Re: Problems in Modernizing a IIgs: Part3

["Jeff Melcher" <jeff-melcher@worldnet.att.net>]

Ok, So what everyone is saying is that Apple should have created the Mac as
they did, but called it the Apple IIGS-X(PowerGS) or something and designed
a card emulator(so that it could be eliminated from later models) to mimic
true A2 and kept the loyal user base.  I would go for that.  Most people
don't know what's inside a box when they are buying it anyway.  They look
at a name(i.e. Intel).

On the other hand,  if someone was to create a GS upgrade.  For whatever
proccessor we could come up with or design(here and now in 1997) would
there really be a base of buyers willing to shell out the money to get the
upgrade.  Isn't this the question we should be asking?  There are so many
companies still designing software for the GS and hardware.  There should
be an upgrade if there is a demand!

So without further adu, let's find out what the demand will be.  

If you would be interested in upgrading your Apple IIGS (possibly IIe)  to
something better and faster email me at jmelcher@juno.com

Include three things in your response.

First:  	What would you be willing to pay for an upgrade. Whether it
replaced MB or 	CPU or was an add-on card.  Just as long as it was better
and faster and 	had backwards compatibilty.

Second:  What kind of features would you expect from the upgrade. Be
reasonable 	  within your price limit.

Third:	List the Apple II machine owned and all options.


To make this as accurate as possible:  Please follow the guidelines.

No more than one response per person.
Don't respond if you are not serious.
Be realistics about you responses.
Pass this along to all Apple II owners and users.
Get all responses in by Nov. 25, 1997.


After all responses have been processed, I will post statistics back on the
usenet so that everyone can see the demand(if there is one) for continued
Apple II support.

Thank You.