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To: Linda Kaplan who wrote (16150)	8/2/1998 8:35:00 PM
From: Slide Rule	Read Replies (3) of 213182

Linda, agree about needing a floppy, at least occasionally. When the computer & network are OK, not much need for 'em -- but that ain't always the case. If you lose the hard drive or crash the system, you probably cannot see a network -- so repairs won't come that way. Might not be too bad if you're on a network with decent support, but otherwise there would be no recourse but to lug the Mac off to some shop. Over the years I've had a number of these situations, and an emergency floppy always got me going again. Would feel at risk without one. Also, a floppy still is a good way to "send me that file". I'm stuck with a 400K limit on e-mail attachments; ZIPs are not that common and only a few people go thru the bother of getting/maintaining passwords on a server. But, everyone has a floppy, and that suffices in most cases. The floppy's days may be numbered, but for the moment I still need them.

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