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From: rich@sdchemf (Richard Kanner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Macs Suck
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Date: 21 Jan 91 19:04:36 GMT
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In article <1991Jan17.051412.15556@usenet@scion.CS.ORST.EDU> willism@jacobs.cs.orst.edu (Marty Willis) writes:
>
>     Hi, I see you all think the mac is something special..  Talking about
>its hardware and periphreals.  Well for your information (since you obviously
>didn't know already) the MAC sucks.  This and the other mac newsgroups also
>suck since they support such a machine.  But I guess you guys need a user-
>friendly machine since you can't handle a real MS-DOS machine.



What Kind of POST IS THIS??? 
I am sure I can handle a wimpy MS-DOS operating system after playing 
with DEC's RSX11M system software running on a PDP11/73.  
Now that was a real computer and operating
system.  With dozens of manuls and 2 CLI formats (DCL and MCR) it was
great, and those great editors like EDT and TECO.  The great 64 K limit on
application size, and using those overlay discripter files. Dozens of 
hours to SYSGEN.   Why, with all that power
and fun why should I have decide to use a MAC?  Because I could get 
things done on a mac that I couldn't on that klunker.  If and when 
a better thing comes along that I can do my work better on I will
drop the mac like a hot rock.  That's my 2cents.

			R. Kanner
			UCSD CHEM