Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!cs.utexas.edu!ut-emx!ccwf.cc.utexas.edu From: daveh@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Dave Huang) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Subject: Re: Modem usage in applesoft basic (sorry) Message-ID: <47552@ut-emx.uucp> Date: 20 Apr 91 16:11:45 GMT References: <9104200147.AA05353@apple.com> <14756@darkstar.ucsc.edu> Sender: news@ut-emx.uucp Reply-To: daveh@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Dave Huang) Organization: The University of Texas at Austin Lines: 26 In article <14756@darkstar.ucsc.edu> unknown@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (The Unknown User) writes: > >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? I think he meant disk drives :) > 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. That's true... I never did have luck with my old cassette player though. Probably problems with the volume level... >-- >/unknown@ucscb.ucsc.edu Apple IIGS Forever! WANT ULTIMA VI //e or GS?-mail me.\ >\CHEAP CDs info-mail me. McIntosh Junior: The Power to Crush the Other Kids. / -- David Huang | Internet: daveh@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu | "How much is that hamster UUCP: ..!ut-emx!ccwf.cc.utexas.edu!daveh | in the window?" America Online: DrWho29 |