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From: tempest@walleye.uucp (Kenneth K.F. Lui)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Not another NeXT defector???!!!
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Date: 7 Nov 90 04:06:55 GMT
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In article <1990Nov6.222023.8572@midway.uchicago.edu> gft_robert@gsbacd.uchicago.edu writes:
>That's interesting.  How easy is it to add an extra hard disk to a Next?  Could
>someone with absolutely no computer knowledge -- or inclination to learn -- do
>it?  How about copying from one floptical to another (yes, Macs don't have
[...]
>argument.  But to claim that the Next is a better HOME machine than the Mac for
>the average user is ludicrous!!!  
>

I have to agree with gfr_robert on this one.  At this point, I'm
not sure how I can mount the optical disk--well, yeah, I can
mount it, but where will it show up?  It depends on if I'm using
another OD or an MD.  I need to dig up the manual and check out
how it'll be done.  I'll have to do it, too...for school.
Copying from one OD to another without an MD is also something I
need to ponder.  After all, UNIX file systems aren't supposed to
be unmounted, especially the swapfile.  Need to dig in some
more...but then, maybe NFS will save my day!  Use cpio?--ugh!
I've gotten over tar, so it's no sweat (it's intuitive for me).
After I learn about these things, I'll go with "Raymond group".
"Well, hey, you copy via ... seems simple enough for me! :-)"

NeXTs are for techies and not for your average Joe.  Perhaps
NextStep 2.0 will change this, but I haven't had a chance to play
with it.  Aside from the OD (and network) issues, I would say
NeXTs would make good home machines (for somewhat techies),
however.  Networks are like the OD...the Mac's plug-and-play; the
NeXT's read before you try anything.

Ken
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