Re: New Apple II (was Apple's next move ...)

[jd-wong@uiuc.edu (Jim Wong)]

In article <4nk9rc$7oh@newsbf02.news.aol.com>, rubywand@aol.com (RUBYWAND)
wrote:
>      II users are easily the most knowledgeable computer users. (How many
> II users post Apple II questions on comp.sys.mac?)  This authority
> combined with product loyalty is a goldmine. Each II user is a good
> prospect for buying IIGSX _and_ , once a IIGSX owner, also a persuasive
> 'recruiter', as well.    

I'd question the first statement; I'd argue that the typical linux user
has more general computer knowledge than the typical Apple II user. 
Furthermore, it's not entirely uncommon to see Apple II-related posts in
the various Mac newsgroups (there is no comp.sys.mac).  Are current Apple
II users really good prospects?  Are they really in the market for new
Apple II equipment?  I'm not sure...

> 
>      Lots of current PC users experienced hours of fun on those "clunky
> old machines". The idea of a high-performance 90's version of that "old"
> user-friendly Apple II would have great appeal.

Does it have any more appeal than, say, the Pippin platform?  Or high-end
video games?  Nowadays, the typical consumer Pentium box comes in a
configuration that's just as easy to set up and use as the Apple II's of
old.

>      As Mac has demonstrated, trying to compete with PC's in the running
> of PC software is a no-win proposition. For Mac owners, it has been an
> expensive experiment. Regrettably, the experiment appears to be
> non-reversible.

I'm not sure what you mean by "PC software".  What kind of software is the
proposed machine supposed to run?

-- 
Jim Wong (jd-wong@uiuc.edu)