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In <Brv58H.54G@news.cso.uiuc.edu> jvmg9796@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Doc) writes:

>peckd@lonexc.rl.af.mil (Daniel P. Peck) writes:

>Firstly, please excuse me in that I dont know what RTFM means, but the context
>of the sentence gives me an idea.  Secondly, are you a USER of SL or a SYSOP?
>There are big differences in the 2 perspectives.  From a user's standpoint
>its not so bad.  The ansi menu system is a Good Thing.  But if youve ever
>tried to run an SL board, you would see just how incredibly poor a piece
>of software it is from the sysop's perspective.  Right down to the fact
>that when you order it on 1.44M 3.5" disk, you get a 720K disk that has been
>punched to allow it to be formatted to 1.44M.  For the goddamn $100+ it
>costs, I think youre entitled to a real HD disk.  

First you indicate your experience in the computer world by revealing your
ignorance of the term RTFM  (which is in every FAQ from alt. to talk.).

Then the only point you can raise against it is about the floppies it comes
on?

Here's some news for you.

In the 3.5" world there is no (none, zilch, zip, nada, nichts, rien, ..)
difference between a 720K disk and a 1.44M.  It is not like the 5.25" world
where there is actually a difference in the media.

Oh, sorry, there is a difference.  The price and the hole in the disk.
Searchlight software decided not to buy in to the hype and pay extra for
high density disks that aren't any different.  They punched the holes in
low density disks and passed the savings on to the users.  Searchlight
costs a fraction of what its competitors charge for the same features.  But
if you'd really like to pay more just so that you get a disk with a
machined hole in it, then I'm sure they could accomodate you.

>I will further expound on the reasons SL sucks if you really want me to.

You may have to.  If the disks was the best you could come up with, then
you probably shouldn't bother.

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