Re: laser 128 questions

[Charles Richmond <richmond@plano.net>]

Mike Pfaiffer wrote:
> 
>      [snip...]     [snip...]     [snip...]
> 
>         It was the standard serial card people used to use to attach their
> modem to their computers. The Apple//c and IIGS are more like the
> "digital appliance" idea thought of by Steve Jobs. These two computers
> have serial ports built in. I gather from your first question you have a
> Laser 128. I don't know if they have built in serial ports. If not you
> would probably have to put the card in the external slot.
> 
I thought the "digital appliance" idea was started by Jef Raskin.
After Raskin left Apple, he continued to pursue this.  It finally
culmanated in the Cannon CAT.

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