Re: What is the quintessential Apple II?

["Charlie" <charlieDOTd@verEYEzon.net>]

"Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com> wrote in message 
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> Tempest wrote:
>
>> Personally I think it's the Enhanced IIe.  Not only is it capable of
>> running all the software out there (including the IIe only games), but
>> it looks great with a DuoDisk and AppleColor Composite Monitor on top
>> of it.  Of course I'm a little biased since the IIe was my first Apple
>> II (I still run my original system to this day).
>
> Using compatibility as a criterion is dangerous, since emulators can
> do that too.  ;-)  And, of course, the IIgs, whose only connection with
> Woz is that "signature" edition, also mostly meets the "compatibility"
> requirement, even though its native software is the opposite of the
> Woz esthetic ("running light without overbyte").
>

With great fear and trepidation I must note that it seems your belief that 
using compatibility as a criterion is dangerous is because the IIgs wins. 
Emulators don't because they are not very hardware compatible.

Compatibility is the only criterion (mentioned so far) that can be tested 
objectively.  Others like color, feeling, closeness to Woz, etc. are very 
subjective.

My $0.02

Charlie