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From: jabernathy@pro-houston.cts.com (Joe Abernathy)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: More Macweek Rumors
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Date: 16 Mar 90 11:36:09 GMT
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In-Reply-To: message from nagendra@bucsf.bu.edu

> As far as I can see, the gs is no competition for the Mac II.

But of course you have no idea what you're talking about.

The Macintosh -- anything less than the $10,000 Mac, to be accurate -- is a
kinda sort of desktop publishing machine. It's useless for numerics, it's
useless for graphics, it's crippled with sound ... and it's handicapped by an
amateurish user base that's incapable of minimizing its inefficiencies.

If you'll take a moment to remember, the Macintosh was designed by a man whose
genius was marketing. He had a great idea in desktop publishing, and for that
he is to be commended. But don't try to pretend you can do quality desktop
publishing with an average Macintosh, and don't even try to suggest that it is
the proper solution for anything more strenuous.

I don't give a rat's ass about the computer label wars, but those owners of
any brand of computer who spread misinformation based on the latest press
releases give me a case of chapped lips. You guess which lips.

Why don't y'all go find a nice Red Ryder host and trade some rad wareZ. Take a
load off your overstrained mental capacities.


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