Path: utzoo!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uwm.edu!linac!midway!zaphod!francis From: francis@uchicago.edu (Francis Stracke) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc Subject: Re: give me solid facts: why is the mac better than MeSsy DOS/WINDOWS Message-ID: Date: 6 Mar 91 09:22:34 GMT References: <4080@ryn.mro4.dec.com> Sender: news@midway.uchicago.edu (News Administrator) Organization: Mathematics Department, University of Chicago Lines: 18 In-Reply-To: long@mcntsh.enet.dec.com's message of 5 Mar 91 20:28:49 GMT In article <4080@ryn.mro4.dec.com> long@mcntsh.enet.dec.com (Rich Long) writes: You can't compare a Macintosh from Apple with a PC from Joe's PC Klones and Kut-Rate Stuff. Unfortunately, you can, and should. Consider that there is (currently) no analogue of Joe's PC Klones and Kut-Rate Stuff in the Mac world. That nonexistence is a problem. Sort of. (Keep in mind that a large part of our wonderful compatibility is due to the fact that Apple is our only source. :-) -- /=============================================================================\ | Francis Stracke | My opinions are my own. I don't steal them.| | Department of Mathematics |=============================================| | University of Chicago | Until you stalk and overrun, | | francis@zaphod.uchicago.edu | you can't devour anyone. -- Hobbes | \=============================================================================/