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From: macman@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Dennis H Lippert)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: give me solid facts: why is the mac better than MeSsy DOS/WINDOWS
Message-ID: <97235@unix.cis.pitt.edu>
Date: 28 Feb 91 15:12:01 GMT
References: <91.056.16:01:18@ira.uka.de> <672@newave.UUCP> <1991Feb28.015446.16531@eng.ufl.edu>
Reply-To: macman@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Dennis H Lippert)
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In article <1991Feb28.015446.16531@eng.ufl.edu> scot@sun1.ise.ufl.edu (Scot Gardner) writes:
>In article <672@newave.UUCP> john@newave.mn.org (John A. Weeks III) writes:
>>In article <91.056.16:01:18@ira.uka.de> s_czempin@irav1.ira.uka.de writes:
>>
>>1. Macintoshes are cheaper (when comparing similar name brand machines)
>Similar?? Your kidding, right? AT? 386? 486?
>If YOU can get them cheaper, then it's not by much.

Uh, he said "name brand"... meaning Apple vs. IBM.  How many "PC" users 
actually have "true" IBM machines?
>>2. Macintoshes are more powerful
>>3. Macintoshes are more expandable & versitile (more standard plugs and
>>network connectors on the back of the box)
>Yea.. right. Just like a PC has. You can expand it, and (if you buy
>it right) it has quite a few more "standard plugs"

Correct... *if* you buy it right.  A $999 (list) classic has 1mb ram, HD floppey drive (which can read MS-DOS and OS-2), SCSI port, Appletalk networking 
hardware, monochrome monitor (sure it's 9", but it can fit a full 80x24 display of 9 point Monaco, and IMHO, be more readable than a 'typical' PC.).
And it's expandable to a useable 4 mb ram.

>>6. The Mac does not require you to type "MODE COM1:12,N,8,,P"
>Nor does the IBM PC. When did you last use a 12 baud printer?
>The Mac would not even THINK of letting you use it (:
Obviously, the point of the comment was lost!

>>9. Multitasking, multitasking, multitasking (no, Windows does not count)
>WOW! Hold on. You've NEVER multitasked before right? That's NOT multitasking!
>If Windows does not count, then a Mac does not either!

Wrong!  Remember that the "semi-multitasking" is included with the Mac... it's
not a $300, 5 meg software package.  The typical Mac system uses around a meg 
to do what it does... Syetm 7.0 will bring true multitasking, and windows'
neat-o "modern" windows to the Mac... free... at about 2 meg.


Dennis Lippert- macman@unix.cis.pitt.edu