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Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device.

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Davoud:
> > > It's that and more. Apple spent a lot of ad money convincing me that 
> > > FireWire and gigabit Ethernet were great. The 17" MBPro was *the*
> > > machine for the "Creative Pro." Now what do I get? A skinny--sorry,
> > > sleek--little 15" laptop with no FW, no Ethernet, a paltry two USB
> > > ports, an HDMI port (do so many people tie up their $3k laptops by
> > > connecting them to a TV when an Apple TV costs $69?) and two
> > > Thunderbolt ports, each of which is useless to me without a bulky and
> > > annoying $30 adapter. With those adapters my 36 cm-wide laptop grows to
> > > a width of 48 cm. I also lost my separate audio-in and audio-out ports.
> > > I imagine my next MBP will be sleeker yet, consisting of a solid block
> > > of beautifully machined aluminum with no seams, no hinges, no internal
> > > components. Everything will be in a black plastic external box,
> > > 40x40x20 cm, with no connection to the inert MBP.

"Your Name": 
> Forget Ethernet. Where's the ADB port?? Where's the floppy disk drive??
> Where's the CD/DVD drive?? Where's the numeric keypad?? Where's the
> built-in trackball ... even the old Macintosh Portable had one of
> those!  ;-)

This was a civil discourse (or, if you prefer, a civil whine) before
you jumped in with your typical inanity. Still, I'll take you on, point
by point, even though you are too cowardly to use your name on your
posts. 

* Forget Ethernet? Scientific instruments, including the research-grade
astronomical cameras that are of interest to me, have been problematic
for Mac users because many manufacturers did not write Mac drivers. Now
the makers are switching to Ethernet ports and the camera-control
software is built into the devices with a web interface. It requires
Ethernet. The laptop is the machine of choice in the observatory--but
Macs have no Ethernet ports.

* ADB ports and floppies? That's facetious. Instead, let's compare
FireWire and Thunderbolt. Visit OWC or the vendor and compare prices
and availability of portable, bus-powered, FW and Thunderbolt drives.

* CD/DVD drives? $ 79 in the Apple Store. Many people still use them. I
have an external Apple CD/DVD drive, though I rarely use it.

* The numeric keypad was never on my PowerBooks or MacBook Pros, but I
have them on the Apple-brand keyboards of all three of my iMacs, and I
make much use of them, as does everyone who performs extensive
numerical calculations.

-- 
I agree with almost everything that you have said and almost everything that
you will say in your entire life.

usenet *at* davidillig dawt cawm

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I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2015-04-20 00:35 +1200
  Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-04-19 09:07 -0400
    Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2015-04-19 10:22 -0400
      Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2015-04-20 03:37 +1200
      Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. Larry Moss <moss@airigami.com> - 2015-04-19 17:34 +0000
        Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2015-04-19 18:44 +0100
        Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-04-20 09:18 +1200
          Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2015-04-19 19:34 -0400
            Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-04-19 19:50 -0400
            Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-04-20 02:13 +0000
              Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-04-20 00:27 -0400
                Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-04-20 18:11 +1200
                Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. Andreas Rutishauser <andreas@macandreas.ch> - 2015-04-21 08:00 +0200
                Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-04-21 18:22 +1200
                Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-04-21 19:37 +1200
                Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-04-20 08:00 -0400
                Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-04-20 12:36 +0000
          Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. Larry Moss <moss@airigami.com> - 2015-04-20 01:01 +0000
            Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-04-20 13:17 +1200
            Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. rcp27g@gmail.com - 2015-04-20 08:00 -0700
              Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2015-04-21 03:51 +1200
                Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. rcp27g@gmail.com - 2015-04-20 10:28 -0700
              Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. Larry Moss <moss@airigami.com> - 2015-04-20 16:06 +0000
    Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. billy@MIX.COM - 2015-04-19 17:25 +0000
      Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2015-04-19 19:35 -0400
        Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-04-19 19:50 -0400
          Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. erilar <drache@chibardun.net.invalid> - 2015-04-20 12:24 -0500
        Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. rcp27g@gmail.com - 2015-04-20 10:31 -0700
          Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2015-04-20 15:00 -0400
          Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-04-21 09:22 +1200
  Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2015-04-19 10:38 -0500
  Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. Bill F <anon@anonumost.org> - 2015-04-19 13:44 -0400
    Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2015-04-19 18:48 +0100
    Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-04-19 14:11 -0400
      Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2015-04-19 11:23 -0700
      Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2015-04-19 11:31 -0700
        Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-04-20 09:18 +1200
          Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2015-04-19 22:32 +0100
            Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-04-19 15:30 -0700
      Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. erilar <drache@chibardun.net.invalid> - 2015-04-19 16:56 -0500
      Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. pixel_a_ted <pixel_a_ted@yahoo.com> - 2015-04-20 19:18 -0700
        Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-04-21 05:55 +0000
  Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. Electric Comet <electric-comet@mail.invalid> - 2015-04-22 08:42 -0700
    Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-04-22 12:07 -0400
      Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2015-04-23 05:03 +1200
    Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-04-23 09:24 +1200

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