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Re: First computers . . .
- Subject: Re: First computers . . .
- From: Dennis Jenkins <dennis@usb.com>
- Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 08:56:02 -0600
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
- Organization: Universal Savings Bank
- References: <ggd_5.2638$uK6.365369@news1.telusplanet.net> <kGm_5.178$Fh4.1648@news1.oke.nextra.no> <3A3A24F7.B1BAF9C0@usb.com> <4Zp_5.335$Fh4.3870@news1.oke.nextra.no>
- Xref: supernews.google.com comp.sys.apple2:4483
Deacon Blue wrote:
>
> Thank you for your reply!
You're welcome!
> Sometimes, it is a relief to work with a system that is simple in design
> and use like the Apple II, as opposed to today's megabyte-consuming beasts!
I like my Apple IIe and IIgs because they boot in 2 seconds. My AMD
K6-233 takes over a minute to boot win98 and over 30 seconds to boot
Linux.
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dennis@usb.com Universal Savings Bank.
The three most dangerous things are a programmer with a soldering
iron, a manager who codes, and a user who gets ideas.