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Subject: Re: Anti-Apple Flames (was RE: Apple's Attitude)
Message-ID: <23004@sun.uucp>
Date: Wed, 8-Jul-87 23:28:41 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jul  8 23:28:41 1987
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References: <3088@pucc.Princeton.EDU>
Reply-To: chuq@sun.UUCP (Chuq Von Rospach)
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In article <3088@pucc.Princeton.EDU> DTREADW@pucc.Princeton.EDU writes:
>In article <22665@sun.uucp>, chuq%plaid@Sun.COM (Chuq Von Rospach) writes:
> 
>>>Obsolete? Heck, the Macintosh II is obsolete (when you see a Cray)!
>>
>>Not true at all, because the Cray isn't a machine that can reasonably be
>>considered in the Mac market.  Last I heard, for instance, it didn't
>>normally come with bitmaps, 3.5" floppies, or run Mac software.  So it can't
>>be used to obsolete a Mac.
> 
>Gee, its good to know that my TRASH-80 is not obselete next to the MAC II!
>Last I heard, the MAC II didn't normally come with character codes for
>graphics, a cassette drive to store programs, or run TRS-80 software.

okay, as long as people are going to be stupid or intentionally obtuse about
it....

If you are planning on using TRS-*80 programs or features, then yes, your
TRS is not obsolete. What I thought was obvious was the fact that you don't
make a given machine obsolete by using as an example another machine that
costs two orders of magnitude more -- plust the raised floor and cooling
costs.  Now, when you can fit a Cray on top of my desk and have it cost
$10,000, I might agree with you. Until then...


Chuq Von Rospach	chuq@sun.COM		Delphi: CHUQ

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