Re: OS For IIGS

["Greg J. Buchner" <buchner@freenet.msp.mn.us>]

On 9 Nov 1997, Tony Cianfaglione wrote:

>    While this may be true currently, if Apple had allowed clones during
> the formative years, the cheaper versions would have drawn the masses,
> which is what you want to cement your position in the marketplace.  20% of
> a large market is better than 100% of an almost non-existant market.

Yes, but in the formative years, the Mac used several custom ASIC's that 
it sometimes couldn't get enough of.  The recent stuff with the clones 
and PREP (CHRP, whatever they ended up calling it) was to move away from 
the custom chips.

Also, we probably would have ended up with a Mac that was about as messed 
up as the PC world is today.

> Randy Shackelford (shack@io.frii.com) wrote:
> 
> > It's neither here nor there for me since I wouldn't consider buying a clone.
> > None of them have the fit and finish nor the quality of the real thing.

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