Re: Apple Computer

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Gabriel Morales writes ...
> 
> In the time I've been reading this newsgroup I've noticed that although there
> is positive talk of Apple IIs, there seems to persist a low opinion of Apple
> Computer. Is this true, or am I wrong?

     yes


>         People, the Apple II was a step towards the Mac.

     Troll, troll, troll your boat
     gently down the stream
     ...

     Oh, well ...


> The Mac owes it's very
> existence to the Apple II and previous lines of computers. Apple is still very
> much an innovator- A real innovator- not like Microsoft,

     A real innovator would scrap PC compatability and battle PC for the
home market with an innovative new platform.


> as a prime example.
> The Mac still offers the best graphical OS ever. And, let's not forget, that
> the Mac is the only REAL graphical computer.

     tempting; but, no


> When Apple built the modern
> computer, it built it right from scratch; They redesigned the computer, unlike
> a PC running Windows- which is only a "mask". And this all started before the
> Mac. The IIGS has a graphical toolbox, right? Well, then let's not be so
> critical of the Mac.

     In fact, many II users will agree that today's top Macs are very
good computers. They also notice that there is no significant Mac user
base and that Mac is treated like a mildly incompatible PC by software
makers. Due to questionable PC compatibility and high prices, Mac is
getting creamed in the marketplace. There is no reason to expect that
this situation will change. Consequently, any Apple, Inc. course which
continues to pour resources into Mac is evaluated as "Dumb".  



> The only thing that Apple shouldn't have done is to make
> the Mac incompatible with the Apple II, but this really has nothing to do with
> the Mac, herself.

     Yes, it does. You can not admit the obvious error of splitting away
from the II series and, then, claim the error has nothing to do with
Mac. Mac _is_ the error. It produced various short-term boosts in Apple
revenues at the cost of giving up an easy opportunity to dominate the
personal computing universe.



> 
> Just an interesting thought...

     True enough. And none of the above means that we should be rude or
unkind to Mac users. If a Mac user posts a question here, there is no
harm in helping if you can and directing the user to a Mac group.

     As for a more friendly attitude toward Apple, you are asking for
rather a lot from many long-time II users. It is up to Apple to set
things right; and, time is running out.

 
 
Rubywand