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- From: mlelstv@speckled.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de (Michael van Elst)
- Subject: Re: Floppy size in 1200?
- Message-ID: <1992Nov10.040046.12561@mpifr-bonn.mpg.de>
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- Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 04:00:46 GMT
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- In <1992Nov6.003622.22353@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> dmacphee@nyx.cs.du.edu (Don mac phee) writes:
- > The common arguement given by C= is that 90% of the masses have no use for
- >a feature in a low-end machine. I can see several for the 1200:
-
- I think the real argument is: sorry, we have the floppy controller built
- into the chipset which limits us to DD floppies. To use HD floppies we
- need some overhaul of the chipset (forthcoming, expensive) or a special
- drive (still expensive).
-
- > Data interchange: From exchanging nude .gifs to Postscript files.
-
- Agreed.
-
- > Data backup: Having to use 1/2 the number of disks to back up that
- > 'optional' drive.
-
- Not an issue with current disk prices. And, you usually do not backup
- a complete disk (and time wouldn't be an issue with the special half
- speed drives).
-
- > Larger system disks: For those that DON'T HAVE the 'optional' drive,
- > you can pack on something OTHER than the system onto the
- > system disk. (Memacs, arp.library, seomthing other than
- > Topaz 8, an archiver....)
-
- Now, this is no reason at all. People should use harddisks. There's
- noone in the clone or Mac world that uses a system from floppies.
-
- Regards,
- --
- Michael van Elst
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