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Subject: Re:question about Spectre GCR
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Date: 11 May 89 02:37:00 GMT
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Peter Szymonik points out that with the new disk speeds of the Spectre
GCR, a hard disk is no longer a necessity.

Well, there is another consideration...  The Mac was designed with one
(actually more, but I think this is the largest) major flaw.  IT WAS NOT
MADE TO WORK WITHOUT A HARD DISK!!!  Sure, it will *work*; this is the
reason it doesn't work that well:

It takes one disk drive to hold your system (this is also very limited
by the memory restricions of a floppy--the systems are soo BIG).  It
takes another disk drive to hold your application, such as MacWrite.  If
you want to save your data on a seperate file disk, you will run into
the fun problem of constant disk swapping (the OS constantly changes
which disk it accesses) because the Mac only handles two disk drives, in
other workds, you have no room for your file disk.  The only solution is
to shrink your system even more by removing fonts and desk accessories,
and put MacWrite on your system disk, and then put your data disk in the
external drive.

Or you can solve all you problems by buying a hard disk.

Isn't it nice having your whole OS in ROM like on the ST....


Aric Friesen

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