Path: utzoo!mnetor!tmsoft!torsqnt!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!samsung!uunet!maverick.ksu.ksu.edu!unmvax!uokmax!d.cs.okstate.edu!minich From: minich@d.cs.okstate.edu (Robert Minich) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc Subject: Re: When my Classic will arrive??? Message-ID: <1990Dec18.172214.13389@d.cs.okstate.edu> Date: 18 Dec 90 17:22:14 GMT References: Organization: Oklahoma State University Lines: 32 steveh@tasman.cc.utas.edu.au (Steven Howell) writes: | I have just finished ripping appart a Mac Classic to take notes on its | harware and to figure how this model works. All I can say is, is that | I'm Glad Its you buying the Mac Classic and not me!. Patrick.Hayes@cediag.bull.fr (Patrick Hayes): | Hmmm, really informative posting there. Let's try to guess what prompted it | 1) Sour grapes: ... | 2) Investment Protection: sell that non Apple stock QUICK! ... | 3) Because he really believes it: No that can't be it, he ... | 4) Stupidity: This does seem to be a valid reason. Sending a ... | | Steve, would you like to tell us all the REAL reason you posted? If | perchance it was #3 we'd be interested in an intelligent report on why | you feel that way if it isn't similar to "AMIGA RULES", and we haven't | already heard it before. I'm not Steve but I think Patrick has failed to read between Steve's subtle lines. (Only Steve knows for sure...) I _think_ the slam was intended to be more like "There's nothing I can fix inside a Classic, it's so damn packed. At least on the Plus, I cold..." This is a valid gripe should the Classic turn up a nasty misdesign that necessitates a board swap since few are skilled enough to work on extremely dense PCBs. Disclaimer: I haven't opened up a Classic, myself, but I recall seeing a picture somewhere (MacWorld?) and its rather tight. -- |_ /| | Robert Minich | |\'o.O' | Oklahoma State University| "I'm a newcomer here, but does the |=(___)= | minich@d.cs.okstate.edu | net ever lay any argument to rest?" | U | - Ackphtth | -- dan herrick