Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!linac!att!ucbvax!UTCVM.BITNET!MQUINN From: MQUINN@UTCVM.BITNET Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Subject: Re: Modem usage in applesoft basic (sorry) Message-ID: <9104200147.AA05353@apple.com> Date: 20 Apr 91 01:38:10 GMT References: Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The Internet Lines: 25 To whoever was jumping on Todd for pointing out that an Apple II with no drives is much more useful than a Mac with no drives, I've got another reason why it is: (someone posted something about this a couple of messages ago.) If you have a modem (a Datalink, anyway), you can type IN#2, ^A, T, and use the modem to call out. You can also program in AppleSoft or use the miniassembler, or print out anything you can display on the screen... or make a tiny (one screen in height) AppleSoft program that uses the mouse as a drawing device and have a mini-paint program. On the GS, you can make a mini-audio digitizer with nothing more than a microphone (or a speaker) and a couple of wire, and a small ML subroutine. If you have a Vision Plus, you can make a 2 line ML sub that will digitize. You can make a 50 line space invaders program... What can you do with a Mac. OH! I KNOW!! You can stare at the little picture of a disk with a question mark in it. The Apple II was originally designed to be used WITHOUT drives. The Mac can't do a darn thing without'em. ---------------------------------------- BITNET-- mquinn@utcvm <------------send files here pro-line-- mquinn@pro-gsplus.cts.com