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From: gary@fairlight.oz (Gary Evesson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Commodore's handling of the Amiga  [was Re: Apple stumbles...]
Message-ID: <305@fairlight.oz>
Date: Thu, 5-Nov-87 23:48:18 EST
Article-I.D.: fairligh.305
Posted: Thu Nov  5 23:48:18 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 8-Nov-87 13:33:46 EST
References: <8711030308.AA01230@cory.Berkeley.EDU> <6613@apple.UUCP>
Reply-To: gary@fairlight.UUCP (Gary Evesson)
Organization: Fairlight Instruments, Sydney, Australia
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In article <6613@apple.UUCP> dwb@apple.UUCP (David W. Berry) writes:
>	Sorry, I can't buy this one.  Given that every Mac ever made has
>the AppleTalk hardware built in, and that the driver/protocol software
>is all builtin to the system software it would seem as if all the basics
>are in place.  The amiga requires extra hardware (=$, probably significant
>amounts thereof)

Ahem....

	1) There is no special hardware in the Mac for Appletalk - it plugs into
           the serial port.
	2) Appletalk costs a fortune - for no good reason as far as I can see.
	   I spoke to a dealer here in Australia who wanted to sell me 100m of
	   cable for over A$1,000 ($US650) - he was embarrased, but that's how
	   much Apple wanted for it.

							gary@fairlight.oz
							Gary Evesson