ph@cci632.UUCP (Pete Hoch) (09/21/88)
In article <1257@aucs.UUCP>, peter@aucs.UUCP (Peter Steele) writes: > We have a steadily growing Mac Lab, presently equipped with Mac SE's only. > That model has gone up substantially and we will now be forced to purchase > what we consider obsolete technology--the Mac Plus. ^^^^^^^^ If the Plus is obsolete then why did you buy the Mac SE? There is nothing an SE can do that my Plus can't do also. Apple has bent over backwards to make sure that the Plus has remained compatible and useable. I think the way Apple effectivly 'lowered' the price of a Mac Plus is great. Now people will see the machine for what it is, a low priced entery level Macintosh. Pete Hoch
peter@aucs.UUCP (Peter Steele) (09/23/88)
>> We have a steadily growing Mac Lab, presently equipped with Mac SE's only. >> That model has gone up substantially and we will now be forced to purchase >> what we consider obsolete technology--the Mac Plus. > ^^^^^^^^ > If the Plus is obsolete then why did you buy the Mac SE? There is nothing > an SE can do that my Plus can't do also. Apple has bent over backwards to Obsolete is probably not the right term. We prefer the Mac SE because of its superior keyboard, dual internal floppy drives (this is ideal for a lab; if we had got MacPluses for our lab, we would have to had bought second external drives, which is something more for students to swipe), and its internal expansion slots. It does run slightly faster as well. You have to admit though, the MacPlus has been around for quite a while and with the way computer technology grows, it doesn't take long for an item to be considered "obsolete", or at least not state-of-the-art. Let's face it, the MacPlus can't even support a "real" control key... But you're right, there's not much an SE can do that a Plus can't. Still, we consider the Plus a less than adequate choice for our lab... -- Peter Steele, Microcomputer Applications Analyst Acadia University, Wolfville, NS, Canada B0P1X0 (902)542-2201x121 UUCP: {uunet|watmath|utai|garfield}!dalcs!aucs!Peter BITNET: Peter@Acadia Internet: Peter%Acadia.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU
kehr@felix.UUCP (Shirley Kehr) (09/27/88)
In article <1262@aucs.UUCP> peter@aucs.UUCP (Peter Steele) writes: >We prefer the Mac SE because of its >superior keyboard, If you think the Plus keyboard is bad, try the original with no cursor keys. I went from an SE at work to my little 512 at home and didn't know how to function. After buying the DataDesk 101 keyboard for my home system, I immediately replaced both SE keyboards with DataDesk keyboards. I was really glad that I couldn't find a Plus keyboard when I tried Apple dealers. Two of my friends bought new Plus's a couple years ago with 20MB hard disks installed internally. Of course this wasn't a normal Apple dealer; I think they call them VARs. I'm managing to coexist with my upgraded 512 at home and a Mac II with a large screen at work. I've done a lot more work at home than I have at work in the past 6 months, so I know you can get some significant work done with less than state of the art. That's not to say I don't covet a Mac II for myself. Sometimes you just have to do the best you can with what you have. My car isn't the fastest one on the road either, so I just relax and enjoy the trip.