Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!usc!wuarchive!psuvax1!psuvm!sab121 From: SAB121@psuvm.psu.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Subject: Re: Appletalk and Apple II c and e Message-ID: <90280.143257SAB121@psuvm.psu.edu> Date: 7 Oct 90 18:32:57 GMT References: <1990Oct6.175655.1515@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> <2094@unsvax.NEVADA.EDU> Organization: Penn State University Lines: 27 In article <2094@unsvax.NEVADA.EDU>, alfter@uns-helios.nevada.edu (SCOTT ALFTER) says: > >In article <1990Oct6.175655.1515@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> jb10320@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu >(Desdinova) writes: >>that the //c is the perfect low-cost diskless workstation for schools, > >I was just wondering...how can the IIc be a "diskless workstation" when it has >a built-in disk drive? :-) > Because it can (Supposedly) boot off of the server. With a server and R/W disk access to it, there is really no need for the floppy. (Although from the amount of times the local servers here at Behrend have crashed, I would save the stuff to disk anyways!) >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >- >Scott Alfter _/_ > / v \ Apple II: >Internet: alfter@uns-helios.nevada.edu ( ( the power to be your best! > GEnie: S.ALFTER \_^_/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Salvatore A. Buttice | Bitnet: SAB121@PSUVM \_ Preferred | | RD#1 Box 488 | InterNet: sab121@psuvm.psu.edu / (It's Free!) | | Espyville, PA 16424 | Cleveland FreeNet: aj670 \_ If the above does | | Apple II ForEver!! | America Online: Sal15 / not work for you! |