Re: a2 dead? read this.

[James Stafford <jamess@funtv.com>]

LJSILICON wrote:
> 
> Gabriel Morales wrote...
> 
> >Personally, I'd like to see the Apple // grow and become a "modern" computer.
> 
> Gabriel, we would all like to see the Apple II continue on. If we got really
> lucky, Apple would sell the rights to the machine and the buyer would release a
> modernized GS (backwards compatible of course). I know I'd be in line to buy
> one.
> 
> You know there has been a lot of talk about piracy scaring off new development.
> I guess I don't buy that. If someone wants to profit from writing software, he
> or she is not going to stop development because someone might pirate his/her
> software. He or she is going to develop the software and sell it to as many
> people as possible. The philosophy of not developing because your software
> might get stolen is just a cop-out to avoid writing software. It's very easy
> for me to come on to CSA2 and say that I was going to right a game that is
> similar to Carmaggedon for the GS but because there are pirates who might copy
> it I've decided against the project. And as long as there are pirates out there
> I elect not to develop anything new for the GS! That's hog wash! It's not being
> developed because no one has the time to program elaborate software for a
> machine with a dwindling base. Th eonly people who are going to develop for the
> GS are those who love the machine and don't care if they won't get rich from
> their efforts. To those people, I salute you. Castle Wolfenstein falls into
> that category! Great work! It should have been sold, not given away. It would
> be worth $25 to $35. SuperConvert 4 was another worthwhile program, even with
> its few bugs. I bought SUperConvert (again) and would have paid cash for Castle
> Wolfenstein. There are a lot of us who will pay for new software and hardware.
> To steal (pirate) from A Field of Dreams, "build it and they will come." Build
> it and we will buy it! Don't believe the garbage that you read from Mr.
> "Official" Mates!
> 
> It's time to support this machine. It is time to quit the whining and the
> bickering and the arguing over piracy! Piracy should be added to topics like
> religion and politics! Avoid them if you want to avoid confrontations.
> Developers-write the software. Build the hardware. We will buy them!
>

I agree with the above. They didn't stop making the Zip Chip because of
pirates. They stopped making the Zip Chip because they weren't selling
very many of them. I've gotten so tired of the constant rants and raves
in this group. All the fighting has just made me so I don't even buy
anything for my GS any more. I didn't even resubscribe to the Apple II
publications again.

keep on computin'

jamess