Re: OS For IIGS

[shack@onyx.southwind.net (Randy Shackelford)]

Mark Manning/Simulacron I (markem@flash.net) wrote:
: Power Computing had a six month waiting list to get computers.  They
: couldn't have been doing that badly with such a waiting list.  I know -
: I waited for four of those six months before going to another company
: and getting my computer within 30 days.  That company went to a four
: month waiting list within a month.  Only reason I got my machine was I
: kept at them until it was shipped to me.

Well, Apple had to stop taking orders for 9600/350s because they were 
hopelessly behind in meeting the demand. BTW that was the fastest Mac OS
box available until the G3s came out.

: It is true that clone manufacturers do not usually have as large of an
: R&D group as the main computer manufacturer.  However, Apple could have
: worked things out better between themselves and the clone makers so they
: would have gotten more than they did on a per machine basis.  This
: income could have then been set aside to fund new R&D for the Macs.

PCC was turning into too big a pissant to work out a beneficial licensing
deal so Apple said forget it.

: (And yeah, I know, probably a very simplistic view of things - but if
: Apple wasn't such a glutton things would be quite a bit different.)
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