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From: verney@geowhiz.UUCP (Verney Green)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: advantages of AppleLink--PE
Message-ID: <913@geowhiz.UUCP>
Date: 24 Oct 88 21:11:31 GMT
Article-I.D.: geowhiz.913
References: <8810231841.aa15718@SMOKE.BRL.MIL>
Reply-To: scott@geowhiz.UUCP (Scott Kempf)
Organization: University of Wisconsin, Department of Geology and Geophysics
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In article <8810231841.aa15718@SMOKE.BRL.MIL> AWCTTYPA@UIAMVS.BITNET ("David A. Lyons") writes:
>>My last observation about AppleLink is that they REQUIRE you to use
>>their software to access the system, and of course it only operates
>>on an Apple.  [several disadvantages]
>
>Perfectly true.  To be fair, let's also consider some of the advantages:
>
>--You get to use pull-down menus.

In my book this is a strong disadvantage.

If I wanted pull down menus I would have bought a Mac.
Can't Apple keep these two different lines of computers straight?

				Scott

Scott, Scott, Scott.  Didn't your mother tell you not to post personal grudges?
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