Re: piracy, Asimov, you, and me

[shack@deimos.frii.com (Randy Shackelford)]

In article <1614.678.uupcb@yob.com>,
Jeff Brielmaier <jeff.brielmaier@yob.com> wrote:

>And the reason for this (for the folks that do not know) is that Apple is
>getting rid of the motorized multi-speed Sony 3.5" disk drives due to their
>cost (Apple was the only company to use them).  The are starting to use "PC
>Clone" type 1.44MB 3.5" drive which cost >>LOT<< less.  Of course, the fact 
>that Apple is having to compete on cost vs. PPC clone is also is factor in the 
>3.5" drive change over.

>Of course, going to clone drive also means that:
>1) the drive will not read/write the 800k disk format of the Apple // and
>"older" Macs.
>2) the user has to manually eject diskettes (no motorized eject feature) :-)

Not so. Apple quit using Sony drives because of cost. Since Sony has a patent
on the auto-inject feature, you have to stick the disk into non Sony drives
rather than having the drive pull it in. Even these drives have an eject motor
however. The Apple drives can read 800K and 400K disks as well. The BX at
Keesler AFB just got in Apple stuff since they started selling it again, and
when I was in there today, I heard a sales guy telling someone how the new
Performa he was showing off could read Apple II disks. I was a bit surprised
to hear a sales person say "Apple II" these days.
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Randy Shackelford                                 I was internet
shack@frii.com                                    when internet wasn't cool