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From: melling@cs.psu.edu (Michael D Mellinger)
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Subject: Re: give me solid facts: why is the mac better than MeSsy DOS/WINDOWS
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Date: 1 Mar 91 01:25:26 GMT
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In article <4176@gmdzi.gmd.de> strobl@gmdzi.gmd.de (Wolfgang Strobl) writes:

   All PC clones with enough memory can run Windows. For using Windows a
   80286 is *not* necessary. In fact, I know somebody who uses an eight
   year old 4.77 MHz XT clone to write reports, using Windows-Write.

Window's is sloooow.  I use a Model 70 at work, and I wish that I
could trade it in on a Model 90.

   Of course, in order to get decent performance, a 80286 with 1 MB is
   recommended. Such machines exist nearly as long as the Mac does.
   Finally, Windows offers similar upward compatibility between system
   versions.

I saw a demostration of Word for Windows on a Model 55SX, and it
seemed to be slower than Word on a Classic.

-Mike