Apple and the Apple IIgs
by Chris Nelligan
Copyright (c) 1993 Apple Users' Group, Sydney
Republished from Applecations, a publication of the Apple Users' Group, Sydney, Australia.
For those of you that did not know, Apple Computer US have just removed the Apple IIgs from their price list (the IIe is continuing to be sold). Apple Computer Australia and other countries have not yet dropped the IIgs.
Don't expect to see any new hardware from Apple except for the Apple II EtherNet card. Apple will continue software support for new peripheral devices and we can expect a few more system software upgrades.
Should we get upset? I don't think so, we all knew it would happen. When did you last see Apple even publicise the existence of the Apple II. They even had to make an Apple II card for the Mac to try and get it into Education! Apple did try to make a IIgs card but the card cost more than the Mac. The much clouted 'System 7' on the Mac grew up by taking ideas from what we have had since System 4. Andy Nicholas the main author of the System 6 Finder has now been put to work on the Mac system software (maybe he can make it run a bit faster).
For the Apple II software developer there is still a huge demand for software. New software is still being developed and I am aware of 3 or 4 major software packages currently being worked on.
The Public domain and shareware market is still alive and kicking.
I don't think you will see anymore developers drop out of the Apple IIgs market, the ones that are left are the ones we want. The new ones we see are people who have been on the GS for a long time and are just now their bringing product to market.
Apple II forever.

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