=> Subject: Re: [NF] Most clever computer related invention ever => => Ed Leafe wrote: => > On Dec 22, 2006, at 2:42 PM, Matthew Jarvis wrote: => > => >> Getting whimsical then - what do you think is the best => and/or most => >> useful computer invention? => >> => >> Today I would have to say it's the little hole in a CD drive that => >> lets you manually eject a CD... => > => > Yeah, but that's a direct rip-off of the little hole in => the floppy => > drive that allowed you to eject 3.5" floppies. You PC => folks might not => > remember it, but it was standard on Macs since 1984, since => Mac floppy => > drives had no eject button; they sucked => => Whoa. Did I just hear what I thought I heard? <gd*r> => => Whil
It was Steve's decision. Woz wanted a button labelled "EJECT" but Steve was afraid that people would assume the "R" is missing and complain. The rest, as they say, is herstory. B+ HALinNY Appropriate festival greetings to all those upon who these presents may come. _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
