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Here's my opinion on it, and I'll keep it short: look at the 8-bit Apple:
we've got free documentation (either PDF, or the zillions of physical ref
mans out there) plus free compilers. Now look at the IIgs: there is some
technical documentation out there (how many GS technical manuals do I own:
zero), but you still have to buy most of it. You need a bookshelf just to
use the toolbox and everything else properly. Most of the compilers and
other tools are still commercial.

-- 
]DF$
Mac GUI Vault - A source for retro Apple II and
Macintosh computing.
http://macgui.com/vault/

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Developers! Developers! Developers! Alex Lee <alelee@mac.com> - 2011-10-17 23:38 +0100
  Why more people don't develop for the GS, wasRe: Developers! Developers! Developers! dog_cow@macgui.com (D Finnigan) - 2011-10-17 22:56 +0000
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