Re: Apple II's on the job

[pausch@saaf.se (Paul Schlyter)]

In article <20030326001829.12355.00000366@mb-cs.aol.com>,
Obsbedia2 <obsbedia2@aol.com> wrote:
 
> << For typing or doing simple spreadsheet calculations it doesn't really
> matter if it's 8 bit @ 1 MHz or 64 bit @ 2 GHz.
> 
>   Also, an Apple 2 with a Zip or floppies is silent (outside of I/O
> servicing). Some people like silence. >>
> 
> True, and with 3rd party, half-height disk drives, even the 5.25" drives are
> quieter.  Add a FOCUS HD or CompactFlash and you have one quiet machine--it
> still doesn't even need a fan.
 
OTOH the harddisks (Corvus constellation etc) which were available to
the Apple 2 vere, by today's standards, VERY noisy.....

Yes, I do expect a harddisk on the computers I'm using today.

 
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