Re: Apple advertisement

[cheer@i.hate.spam (Christopher D. Heer)]

It was 25 Feb 1997 20:14:36 GMT.  I was reading instead of working.  And Randy 
Shackelford <shack@deimos.frii.com> said:

>In article <5even4$e5v@inet-nntp-gw-1.us.oracle.com>,
>Christopher D. Heer <cheer@i.hate.spam> wrote:

>[snip]

>>>The P133 box I use at work can only make beep sounds since it has no sound
>>>card. On the other hand, my Quadra 840AV at home has 24 bit video, S-video
>>>in and out, NTSC in and out, and 16 bit stereo audio in and out. All this
>>>with all three expansion slots empty. I can take sampled sounds and play
>>>them on my Mac Plus. The point is, built in and installed are different
>>>things entirely.

>>And largely irrelevant, don't you think?  Ask your average end user if they 
>>know whether, say, their hard disk controller is "built-in" or "installed."

>>Or care.

>I don't think so myself. Which would you call more versatile, a three slot
>Mac IIci, which needs cards to have ethernet and 24 bit video, or a two
>slot Quadra 700, which has ethernet and 24 bit color built in? I'll take
>built in over installed myself.

That's not arguing built-in v. installed, that's arguing expansion space.  As 
most modern PCs with multimedia kits and 24 bit color installed have more free 
expansion slots than any Mac on the market, it's still (IMHO) largely 
irrelevant.

The big question most customers ask is, "how many slots are *free*?"
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