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Subject: Re: support for older machines & Re: MultiFinder RAMDisks
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Date: Wed, 2-Dec-87 17:08:08 EST
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Posted: Wed Dec  2 17:08:08 1987
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In article <5488@oberon.USC.EDU> kurtzman@pollux.usc.edu (Stephen Kurtzman) writes:

>Let me put it a slightly different way. I just shelled out money for an SE
>with an imagewriter and a modem. According to the literature and the Apple
>authorized dealers, this configuration is the middle-of-the-line. When I
>bought my system it could run all of the Apple standard software. Less
>than 90 days later it cannot. Since Apple has released Multifinder and
>Hypercard as standard system software (and not as separate products) that
>makes me think that Apple considers a Macintosh running Multifinder and
>Hypercard as their standard system. Voila, I am substandard.

At the risk or starting a flame war, I have to comment about this.
1.In the first place, Apple did release HyperCard and Multifinder as
separate products (Just ask any one of the thousands of Mac users tha
shelled out $49 for each.)
2.  You really don't have a leg to stand on when you conclude that an SE
with 1 MB is substandard.  That are hundreds of thousands of Pluses and
512Es out there that are still useful machines despite the fact that their
hardware is even less capable than your SE.  You may feel like you need more
memory to do everything you like (Who doesn't), but you can use your SE in 
its present configuration to run either Multifinder or HyperCard.

>If you worked for me, at the very least, you would be severely reprimanded 
>for insulting the customers. And I would probably prohibit you from posting
>to the net from the Apple machine.

no! No! NO!..
The "rest of us" on the net would like to encourage *more* contributions
from people at Apple.  When you read their posts, you should realize that
they are replying as individuals, and not as Apple representatives.  
Unfavorably commenting on the "professionalism" of their posts is only
hurting the net.  The tone of the article in question may have been slightly
sarcastic, but I wouldn't have considered it insulting, even if it had been
directed at me.  The next time that you (or anybody else on the net for that
matter) feel insulted, try counting to 10 and repeating to yourself "Sticks
and stones may break my bones but......" before you flame anybody,
especially if your flame has the potential to alter company policies on its
employees posting to the net.  You may have felt better for 10 seconds
after posting your flame, but the consequences of it are probably going to
last much longer.
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