RE: [WinMac] Re: iMac

thorstadj(thorstadj[at]macconnect.com)
Thu, 4 Feb 1999 11:14:04 -0700

>Look at those new G3s. Ok, so they have the same basic design as the iMac
>as far as case goes etc right? Who are these aimed at? Most likely the
>higher end people, perhaps even more specifically the graphics departments.
>Since when do you see graphics departments using disks more than home users?
>If one of those categories were to use disks, it would be the home users as
>those G3s will probably be on a network, yet they have a floppy drive (I
>checked to make sure it wasn't a zip or anything, doesn't seem to be). If
>Apple wanted to be innovative and remove the floppy drive, wouldn't you
>think they would have put in a superdisk or zip drive? Probably, but they
>didn't, more ammo for the reason it was removed is due to cost.

High end graphics users don't have files anywhere near small enough to
fit on a floppy. Maybe text files or something. Those blue and white G3s
have no floppy, only Zip. So what you saw was probably the Zip drive, it
is standard on many of them. If you look at the pictures of the low end
model, it has NO slot that looks like a floppy or Zip. Actually, a floppy
isn't even a listed option at the Apple Store, although there are
different floppy drives available.

Jeff T
thorstadj@macconnect.com

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