Re: Apple -> PC xfers

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

"Greg J. Buchner" writes ...
> 
> On Fri, 7 May 1999, Rubywand wrote:
> 
> > Martin Gruen writes ...
> > > or
> > > can this only be done with an appletalk setup?
> >  ....
> >
> > No. In fact, there are Apple II users who fervently wish AppleTalk had
> > never gotten anywhere near the GS. It is the perfect example of a system
> > which is far more bother than it's worth.
> 
> Really?  Why?  I use it all the time and it's much less of a bother
> that copying to a floppy and then copying from a floppy.  Which gets to
> be really difficult when you download something larger than 800K.
> 
> I'd probably use my GS less if it wasn't for Appletalk.
 ....

     Partly, we are getting into fundamental views about operating systems and
the organization of peripheral resources. AppleTalk looks to me like a
complication which somewhat impairs overall system performance while offering
relatively little.

     On the other hand, you like AppleTalk. Fine. We just disagree about
priorities.



Rubywand