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From: unknown@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (The Unknown User)
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Subject: Re: Modem usage in applesoft basic (sorry)
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Date: 20 Apr 91 10:29:45 GMT
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In article <9104200147.AA05353@apple.com> MQUINN@UTCVM.BITNET writes:
>The Apple II was originally designed to be used WITHOUT drives.  The Mac
>can't do a darn thing without'em.

	Oh COME on! Didn't the tape drive (i.e. any cassette player) 
exist from day 1?
	
	You -have- to have some way of saving stuff. It's completely 
ridiculous saying a computer was made to be used with no drives. Not being
able to save stuff almost totally removes the usefulness of a computer.

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