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Apple II or Mac?



I have some horror stories about people not knowing the difference between 
an Apple II and Mac.  One such story:
 
As a volunteer phone helper of a computer club that supports Apple II and 
Mac lines, I received a call from someone who "just picked up his first used 
Mac."  But he needed help.  He couldn't figure out how to get the Mac disks 
in the built-in drive.  "The drive seems too big" he says.  I ask which 
model Mac he just bought from someone.  "A Mac IIc" he said. "Errr.. 'Mac 
IIc'?" I comment.  "Do you mean Mac IIci or Mac IIci?" I ask.  "No - it says 
IIC" right on the case" he responds.  After a few more pointed questions to 
confirm my thoughts, I say "You must have an Apple IIc".  "Yes! Yes!, and 
Apple Mac IIc" he responds.  It took me a while to convince him, that while 
he had what I thought was the best computer Apple ever made for home use, it 
wasn't a Mac.
 
Now, would you like to hear the horror stories of the Mac IIgs?