Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!know!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sdd.hp.com!ucsd!nosc!crash!pro-magic.cts.com!mikeu
From: mikeu@pro-magic.cts.com (Mike Ungerman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: a2fx/hfslink
Message-ID: <4851@crash.cts.com>
Date: 7 Oct 90 01:36:05 GMT
Sender: root@crash.cts.com
Lines: 40


 In-Reply-To: message from CMDSEN@PRIMEG.WEEG.UIOWA.EDU
 
> Another topic: 3.5" disks for Apple IIe.  I've been very unhappy with my UDC
> and Laser 3.5 drives.  Has anyone used AMR drives and controller?  Is it
> reliable?  Has anyone used AE drives and controller?  Is it reliable?  Has
> anyone compared the two?  Which would you recommend : Apple UniDisk 3.5, AMR
> 3.5, or AE 3.5?
 
I purchased a Laser 3.5 drive and UDC controller and was unhappy with it also.
 The speed of transfer was way down, and the drive seemed like a toy.  Many
disks copied to the Laser drive would not read properly in an Apple 3.5 at
school and vice versa.  I purchased a used Apple 3.5 drive (listed on this
network) for around $150 and am using it on my 2e with the UDC card.  Much
better!

> Fodder for the BitchFest:  The apple II can not/should not run UNIX!  If you
> want Unix, buy a machine built for it!

Whoa, wait a minute.  I've got a program called aunix and it works on my 2e. 
It is by no means full featured, but it "runs" UNIX.  And our Proline bbs runs
a UNIX emulator, and it too is on a 2e!

 
> The apple II can not/should not MULTITASK!  If you want multi-tasking, buy a
> machine built for it!

The Apple ][gs can multi-switch, so to speak, having several applications in
memory at the same time and switching between them.  True multi-tasking may
not be possible, but even on my 386 running Desqview, I rarely run several
applications at the same time; only switch between several back and forth. 
Why do you say "should not MULTITASK"?  If it were possible, I'd probably pay
for the opportunity to have several applications running at the same time.

______________________________________________________________________________
Mike Ungerman                      |Proline:mikeu@pro-magic
Pro-Magic BBS: 407-366-0156        |uucp:crash!pnet01!pro-magic!mikeu
300/1200/2400/9600 Baud 24hrs      |arpa:crash!pnet01!pro-magic!mikeu@nosc.mil
Apple Tree of Central Florida, Inc |Internet:mikeu@pro-magic.cts.com
Orlando, Florida|Voice:407-366-0060|Compuserve:71326,31 Prodigy: JSNP58A