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From: dlt@csun.UUCP (Dave Thompson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Mac II
Message-ID: <730@csun.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 2-Sep-87 10:58:06 EDT
Article-I.D.: csun.730
Posted: Wed Sep  2 10:58:06 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 5-Sep-87 10:43:29 EDT
Organization: California State University, Northridge
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Well, I finally did it--broke down and purchased a Mac II.  It's really
a dynamite machine.  Since I expected certain software packages not to
work I guess I wasn't too annoyed with those that refused to.  What
*DID* annoy me to no end was the flimsy programmers switch that was
packaged with the unit without so much as a single instruction on how
(or where) to install it.  In fact, it was only mentioned on the
inventory sheet.  Well, I remembered *roughly* where it was on the
dealer's unit, so with a little investigation with a flashlight found
the position where it should go.  Pretty good so far, right?  Well,
I gently installed it--upside down!  (People will probably say that
this is *impossible*, but I managed it.)  Even though I put it in
as gently as possible, the two little doo-dads that provide vertical
tension nearly broke off and the thing is now virtually useless.
OK you Apple guys out there, how come no documentation?  How come
you can't build these things so they won't fall apart?  Come to
think of it, how come you guys (collectively speaking) won't come
up with a *real* reset switch.  (If you put a power-up key on the
keyboard, why not a reset key?)

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Ok.  Enough Flames.  I *love* the machine!!!

On another note, any rumors out there as to whether (when) LightSpeed
will be incorporating 68881 support?  Or Borland?  Seems to me I
heard that TML has it but the programming environment is lacking and
I prefer C anyway.  I guess there's always Microsoft/Absoft Fortran
(Fortran?, UGH!).

Any comments will be appreciated.

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Dave Thompson		     uucp:   {ihnp4|hplabs|psivax}!csun!dlt
CSUN Computer Center         phone:  (818) 885-2790
18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, CA 91330