>> I rather like the IIgs -- as a 6502 phr33ak it's great to see the '816 in >> a practical atmosphere. It's too bad Apple withdrew support from the IIgs >> so rapidly. >:-/ > > As I heard things, it was because the IIgs threatened the Mac. The '816 > CPU was capable of more than the IIgs did with it, and what I always > heard was that Apple crippled it to keep it from competing with the Mac.
This is EXACTLY true. I worked through college as Tech Support for Beagle Bros in the early 90's, just as Apple was killing the II and the Mac LC was the color computer Apple thought people would buy. Beagle got almost no support from Apple for the IIgs stuff, and to survive, Mac products had to be created and marketed. Ultimately, Beagle learned that being a big fish in a small (Apple II) pond doesn't get you much in the big pond. No one in the Mac market wanted to buy products from a company called "Beagle Bros" and had a turn-of-the-century logo, but I digress. The point is that Apple most certainly did shove developers and buyers away from the Apple II, and intentionally crippled the IIgs, to get its overpriced, floudndering color Mac line sold. No, I'm not bitter. ;-) But this upgraded Beige G3 with OS 10.2 is the sweetest machine I've used in a while. It may actually make me buy a NEW Apple product - something I swore I would never do after what Apple did to the Apple II line. Warren Ernst Former Beagle Bros tech support Technical Editor, PC Magazine Columnist, CPU Magazing -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
