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From: mikeu@pro-magic.cts.com (Mike Ungerman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Apple - IBM
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Date: 9 Oct 90 01:36:05 GMT
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In-Reply-To: message from cyliao@hardy.u.washington.edu

Here we go again with "comparisons". More like personal preferences, don't you
think?

I mean, try to convince a Cadillac owner that a Mercedes is a better car.

Each computer has it's advantages and disadvantages.  I got into using IBM's
and clones at work and migrated into consulting/VAR with it because there just
aren't many jobs available for an Apple ][ consultant and no VAR opportunities
to speak of.

I love Appleworks and use it for my serious word processing along with Timeout
and Ultramacros.  But I use Lotus 123/Quattro for my serious spread sheets.  I
started using Managing Your Money and Howardsoft's Tax Preparer on my Apple ][
with a hard drive but switched to the MS-DOS versions of both programs when
they became more versitile on the IBM side.

I run a Proline BBS on an Apple ][e, but do most of my telecommunications on
my 386 clone.

I refuse to say which machine is 'better'; rather, I choose the applications I
prefer and then run them on the appropriate platform.  Since I have several
opportunities to do task-switching and don't have a GS, those tasks are run
under Desqview on the clone.

To each his own!
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