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- From: warwick@cs.uq.oz.au (Warwick Allison)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
- Subject: Re: ADVOCACY: Falcon030 competes with '486dx-33
- Message-ID: <11656@uqcspe.cs.uq.oz.au>
- Date: 13 Jan 93 00:59:26 GMT
- References: <1993Jan12.052754.9131@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> <9301126113@ritz.mordor.com>
- Sender: news@cs.uq.oz.au
- Reply-To: warwick@cs.uq.oz.au
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- ritz@ritz.mordor.com (Christopher Mauritz) writes:
-
- >Re: open architecture problems
-
- >I couldn't agree more. It is difficult to support all of the
- >different devices, but at least they are trying instead of
- >forcing you into using their hardware (like Atari).
-
- No. APPLE foces you into using there hardware. SCSI, RS-232, Centronics -
- all are supported [SCSI not on ST/STe, but they're old, and - like PC's -
- require an extra host adaptor].
-
- Anyone considering an Apple should look very carefully at this Apple attitude.
- SCSI-yes. The rest-no. Even all the cabling is non-standard, and quite
- expensive. The Apple StyleWriter is basically just a Canon BJ10e, but costs
- more, and can't be used on anything but an Apple.
-
- Even the Modem port requires an Apple modem... since it is RS-432 [or something
- like that - not RS-232].
-
- Apple was my "next choice" at one time, but now NO WAY. Especially now, with
- the lack of GNU support.
-
- --
- Warwick
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