Re: Wolf. 3D IIGS - NEWS Update!

[goldbug@oanet.com@oanet.com (Herbert Fung)]

In <4bjkf7$6cn@news.indy.net>, minuet@indy.net (Cold Fusion) writes:

>What I think is not too smart is spending a lot of cash to get them to do 
>things current machines do normally, like the Second Sight card. You can get 
>a basic 486/66 for around $500, a SS will almost cost you half that. Or 

Well perhaps not smart for you, but did it ever occur to you that many other
people may _enjoy_ doing this? For a company like Sequential, I'm very glad
that they are still developing hardware to spruce up the Apple II series.
The collector and hobbiest analogy still applies here. I know alot of people
who spend inordinate amounts of money to get suped up engine parts to help
their cars drive faster and harder. For that matter I've known someone who blew
over $10,000 on a car stereo system for an ancient rusted out Toyota. If people
stopped buying things for their GS, companies like Sequential will just
simply drop out of the race.

>spending $40 on a washed up shareware game "just cause it could be done". Why 

So the next question would be, did you pay the shareware fee for Wolf -PC?
Just because it's shareware, it doesn't mean it's free.

>not enjoy your Apples, pick up parts and warez for next to nothing at 
>shows and such, and do the stuff you wish a GS could do on a PC for half the 

Threre's nothing wrong with this either.

>price. Any money you spend on a GS will be lost, when you try to sell it 

Any money spent on any computer system is lost as soon as you pay for it.
I know this is especially true for the GS, but as I said earlier, this is
a hobbist machine. Most of us who own our GS's will most likely own them for the
remainder of our years. I made a pledge that I would do what I can to keep my GS
running, though I am a little behind on that promise at the moment, (due to
finances), I do plan on keeping that promise.

>someday no one will care that it can display jpegs or play Wolf 3D, because 
>there is a limit on how much people will spend on "dead" computers. I own 

No one else has to care. I care, but I don't neccesarily have to care if
anyone else cares or not. I still say support the companies that support you, but
only if you want to.

Spend your money on what you think is best, whether it's for new or old
tech, as long as you find value and enjoyment from it. And finding value on
expenditures depends entirely on the individual.