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From: levy@ttrdc.UUCP (Daniel R. Levy)
Newsgroups: net.micro
Subject: Re: RE: what's needed for a home computer (A Use)
Message-ID: <478@ttrdc.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 12-Oct-85 21:59:54 EDT
Article-I.D.: ttrdc.478
Posted: Sat Oct 12 21:59:54 1985
Date-Received: Mon, 14-Oct-85 04:47:22 EDT
References: <308@houxs.UUCP> <301@ccivax.UUCP>
Organization: AT&T, Computer Systems Division, Skokie, IL
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In article <301@ccivax.UUCP>, rb@ccivax.UUCP (rex ballard) writes:
>
>The main difference between a "Personal" computer and a "Business" computer
>is not MIPS, Megabytes of RAM, or even RESOLUTION.  The real difference
>is the that a "Personal" computer needs good COMMUNICATION capability,
>while a "Business" computer needs good "READ-WRITE MASS STORAGE" available
>for frequent and immediate update.  CD-ROM's provide the right type of
>mass storage for "Personal" computers.  Most people would be hard pressed
                                         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>to use more than 5Mb for "Personal" use.  Even that would mostly be a
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>"Cache Index" to the Communications and CD-ROM applications.

Oh yeah?  Have you ever seen the space used by my archives of ABUSENET
articles?? :-)  (Yeah, I put 'em on floppies..., I know you mean hard disk/
mass storage.)
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