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- From: fiddler@concertina.Eng.Sun.COM (steve hix)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
- Subject: Re: MACS COST TOO MUCH (NOT!)
- Date: 31 Aug 1992 19:41:44 GMT
- Organization: Sun Microsystems, Mt. View, Ca.
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- References: <ewright.714687708@convex.convex.com> <92239 <ewright.714845483@convex.convex.com> <1992Aug27.202129.12780@CS.ORST.EDU> <ewright.714954330@convex.convex.com> <92241.112023ASI509@DJUKFA11.BITNET>
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- In article <92241.112023ASI509@DJUKFA11.BITNET> ASI509@DJUKFA11.BITNET writes:
- >>Okay. Let's measure performance based on some simple, but meaningful,
- >>task. Now, insert a floppy disk into your computer and change its
- >>name from "A:" to "Price Carl Wayne's floppy." Time yourself to see
- >>how long it takes. I'll do the same thing. You have a decided advantage,
- >>since my Mac is not here at work and it will take me a few hours to get
- >>home. I'll be generous enough to include that time to my benchmark. :-)
- >>
- >Where is the problem ? Do you think I can`t do this on my PC ?
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- Doesn't "Price Carl Wayne's floppy" sort of violate some disk naming convention
- on the PC?
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