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From: gillies@p.cs.uiuc.edu
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Subject: Re: Help!!! What does a (soon to be)Mac
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Date: 2 Mar 90 17:39:41 GMT
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Nf-From: p.cs.uiuc.edu!gillies    Mar  1 16:28:00 1990


Here are some of the advantages of the SE.

1)  SE now has 1.4Mb floppy drive
	This is GREAT for backing up your hard disk.  You don't have to
	feed the stupid thing disks so often.  MEI Micro order center
	in Ohio is selling HD disks (generic) for 89 cents each.

2)  SE's CPU is 10-20% faster
	I believe this is because of the dual-ported video ram, and
	the fact that the CPU does't need to baby the display.  This
	is not a big deal.

3)  SE disk is 1:2 interleave, MacPlus is 1:3 interleave
	In most situations, you will see faster disk throughput on the SE.
	This is important, since launching a program and saving a file
	are big time-sinks on the low-end machines.

4)  SE's mouse / keyboard is nicer
	The new ADB mice & keyboards are nicer.  The MacPlus mouse is harder
	to position.  The MacPlus keyboard lacks a Control key.  This is a
	pain in telecom programs.