Re: What's Next for the Apple II?

[Steve Nickolas <dosius@dosius.com>]

On 14 Jan 2004, Dan wrote:

> In article <4004E4A3.9B6948EE@swbell.net>,
>  Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net> wrote:
> 
> >      Since it looks like neither PC nor Mac (i.e. the machines and their
> > cultures) will ever succeed in putting the user back in control, the lure of
> > the Apple II Idea remains. 
> 
> Huh?   I'm not in control of my PCs and Macs here?   Who *is* in 
> control?    
> 
> Exactly what "control" do I have over my Platinum //e and ROM 3 IIgs in 
> a WOZ case that I don't have over my B&W G4 Mac and my  half dozen 
> Windows PCs and laptops?
> 
> Dan
> 

Well, IMHO, you have just as much control over a DOS box.  But Apples are 
simpler machines... the ][ anyways... took me about an hour to get a 
workable emulation... :] and I still don't have a workable emulation of a 
PC... --;

-uso.