What can be stored on a floppy can be important, and useful. Personally I'm a believer in quality (as in code) than quantity, however I won't
deny the limited space on a floppy. I think all Macs should come with a floppy drive compatible to use a supper disk.
Your generalizations of the American technology worker is inaccurate, and I would suggest has a hint of jealousy. Your point of the importance of the America technology worker in respect to the development of computer technology in its infancy is dead on. We only need to look to the men of IBM, Steve Job's, and (sorry unavoidable) Bill Gates to see this. But talented men of technology in the US don't stop there. Men, or even very young men from the US as in the case with the Napster creator are continuing to produce innovative software and hardware that not only keeps the US on its toes, but the world as well. Therefore, it's not a question of whether US technology worker is needed, but rather where him/her can be of service.
I remember talking with my girlfriend last year about how she could design the shell and I could do the computer work to make a homemade arcade machice using MAME. But of course it's already been done! Oh well, such as life. Its not like I don't already have enough projects to keep me busy. Who knows, maybe I will still proceed with a homemade acrade machine after all.
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What can be stored on a floppy can be important, and useful. Personally I'm a believer in quality (as in code) than quantity, however I won't deny the limited space on a floppy. I think all Macs should come with a floppy drive compatible to use a supper disk.
Your generalizations of the American technology worker is inaccurate, and I would suggest has a hint of jealousy. Your point of the importance of the America technology worker in respect to the development of computer technology in its infancy is dead on. We only need to look to the men of IBM, Steve Job's, and (sorry unavoidable) Bill Gates to see this. But talented men of technology in the US don't stop there. Men, or even very young men from the US as in the case with the Napster creator are continuing to produce innovative software and hardware that not only keeps the US on its toes, but the world as well. Therefore, it's not a question of whether US technology worker is needed, but rather where him/her can be of service.
I remember talking with my girlfriend last year about how she could design the shell and I could do the computer work to make a homemade arcade machice using MAME. But of course it's already been done! Oh well, such as life. Its not like I don't already have enough projects to keep me busy. Who knows, maybe I will still proceed with a homemade acrade machine after all.