> <snip>I believe they were not quite as outrageous as
> her last one ("George, you are a total asshole."), <snip>> Whoever it was, he is a careful observer of this list. > Hermann LOL I can only hope you didn't mean it to sound quite like that, but even if you did, I can assure you on last testing I was only 17% asshole. Not that I'm feeling defensive this week, but a couple of points if I may. First though, let me express my gratitude to people that wrote me personally and posted to voice support and concern, thanks very much. Going back to the beginning of this, I never meant to disparage those that use floppies. The question didn't state they HAD to use floppies. Michael made the point there are better, bigger, faster, more reliable methods to transport and store data and I agreed with him. Being on this board I realize there are several experts here certainly with more knowledge than I on a wide variety of topics. I often post a first response mostly because of my time zone and my hours. I know someone else will chime in with additional comments and a different perspective. Hopefully the end result is a well rounded and correct and helpful answer. If you don't like mine or anyone else's answer you can certainly say so in a civil and courteous manner and explain why. Hey, you sometimes get what you pay for, it's not like we get a big salary for this (in fact I've PAID). The "mystery" post did get me thinking though. There certainly is a strong impetus in the computer culture to get one to keep spending money, upgrading software, buying new equipment and resulting in spending time learning new stuff, disrupting your work flow, piling up obsolete equipment, and did I mention spending money? Apple certainly seems to be a leader in this with taking out the floppy drive, killing OS 9, pretty much forcing X on us, serial then USB then FireWire etc. It's better design, faster access, better reliability, more universal, more fun, frustrating, discouraging, overwhelming. I mentioned the money thing right? Just so you know and can sleep at night, I contacted the original poster asking about floppies, we came to terms and I might actually have helped him not to mention the posts afterward that I knew were coming (see previous comment). I myself haven't used a floppy in years but like I said that got me wondering so I posted this thread which got a fairly lively response. Those interested: http://dealmac.com/forums/read.html?f=1&i=927952&t=927952 Responses run the gamut, from like mine to having to deal with PCs and using school equipment, to keeping the coffee table level. So any ways, my main point here is this has been a very supportive, informative, and friendly place as a Mac discussion board should be. Any oddities experienced this past week are just that, an aberration. George -- StarMax is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> StarMax list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/starmax.html> Send list messages to: <mailto:starmax@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:starmax-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:starmax-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lowendmac.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/starmax%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
