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From: jon@brahms.udel.edu (Jon Deutsch)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc,comp.sys.mac.misc,comp.sys.mac.games,comp.sys.amiga.games
Subject: Re: Mac and Amiga (Games--Macintosh vs A500)
Message-ID: <19476@brahms.udel.edu>
Date: 10 Mar 91 21:05:40 GMT
References: <1991Mar4.031438.21675@kessner.denver.co.us> <27373@uflorida.cis.ufl.EDU> <1991Mar10.182432.9314@magnus.ircc.ohio-state.edu>
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In article <1991Mar10.182432.9314@magnus.ircc.ohio-state.edu> mitroo@magnus.ircc.ohio-state.edu (Varun Mitroo) writes:
>In article <27373@uflorida.cis.ufl.EDU> AVATAR%oak.decnet@pine.circa.ufl.edu writes:
>>
>
>Okay, I'd like to see any mac lover justify this:  Last year, I was working
>on an important paper on a mac.  I was using WordPerfect, I think.  Anyway,
>I loaded in my paper off the disk, and gave the disk to a friend who had some
>of her things on it.  No problem, I thought - I'll just save the updated file
>onto another disk or on the hard drive.  Wrong!!  When I tried saving the file,
>a requester came up asking for "such and such disk" to be replaced in the
>drive!?!  Why?  I wanted to save the file on another disk.  No problem, I
>thought, I'll just click the "cancel" box.  Wait a minute... There is no
>cancel box!  The machine was completely dead until I replaced THAT SAME DISK
>into the drive.  I had to go running around campus trying to find my friend
>with that disk just so I could stick it into that stupid drive for that
>precious second until it changed disks.

	Well, there is a quick-n-easy solution to that particular problem.
	But, I have a feeling that THAT is not what you are upset about.
	I think that you are upset about the fact that the Mac has a 
	shell about 1-mile-thick.  You can't do anything unless it wants
	IT wants you to.  You might cringe at this idea, but it is probably
	the best idea for office work, where people generally don't know
	what they are doing, and probably don't care.  This kind of protection 
	is good for a particular type of user.  The same goes for the
	average college shmoe who just wants to type in a paper, and
	doesn't want to be bothered with 'computer jargon'.

	So, for people like you and me, who can't stand not being
	able to do what we want to do with our computer, there is
	the Amiga.  

	So, why bash Macs?


>					Varun Mitroo
>					mitroo@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu
>
>PS - When was the last time Apple actually came out with anything innovative
>rather than a rehash of old technology?  What other company is bringing a new
>product with a 68000 in it for $1000?

When's the last time C= came out with anything *really* innovative?
68000 for under $1000? Besides C=?  How about Apple and Atari?

If Macs are so bad, don't use them.  That's how I handle IBMs.


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