Path: utzoo!utgpu!attcan!uunet!husc6!bbn!bbn.com!dtani From: dtani@bbn.com (Dan Tani) Newsgroups: comp.misc Subject: Re: Comments on NeXT. Message-ID: <30260@bbn.COM> Date: 29 Sep 88 14:07:59 GMT References: <9291@swan.ulowell.edu> Sender: news@bbn.COM Lines: 28 From article <9291@swan.ulowell.edu>, by rsilvers@hawk.ulowell.edu (Robert Silvers): > > I assume that by "erasable" they mean that the optical disk can be > erased, but can it be re-written? I dont believe anyone has done this > before, except for the Tandy thor drive, but that could only be written to I would have to assume that this drive would have to have full read/write functionality. From his past track record, Jobs seems to put only dazzling technology in his machines (Granted, the old 400K drives were sssllloooowwww) Think of the flack he would get if he put a worm drive in NeXt. He is out to PROVE something to Apple and the world. Of course, these are all rumors and the drive may not even exist. > > I would also prefer a seperate monitor. What happens when I want > to add a color display? I have to either have it external, or have a I have never heard that the display would be built-in. In fact I understand that it is just the opposite. NeXt has been talked about as a black cube. I imagine a featurless cube with only cables coming out of it. I, too might be wrong. Lets wait and see before we critisize. Only 2 more weeks!!!! > --Rob. > --dan