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Re: Zip Demand - Mac vs PC?

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From: Eric Bennett
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 1995 00:00
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In article <cc_foo-1007950138590001@dslip19.cc.utas.edu.au> cc_foo@postoffice.sandybay.utas.edu.au (Chik) writes:

>My opinion is that on the Mac, file management is soooo much easier --
>being totally graphical and all. On PCs, inserting a disk isn't recognized
>by the system (I think). 

>Thus, even storage on 3.5" 1.44MB floppies is much easier on Macs than PCs. 

>Anyone think this is true?

No.  Floppies are a pain on any system.  They go bad so often that all other 
aspects of using them are irrelevant IMHO.

-Ericb@psu.edu
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From: ericb@psu.edu (Eric Bennett)
Subject: Re: Zip Demand - Mac vs PC?
Date: 1995/07/10
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