Re: USB input devices-- Second Sight ... and the new IIgs market

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Jeff Blakeney writes ...
> 
 ....
> 
> I just finished reading through the GS+ magazines I just added to my
> Apple II collection and it seems to me that the first sign of the
> beginning of the end of GS+ magazine was when they moved production of
> the magazine from a basement to an office.  This just meant that their
> expenses skyrocketed which probably didn't help them hang on for as
> long as they could.  :(
 ....

     Perhaps. However, the above seems to say that everything pretty
much came down to money. I tend to doubt this.

     Publications like GS+ depend heavily upon investments of time and
energy by a small number of workers. These workers draw upon the
enthusiasm of readers and other users.

     A rise in expenses due to moving into an office would not normally
sink a small magazine. It is not that difficult to move the operation
back to a garage or basement. Often, too, some staffers will continue to
help with the publication at reduced or zero pay.

     In fact, a GS+ or any other small A2 mag can overcome many
difficulties, so long as the editor-owner maintains the energy and
desire which drives the publication. Unfortunately, the early-mid 1990's
was not a time to inspire enthusiasm for II computing. My guess is that
GS+ ended chiefly because publishing it had ceased to be fun.



Rubywand