Re: Awks stuff

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

escobedo writes ...
> 
> In article <1998061222022600.SAA12579@ladder01.news.aol.com>, a2mg@aol.com
> (A2MG) wrote:
> 
> > >> Rubywand
> > >Appleworks 2
> >
> > No. For 128k, AppleWorks 3 is better than either  2 or 4. I can think of no
> > reason why AW 2 would be preferred over 3.
> >
> > Bev
> 
> All kidding aside, you made your point so much more elegantly than
> Dickhead Mates ever could. After tasting AW 2 from Asimov, perhaps your
> comments can convince someone to *purchase* AW 3, given that it is, in
> fact, superior to AW 2.


     Fine. But Alltech does not list Awks 3; and, Bev says that SQC is
not selling it, either. Meanwhile, Awks 2 is available. For word
processing tasks on a 128k machine, Awks 2 easily beats anything being
offered commercially.




> 
> Unfortunately, I won't be one of those who upgrade. And here is why:
> 
> No amount of upgrades, hardware or software, will make *ANY* Apple II half
> as functional as the multitude of $50 486s or Macs flooding the used
> markets now. For all intents and purposes, the A2 IS dead.
>

     For you, perhaps. Our IIgs gets lots of use, including word
processing via Awks 5.1. Our PC gets lots of use, too.



 
> It is a bit sad that the A2 won't see much more commercial development
> because of "pirates".

     It would be sad were it true. "Piracy" in Apple II land has become
an excuse employed by developers who do not know how to develop software
of interest to users.



> A pragmatic view is that pirating is a fact of life
> and the cost of doing business for a software maker. But I think a bigger
> factor than pirates is that any money spent on an A2 just won't add much
> value. Obsolescence is inevitable.

 ....

     Obsolescence is ineviable for all current computers. That is why we
are interested in an upgrade path.

     It is worth noting a major difference between the '486 machines you
mention and Apple II computers. Lots of people are interested in the
Apple II's; whereas everyone knows the '486 machines are obsolete pieces
of junk.



Rubywand