scotth@tekcrl.LABS.TEK.COM (Scott R. Herzinger) (11/07/89)
If I buy a Macintosh soon, I can take advantage of Apple's restricted rebate
program under which, purchases of certain system configurations entitles the
purchaser to a rebate on the purchase of certain peripherals.
The possibility that attracts me is the Apple CD SC. With the discount that
I can get, plus the rebate, the price seems quite reasonable. But I'd like to
know more first about what I'd be getting for my money?
What software comes with the CD SC? What does "SC" stand for? Any
sample disks? BTW my vendor didn't have anything or anyone that could
tell me any particulars. What interesting disks are available (esp.
for a programmer/scientist/writer...) ? Usefulness? Performance? Etc.?
As long as I'm on the subject, any opinions on the Apple Portrait Display?
Thanks,
Scott
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Scott Herzinger scotth%crl.labs.tek.com@relay.cs.net
Computer Research Lab, Tektronix, Inc.
PO Box 500 MS 50-662, Beaverton, OR 97077chuq@Apple.COM (Chuq Von Rospach) (11/07/89)
>The possibility that attracts me is the Apple CD SC. >What software comes with the CD SC? Standard controlling software (inits, file format files, etc), plus a DA that lets you use it as a standard CD player through earphones. >What does "SC" stand for? Scsi interface. >Any >sample disks? A "Gee, aren't CD's neat!" disk. Useful? for impressing friends... >What interesting disks are available (esp. >for a programmer/scientist/writer...) ? Usefulness? Performance? Etc.? Depends on what you want. And what you're willing to pay. Clip art. Dictionaries. Pictures, lots of Public Domain software and stuff. Someone on CompuServe just posted a hypercard stack that was supposed to be a complete dtabase of available lists. I don't have it handy, but it was ~100,000 bytes or so.... >As long as I'm on the subject, any opinions on the Apple Portrait Display? I like it. I prefer the two page display (I have one at work; I'd like to have one at home). But I'm biased. Is it worth the extra cost over the Radius FPD? Take a look at both and decide. I think the Radius is a *lot* less clear and crisp, but list price to list price differences make it an interesting tradeoff. If you're willing to give up a little to save some money (on the other hand, if you hate eyestrain, take a second look at the Apple...) -- Chuq Von Rospach <+> Editor,OtherRealms <+> Member SFWA/ASFA chuq@apple.com <+> CI$: 73317,635 <+> [This is myself speaking] Aftershock. Bummer.
blob@apple.com (Brian Bechtel) (11/09/89)
In article <5007@tekcrl.LABS.TEK.COM> scotth@tekcrl.LABS.TEK.COM (Scott R. Herzinger) writes: > What software comes with the CD SC? A driver to do basic i/o, a desk accessory to allow control of audio CDs, and software to support both the High Sierra and ISO 9660 CD-ROM standard formats. > What does "SC" stand for? It's marketing weenietalk. Null content, user hostile. > Any sample disks? The Apple CD-ROM Explorer Disc. A sample of some of the things you can do with CD-ROM. --Brian Bechtel blob@apple.com "My opinion, not Apple's"
cash@zug.csmil.umich.edu (Howard Cash) (11/13/89)
In article <5007@tekcrl.LABS.TEK.COM> scotth@tekcrl.LABS.TEK.COM (Scott R. Herzinger) writes: >The possibility that attracts me is the Apple CD SC. With the discount that >I can get, plus the rebate, the price seems quite reasonable. But I'd like to >know more first about what I'd be getting for my money? >... Scott, If, in fact, you are going to buy a MacIIci, you may want to know that the Apple CD software is not all ready for use. I have had serious problems with the IIci and the CD drive, though I am assured by Apple that this is a temporary situation. The foreign format software does not work yet (you can't read high- sierra format cd's or listen to audio cd's) but an update is said to be "in the works." -howard cash@csmil.umich.edu