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The IIgs was also a different platform from either the II, the III, or the Macintosh. It wasn't released until two years after the Mac. It outsold the Mac for a
by cestith 4y ago
The IIgs was also a different platform from either the II, the III, or the Macintosh. It wasn't released until two years after the Mac. It outsold the Mac for a while, but the high price put it well above the price of an Amiga before it was retired.
- icedchai 4y agoI wanted a IIgs for a while, but a BBSer convinced me the Amiga was a much better machine (also wayyyy cheaper.) The difference in price between an Amiga 500 and an Apple IIgs was insane. And the Amiga 500 could emulate a Mac!
- cestith 4y agoI think the price difference led a lot of people toward the Amiga and probably some toward the ST or PC. I might pick one up for my collection one of these days, but there's no way I'd have had one new.