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From: lbotez@pro-sol.cts.com (Lynda Botez)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: develop, Dynamo, and life in general
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Date: 15 Feb 90 05:29:31 GMT
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In-Reply-To: message from martya@cpl-mfh.UUCP

In regard to the CD Rom that is being shipped with Develop...

I'm curious to find out *WHY* Apple decided to go with a CD Rom disk.  I
understand that the disk holds gobs of data (which I would imagine goes mostly
unused every issue); however, I wonder *HOW MANY* of the Mac and Apple II
Developers actually own a CD Rom Drive.  I know for a fact that Apple II-only
Developers wouldn't have such an animal (at $1100, it's a luxury; since there
is no known Apple II software available for it..  oh, I forgot, you can play
regular CDs on it with a minor modification).

Apple may be trying to encourage Developers to utilize this technology, but at
the moment it looks like they are just flapping their wings in the breeze.  On
the other hand, maybe those Mac Developers have CD Roms to spare and the CD
comes in handy for them.  Their stuff costs so much that what's another $1000
drive?  :-)

I would suggest they make the CD disk optional (at least for the Apple II
folks) and cut down their expenses.  Plus, most Apple II Developers toss the
Mac stuff (and the CD Disk, I would imagine).

I've got a great idea!  Everyone who can't use the CD Rom Disk should mail it
back to Apple.   A small, silent protest.   :-)

Lynda


I'm now living at Morgan Davis' Pro-Sol; as Pnet has locked most of its
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