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In article <126900022@p.cs.uiuc.edu>, gillies@p.cs writes:
>1.  The Plus *mouse* sucks.  Borrow a Plus, and an SE/II for a few hours,
>and you'll see what I mean.  The ADB mouse on the SE/II has a nicer feel.

I use both Plusses and SE's. I have no strong preference for the Plus
Mouse/KB combo or the SE, really, although they're very different. In
my time, I've typed on almost everything... I think I slightly prefer
the SE mouse, because it's thinner, but I prefer the Plus's keyboard,
because it's less spongy.

>4.  The SE is superior for left-handers, because of the clever
>modularity of the ADB keyboards (mouse attaches to either side of the
>keyboard).

But, on a Plus, the mouse plugs into the back of the machine, so if
you want to change sides, you just flip the cable over, without
unplugging anything. Why is the SE better? (I'm a left-hander, by the
way, but I have the mouse somewhere random each time.)

>5.  The Plus is likely to be discontinued in the next year, when Apple
>comes out with a cheaper Mac.  It is hard to own an orphan machine.

Perhaps, but there are zillions of Plusses out in the world. In this
day and age, *anything* is going to get discontinued pretty quickly,
so I'd rather have something that's common.

>6.  It is a safe guess that in the long run, SE's will support system
>7.0's virtual memory through 68030 upgrades.  This is much less likely
>for a Mac Plus, since Mac Plus expansion is so klugey.

True. I went for the Plus anyway, rather than waiting and agonising.
By the time the Plus is obselete, things will have moved on so much
that it's worth buying again from scratch...

		Nick.
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Nick Rothwell,	Laboratory for Foundations of Computer Science, Edinburgh.
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