Re: Exciting developments in Commodore world -- Ideas for GS dev?

[Ole Voss <joker@on-line.de>]

Will Smith wrote:

> On 5 Apr 1998 18:53:39 GMT, <gwright@poseidon.crosslink.net> wrote:
>
> |>I actually think a little cheerleading might be in order. There are
> |>people out there who are producing new software for both the IIgs and
> |>IIe, but I most of it seems to get barely a yawn in acknowledgement. It
> |>seems to me that the only developments that get any attention are ports
> |>of games to the IIgs platform. Well, if games are the only thing we act
> |>happy about getting, I guess games is all we will get. It's hard for me
> |>to imagine either hardware or software producers remaining interested in
> |>bringing out new things when it seems like nobody gives a d**n.
>
> i think it's GREAT that there are people willing to port games over to
> the Apple ][ series, and i really do appreciate it.
>
> however, i'm not much of a game player.  i like to do more than play
> on my computer.  i'm more interested in seeing the expansion of my
> system's capabilities.  having the fastest machine doesn't do anything
> for me, since i'm a command line fanatic.  <g>  yeah, speed is useful,
> but sometimes the speed is only necessary because something is
> graphic-intensive.....
>
> ---
> William Smith
> #include <disclaimer.h>
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This subject has been good for about 14 entries in the Newsgroup - I think
that qualifies it for being "heard" including all the swearing and SHOUTING
being done....
Newsgroups are all about interaction and discussion and exchanging of ideas!
That has certainly been achieved.... ;-))

Ole