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From: sarrel@osu-eddie.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Apple Payoff Blacklist Requested/Look and Feel of the 8010
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Date: Tue, 27-Jan-87 15:52:25 EST
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Posted: Tue Jan 27 15:52:25 1987
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Reply-To: sarrel@osu-eddie.UUCP (Marc Sarrel)
Organization: The Ohio State University, CIS Dept.
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Boy, are you gonna get it.  Batten down the hatches, stow the sails and be
prepared to be bent, folded, spindled and mutilated!  (please forgive the
use of the IBM (ugh!) terminology).  First, I would agree with you on the
general state of out legal system, but that is not the point here.

I do not think (as you seem to) that the only measure of a computer's power
(read usefulness) is its ability to crunch numbers.  Therefore, I do not
think it is a waste of cycles for the Mac to do its graphic interface.  In
fact, I think it's one of the best uses to which a computer's time has
ever been put.  There will soon be (already is) a way to add the 68881 
(is that c`the correct number) fp processor.  TML Pascal is going to 
support it in thier next version.  If you really want to crunch numbers,
don't make any changes to the screen!  It takes up very little time
to display the watch cursor while the machine crunches.

The Mac is not perfect.  However, most of these imperfections are due to
the fact that people are using the Mac in ways for which it was not origionally
designed or which Apple did not anticipate.  But it is good that people
are using it in those ways, it forces Apple to enhance the Mac.

I could go on.  But, I'm afraid I've already said too much.  I am a firm
believer in the proverb:

   "Never argue with a fool, others may not be able to tell the difference."

Give me a Mac, or give me death (IBM PC)!
-- 
Marc Sarrel
CIS Gradual Student			611 Harley Dr. #1
The Ohio State University		Columbus, OH  43202
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