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From: gwyn@smoke.BRL.MIL (Doug Gwyn)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: IIe obsolete/redundant? (was:Re: MacLCw/IIe emulator)
Message-ID: <14233@smoke.BRL.MIL>
Date: 24 Oct 90 20:06:50 GMT
References: <7952@darkstar.ucsc.edu> <2176@unsvax.NEVADA.EDU> <8140@darkstar.ucsc.edu>
Organization: U.S. Army Ballistic Research Laboratory, APG, MD.
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In article <8140@darkstar.ucsc.edu> unknown@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (The Unknown User) writes:
>	The //e and the IIc are virtually identical, I believe.. I
>mean from a user perspective.. The IIc has built in serial ports right?!
>So you don't need serial cards...

You may not need a serial card, but you could well use many other peripherals
that have no provisions built into the //c.  The //c was intended to be used
like an "appliance", but was underpowered and undersupported for that purpose.
With peripheral slots, a ][+, //e, or IIGS owner could easily add functionality.