Re: Future of the II line (???)

[hal@budapest.math.macalstr.edu (Harold Byron Bouma)]

Jerry Penner writes

> Please go on.  I think you mentioned the majority of new stuff that
> has come out.  If not, I'd like to see what else has come out.
> There's no way for most of us to find this out since no local stores
> carry Apple II stuff anymore, except for a couple education packages
> that I'm not interested in.

	Who needs to go to a local store anyways? They charge too much and rip  
you off. And since they regard the IIGS in such low esteem anyways, you're  
better off shooting yourself with a gun. Of course, it might be nice to see  
what you're buying, but I have never really minded buying software from mail  
order. Its easy, quick, convienent, inexpensive, and with the Apple II mail  
order places, you'll find much better support than you would at the local  
stores.

	Now the biggest problem is finding a source of information about what  
is being sold on the mail orders, and thats the biggest void in the II market.  
A+ is ok, but its nearly a year behind in everything and often gives out  
incorrect information. GS+ is a great magazine, but is hard to reach and is  
bi-monthly. If the II world gains a method to get information to the all the  
users via some format, that will do far more good than having a few local  
stores carry II products.

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