Re: Wozniak vs Jobs

[spec@vax2.concordia.ca (Mitchell Spector)]

In article GUDATH@EZINFO.VMSMAIL.ETHZ.CH (Henrik 'Ratte' Gudat) writes...

>Supertimer wrote:
>>
>> On a PC, the OS can't control.
>> On a Mac, the OS is the BOSS and the user can't control.
>> On the GS, the OS can be the boss, but it shares control
>>    with the user, but takes over completely when it feels it
>>    is dangerous.
> 
>Just two short comments:
>
>- the Mac also has an eject button: shift-command-1. It has exactly the same
>effect as the IIgs eject knob.

    Does this work when the Finder _thinks_ there is no disk present?
Countless times in the past I've inserted a floppy disk into the Mac
drive, and for different reasons, it doesn't detect the disk insert--
therefore leaving no way to eject the disk. I was forced to reboot the
machine while holding down the mouse button or look for paper-clips.

    I also find it annoying if you power down the machine (the IIgs
as well in this case) and forget to remove your floppy disk. This
means spending time searching for a paper-clip and straightening it 
out to do a manual ejection. Power blackouts can be another problem if
you have to get your disk out and somewhere else. In theory the safety 
feature of the drive (not letting us humans have buttons to press) is 
a good one, but in practice it is a pain. People should have enough 
common sense _not_ to eject a disk while the R/W LED is active. The
same goes for CD-ROM drives (many Mac models also do not have a CD 
ejection button). I know someone who's always finding their CD's 
"trapped" inside their Mac LC520 and has to pry the drive open with
a screw driver. 

Mitchell Spector
spec@vax2.concordia.ca