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Re: Zip Demand - Mac vs PC?

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From: Michael Coburn
Date: Sun, 09 Jul 1995 00:00
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root@spielman-ian.eigenmann.indiana.edu (root) writes:

[snip]

>the little red button whenever they want. But honestly the mac flopples 
>cost nearly 2x as much as the PC ones. Presumably some of this is because 
>MACS are a smaller market but. still...

Ahhhh... Ian, the cost of Mac floppies is *the same* as the PC. They use the
same disks. :)

Sorry to burst your bubble...

Michael.

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From: s9409498@yallara.cs.rmit.EDU.AU (Michael Coburn)
Subject: Re: Zip Demand - Mac vs PC?
Date: 1995/07/09
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