Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site osu-dbs.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!harpo!gummo!whuxlb!pyuxll!eisx!npoiv!npois!hogpc!houxm!ihnp4!cbosgd!osu-dbs!paul From: paul@osu-dbs.UUCP Newsgroups: net.micro Subject: Re: Why would anyone buy an apple Message-ID: <303@osu-dbs.UUCP> Date: Thu, 8-Sep-83 14:41:57 EDT Article-I.D.: osu-dbs.303 Posted: Thu Sep 8 14:41:57 1983 Date-Received: Fri, 16-Sep-83 05:42:44 EDT Sender: paul@osu-dbs.UUCP Organization: Ohio State U., CIS Dept., Columbus Lines: 14 How about an atari (I can see the flames) It has a REAL operating system. (can your apple open devices in a normal way?) I think that I like 10 OPEN #1, 4, 0, "D:FOO.TXT" better than 10 PRINT "^DOPEN FOO.TXT" thank you. Further you can't 20 OPEN #2, 4, 0, "K:" to read single characters off the keyboard, you have to PEEK. Paul Placeway (cbosgd!osu-dbs!paul)