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To: Alomex who wrote (12902)	5/6/1998 3:23:00 PM
From: Mark Palmberg	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 213177

An internet computer with only a 33.6 modem? Good point. Non point. By the time folks can get reliable 56K connections across the board, Apple will have a machine out that can take advantage of cable modems, etc. And with standard Ethernet, this thing's a killer for .edu. Mark

To: Alomex who wrote (12902)	5/6/1998 3:36:00 PM
From: Jonathan Bird	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213177

I'm not sure how critical is this thing[a floppy or zip]. I agree, that a floppy is a seldom used device. But I still think it is critical. How many other desktop computers ship without floppy? None that I know of. Why is this so? What about transferring files between home and work/school. Do you think most consumers have the savy to save them to the net? A file that takes 10 seconds to save/load by floppy will take 10 minutes to get from the net. Jon Bird