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Re: Zip Demand - Mac vs PC?

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From: Mike Muise
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 1995 00:00

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Brendan Hoar (brendan@clark.net) wrote:
: logix (logix@usr1.primenet.com) wrote:
: : For example, say I buy Photoshop 3.01 and it comes on one 25 Meg Zip disk
: : instead of a CD-ROM...when Photoshop 3.1 or whatever comes out, I can
: : reformat my Zip disk and USE IT. Unlike a CD-ROM, after v3.1+ comes out,
: : the CD-ROM just becomes 100% useless (which adds to the worldwide trash
: : collection which leads to global warming...uh..nevermind)...well, I guess 
: : you can re-use old CD-ROMs for super-geeky coasters :)
: 
: Due to the music CD business, pressing CD-ROMs costs PENNIES in large 
: enough numbers.  They're meant to be disposable.

It's off-topic, but what the hell.   Any old CD's you have should go
into the microwave for 30 seconds or so (one at a time).  It won't
hurt anything, but it looks *super* cool.

cheers,
mike

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From: mjmuise@novice.uwaterloo.ca (Mike Muise)
Subject: Re: Zip Demand - Mac vs PC?
Date: 1995/07/17
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