need for a IIgs web browser as even
on my Pentium II system my web browser is one of the least used
internet programs I have.

Besides, I already have a web browser on my IIgs.  It is called
Spectrum Internet Suite and even though it doesn't support images, it
does do a decent job of displaying web pages and by my buying v1.0 and
paying for the upgrade to v1.1, I've helped to support one of the last
companies still making Apple II software available.

>BTW: It really is possible to work on more than one project
>at a time. I've done this before. Granted, they were smaller
>programs.

Yeah but it can sure take a lot of time away from other things.  I
only have so much time I can spend working on Apple II related stuff
and every time I take on something new, the release date for my e-mail
client gets pushed back a little farther.  :-/

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