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From: kehr@felix.UUCP (Shirley Kehr)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Rebirth of the Mac Plus.
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Date: 26 Sep 88 20:50:30 GMT
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In article <1262@aucs.UUCP> peter@aucs.UUCP (Peter Steele) writes:
>We prefer the Mac SE because of its
>superior keyboard,

If you think the Plus keyboard is bad, try the original with no cursor keys.
I went from an SE at work to my little 512 at home and didn't know how to
function.  After buying the DataDesk 101 keyboard for my home system, I
immediately replaced both SE keyboards with DataDesk keyboards.  I was really
glad that I couldn't find a Plus keyboard when I tried Apple dealers.

Two of my friends bought new Plus's a couple years ago with 20MB hard disks
installed internally.  Of course this wasn't a normal Apple dealer; I think
they call them VARs.  I'm managing to coexist with my upgraded 512 at home
and a Mac II with a large screen at work.  I've done a lot more work at
home than I have at work in the past 6 months, so I know you can get some
significant work done with less than state of the art.

That's not to say I don't covet a Mac II for myself.  Sometimes you just
have to do the best you can with what you have.  My car isn't the fastest
one on the road either, so I just relax and enjoy the trip.