Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T. wrote:
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> They didn't use a one to start with when Mac's Started because during
> early Startup days Microsoft would sue the pants off any one that would
> use equipment exactly the same as in a standard PC.
Microsoft wasn't in the hardware biz then. Maybe you mean IBM, but since
IBM couldn't keep any sort of control over the clones, I don't think the
threat would have carried any weight.
> Also there is a possibility of messing up a Floppy if it is being
> written to while being ejected (by accident) this was another reason.
> (Saving people from their own accidents or Stupidity).
Yeah, but not being able to eject a floppy when the computer is off
*really* sucks.
> Christopher Jahn wrote:
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>>"Mac's are more user friendly" my ASS.
>
> They are if aperson makes an effort to become familiar with operating system.
That's true of *any* operating system. "If you know how to use it, it's
easy to use!"
> A lot of Early Mac Users were PC users that tried a Mac and decided it
> was better than what they were using.
Well, yeah, at that point the alternative was DOS. No contest, really...
