Re: Which is better - IIGS or Laser 128EX?

[mportune@telerama.lm.com (Matt Portune)]

Steve Jensen (sjensen@cello.gina.calstate.edu) wrote:
> Since the Laser 128ex is an 8 bit computer like a IIe, here's a comparison.
>  
>              TEN REASONS THE APPLE IIe IS BETTER THAN THE IIgs

oh boy, here we go...  :)

>      10.  Functional nostalgia is leet.

true.

>       9.  Looks so much like the original machine Woz designed that we
>           don't _need_ to put his name on the case.

also true.

>       8.  Don't have to deal with lamers who ask "What kind of Mac is that?

VERY true.

>       7.  The Running Man.

hehehe :)

>       6.  Typing "IIe" takes one fewer key-press than "IIgs".

uhhhhh,

>       5.  The mouse is _optional_.

debatable.

>       4.  Friends don't mistake Reset key for rewind button.

sounds like you have pretty smart friends.  :)

>       3.  Most IIe's labelled with cool original corporate Apple font, not
>           some wimpy version of Garamond.

That's why I painted mine black.

>       2.  Can't drop the keyboard.

oh yeah?  hehe  :)

>       1.  An adequate disk operating system will actually fit into 16K of
>           RAM.

ok, point taken.
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