Re: Which Apple II?

["Bill Garber" <willy46pa@comcast.net>]

> > > What would you need with four 5.25" drives?  How is two not enough?
How
> > is
> > > GS/OS an imitation of modern OSes when it preceeded them?  I agree
though
> > > that DOS is superior.
> >
> > I have to agree that two 5.25 drives is sufficient, BUT, how is DOS
> > superior to GS/OS?
>
> I wouldn't go so far as to call it superior - just simpler, faster and
> easier on disk space...

That it is, but when you have 800 mb of HD space and the ability to
write to a 1.44 mb ProDOS disk, and the HD has a 291 mb HFS
partition, who worries about space. ;-)

> <snip>
>
> > Since when is 64k of ram equivalent to 6 to 8 mb?
>
> That depends on the program... or the programmer... you can be very
> thrifty with 64K or terribly wasteful with 8 mb and end up with the same
> functionality. Of course GS software doesn't compare to modern software
> in terms of bloating and inefficiency.

You are correct. Smaller, compact programs are much more
efficient than one with lots of bells and whistles, which I also hate. ;-)

> > Maybe I got spoiled by the GUI
> > revolution, but nonetheless, the GS is everything the II+ is and beyond.
>
> Careful Bill, you're gonna talk your way into a 486 eventually ;-)

Too late, I have to build one to test a TrackStar-E. ;-)

Bill @ GarberStreet Enterprises };-)
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Email - willy46pa@comcast.net



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