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- From: hjwulfso@unix.amherst.edu (Harris Wulfson)
- Subject: Re: ADVOCACY: Falcon030 competes with '486dx-33
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- Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1993 02:16:30 GMT
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- Warwick Allison (warwick@cs.uq.oz.au) wrote:
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- }
- } 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].
- }
-
- Actually, there are a lot of third party companies making hardware that works
- with Macintosh computers. I've seen many different non-apple moniters, modems,
- printers, and scanners for the Macintosh.
-
- --
- Harris Wulfson
- hjwulfson@unix.amherst.edu
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