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To: Spank who wrote (42692)	1/7/1998 12:18:00 PM
From: AreWeThereYet	Read Replies (2) of 58324

Spank, "Which compatibility is more important is easy to answer..." I won't comment on your opinion but think about this: 1) Almost all PC still has a floppy drive. 2) There are still software distribute on floppy today although most of them are now on CD. 3) Most patch/driver/add-on are distributed on floppy. 4) To install a CD-ROM or Win95/NT/OS2, you need a floppy unless the installation program distributed on a bootable CD AND the user has CD bootable BIOS. 5) Majority of PC (don't have exact figure but more than 70%) doesn't has Zip. 6) I don't see any s/w company distribute their software/update/driver on zip. 7) While it is possible technically, most people will not install a CD-ROM or Win95/NT/OS2 by Zip. 8) A PC without floppy/network will have many problems installing s/w and transfering data (some of our workstation really don't have a floppy installed but they are not NetPC). 9) A PC without Zip is still a complete PC, Zip is only a add-on device which is nice to have. Now think again which compatibility is more important. I have nothing against Zip, in fact I like the idea and will probably bought one for myself if the media is cheaper. aC

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