Xref: utzoo comp.sys.next:12215 comp.sys.mac.misc:8153 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!clyde.concordia.ca!nstn.ns.ca!news.cs.indiana.edu!samsung!caen!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!cunixf.cc.columbia.edu!cunixb.cc.columbia.edu!es1 From: es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next,comp.sys.mac.misc Subject: Re: Macintosh emulation Keywords: Amiga, Macintosh, Emulation Message-ID: <1991Feb5.205935.13632@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> Date: 5 Feb 91 20:59:35 GMT References: <1991Feb5.011331.31087@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> <1991Feb5.200753.12357@MDI.COM> Sender: news@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (The Daily News) Reply-To: es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita) Organization: Columbia University Lines: 43 In article <1991Feb5.200753.12357@MDI.COM> jackb@MDI.COM (Jack Brindle) writes: >In article asmith@questor.wimsey.bc.ca (Adam Smith) writes: >>At what point will Mac-snobbery finally go out of style? >>--- >> Adam Smith > >The day after the PC "lovers" decide that the Mac is here to stay and quit >putting us down for using the Mac. We should all realize that the choice of >computing system should be based on the task it is needed for. In many cases >this is a PC, or a Sun, or Next, or whatever. For my use it is generally a >Mac (although I type this on a Sparcstation...). Unfortunately, since the >Mac was introduced (I got my 128K in Feb of 1984) the "other guys" have been >taking cheap shots. After a while you get tired of it and strike back. > >Is this snobbery? And on whose part? > The person who said "Amiga (read TOY)" was being snobbish. That is what is generally defined as cheap shot, or stating a controversial opinion without giving any reasoning. Trust me, being an Amiga owner we've been dealing with it for quite a while. It seems to be human nature, for people to join one group and attack all others. When will it go out of style? Never. >I chose Mac because I like the machine. It has a good OS, and a great user >interface. I enjoy developing software on it. I don't enjoy developing >software on a PC. Need I say more? > That's the right answer. Not "read Toy". Similar insults can be said about every computer, including the Mac. >Flames to /dev/null. > >- Jack Brindle, WA4FIB. -- Ethan Q: What's the definition of a Quayle? A: Two right wings and no backbone.