Re: Apple Drops Backward Compatibility for Next MacOS

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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.

>
>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.

What about my 100+ AWGS page layout files?

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