Re: GS Emulator

[rak@netaxs.com (User Support)]

Fred Gotfredson (kermit@pro-ahamt.mn.org) wrote:
: nraymond@k12.ucs.umass.edu (Nathan Raymond (Phillips Academy 94)) writes:

: >
: >In a previous article, grover@emunix.emich.edu (Grover Thomas) says:
: >
: >>In article <1994Jul12.062658.15355@pro-ren.cts.com>,
: >>Edward Floden <edward@pro-ren.cts.com> wrote:
: >>>
: >>>Y'know, almost four months have passed since the Power Macintosh
: >>>introduction, and Apple hasn't discontinued a model or announced a new one!
: >>>Strange... :)
: >>
: >>     Heh heh, but not to worry.  Rumor is that Apple plans to release
: >>5 new PowerPC models in January.  So the shelf life seems to have increased
: >>from 6 months to about 10 months.
: >
: >Well, I can remember a time (around 1990) when all the Mac magazine writers
: >were complaining about how Apple just wasn't keeping up and how long it took
: >Apple to come out with a new computer with new technology.  I believe it was
: >John C. Dvorak (or was it Guy Kawasaki?) who compared when a new Mac was
: >released (once a year) to when Sony comes out with a new walkman (once a
: >month).  So Apple picks up the pace and ironically people complain.

: So what you are saying is that in 1990, Sculley was tabbing thru his MacUser
: magazine or whatever, and some ugly guy said that Macs should be more like 
: walkmans, so he said, "Gosh, he's right.  If we keep this slow pace up, then 
: Sony will buy us out or something!"...? I have a Discman from 1991 and It 
: plays all the latest CD titles, as fast as all the new discmans play them...  
: Also, in about 4 years when I want to buy a new piece of music, I won't have
: to go out and buy a PowerDiscman or anything...

That's what's so great about the GS...

It's not a dead machine.

It's... stable.  :)