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To: Linda Kaplan who wrote (13356)	5/11/1998 10:29:00 AM
From: Mark Palmberg	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213177

The fact that some software ships on floppies is enough reason to support the format. Linda, of course I agree with you that floppies (or at least a format with a smaller storage limit) have been better suited for smaller software installers, but if you can produce a CD for the same cost and help move the hardware standard into the future, why not? Let's not let a 1.4MB diskette stand in the way of progress! Until CD-RW drives become inexpensive options (or standard equipment) on consumer machines, we'll probably not see as much CD software installers as we could (or should). On a related note, Linda, have you installed Office98 on your G3/300? Now THERE'S an installer! Best of luck. Mark