Re: Apple Drops Backward Compatibility for Next MacOS

[christw@lexis-nexis.com (Christopher C. Wood)]

In article <55aqkv$1n4o@uni.library.ucla.edu>, pubpc1@library.ucla.edu writes:
|> shack@deimos.frii.com (Randy Shackelford) wrote:
|> >In article <55346l$217@bmerhc5e.bnr.ca>,
|> >Jeffrey Robertson <jeffr@bnr.ca> wrote:
|> >>In article <28OCT199612481191@vax2.concordia.ca>,
|> >>Mitchell Spector <spec@vax2.concordia.ca> wrote:

|> >>>I see software emulation (or a hareware card) acting as a
|> >>>bridge, until you finally convert totally over to the new system
|> >>>(Apple II->Macintosh). I doubt any people with GuS will be using
|> >>>AppleWorks GS, when they can use MS-Word or PageMaker on the
|> >>>same machine.

|> >>I'm gonna break netiquette, and say a big fat "Me too!".  I agree
|> >>with that statement.  If you've got a PowerMac, why run IIgs
|> >>software?  What IIgs software is better than the latest Mac
|> >>stuff?

|> Speed for one thing.  AppleWorks GS will run rings around "fat" Mac
|> software when on the same PPC platform.

You haven't seen ClarisWorks running PowerMac native, have you?

|> >That's the very reason why I can see why Apple only provided
|> >support for running 8 bit software on Macs and can't figure out
|> >why people bitch about not supporting IIgs software.

|> What if I owned AppleWorks GS and I can't afford to dunk $200 for a
|> copy of WordPerfect for the Mac?  If I am going to upgrade the
|> hardware, I want to preserve my investment in current software.

You would upgrade to ClarisWorks for $69.  AppleWorks was in the
competitive upgrade list.  ClarisWorks could import all AppleWorks
file formats (I'm presuming AppleWorks GS here, but have no direct
experience with such data files)

|> What about my 100+ AWGS page layout files?

I don't know.  Call Claris.

|> The latest Mac software may have a few more features, but they cost
|> money.  IIGS software is leaner and more efficiently programmed.

Than ClarisWorks?  I'd be surpirsed.

Chris
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