Re: ANN: Retiring from A2 world - Good Bye All!

[Ronin Hyde <roninhyde@mac.com>]

Stephen Shaw wrote:
> 
> On Thu, 13 Jun 2002 14:08:21 GMT, Ronin Hyde wrote:
> > Hrmm. This machine is supposed to be the pinnacle of innovation
> > for its time.. but it seems to be lacking *ANY* way to get these
> > files to a medium that the IIgs can use. Know what I'm going to
> > have to do? Use my Performa 6115CD which is perfectly capable
> > of doing such a mundane task.
> 
> Good go ahead but get out of this discussion it has bugger all to do with how
> great your Mac in its Tupperware box is.
>         The Apple II range used easily available 74 (and other) series chips -
> see how easy it is to service your Mac down to component level, unlike a II
> series.
>         I don't know if you are a prat, twerp or wanker.

   I won't stoop to the same level, as it is there only as a
distraction from the point. If you could follow the thread of
the conversation, you would see that one side says that if the
Apple II line were upgraded like the Mac machine was it would
have thrived. My side is that the Macs have been severely
crippled based on the whims of upper management, in direct
contrast to the usefulness a consumer would expect in such a
product. It is not how great the crippled machine is, simply
the fact that it is crippled. How would crippling the Apple II
help it? See it yet? Nowhere am I extolling the virtues of
Brand X Model Y computer to the unwashed heathen masses.
   Please, try to read the post instead of selecting out a
word or two out of a paragraph. It isn't Mac vs. Apple.