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From: gross@umiami.ir.miami.edu (Mondo)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: New Mac Frustrations
Message-ID: <1990Nov10.191823.7366@umiami.ir.miami.edu>
Date: 10 Nov 90 23:18:23 GMT
References: <1990Nov9.172342.7363@umiami.ir.miami.edu> <11200@goofy.Apple.COM>
Organization: Univ. of Miami - Info Resources
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In article <11200@goofy.Apple.COM>, rmh@apple.com (Rick Holzgrafe) writes:
> In article <1990Nov9.172342.7363@umiami.ir.miami.edu> 
> gross@umiami.ir.miami.edu (Mondo) writes:
>> But the biggest annoyance of all is the lack of slots.  Once again, Apple
>> is beaten in cost because cheap-o PC clones and Amigas come with at least
>> 3 slots.
> 
> I'm curious, and I really don't know. Do the cheap-o machines mentioned 
> come with built-in video, SCSI port, modem port,  printer/network port, 
> external floppy drive port, and mouse port? Or do some of their slots have 
> to be used for these things (if you want them)?

I understand this argument, but what if you want ethernet and a video frame
grabber and 24-bit video.  Sorry, you only get one.

The Mac does come with more stuff built-in, but that stuff becomes the 
near-limit of what you can add.  Machines with more slot at least have the
capacity to add other stuff.

All I'm saying is that looking at all the new Macs, it seems that the only
way Apple can reduce costs is to just give you what you need and nothing
more.  I would've loved to see a 20MHz IIcx-type machine with maybe
one PDS and two NuBus slots.  

Oh well. :)

-- 
Jason Gross     Comp Sci Ugrad     University of Miami     Class of '91 (?)
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