Re: Apple Computer, What Are You Up To?

[nospamhattonr@aug.com (Rick)]

Paul Grammens <pgrammen@sonic.net> wrote:

> Chad Choi Lin wrote:
> 
> > For crying out loud, the G3 lacks even a floppy drive (again
> > the disturbing similarity to the iMac)!
> 
> I guess it is like Job's obsession with building the original Macs
> without a fan. Interesting note: the iMac comes with a place on the
> motherbd to install a floppy drive connector. For the price of a
> connector and ribbon cable they could have added the ability to connect
> an external floppy. You can solder in the connector yourself, plug in a
> ribbon cable and run it out the side to connect a standard Mac floppy!
> 
> I really wonder, when they include ethernet as standard, but not a
> floppy. Most home users will have a lot more use for a floppy than
> ethernet.
> 
> -Paul

Can you say cable modem?