Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!stan!kucharsk From: kucharsk@Solbourne.COM (William Kucharski) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc Subject: Re: The Fate of the Macintosh - Not good Message-ID: <1991Mar23.002503.7160@Solbourne.COM> Date: 23 Mar 91 00:25:03 GMT References: <1991Mar22.145326.27445@rucs2.sunlab.cs.runet.edu> <1991Mar22.150321.1@euler.claremont.edu> Organization: Solbourne Computer, Inc., Longmont, CO Lines: 33 In article <1991Mar22.150321.1@euler.claremont.edu> schitre@euler.claremont.edu writes: > While my original liking for the Mac was its operating system, which >any idiot can use (more or less), it's getting pretty stale. One of the >computer gurus here likes to call "user-friendly" "expert-hostile", and I'd >have to agree. I've gotten beyond the Mac system (which sucks memory like >there's no tomorrow) and want something better. I haven't tried A/UX, since >I can't afford a machine to run it on, but I think A/UX is going to be more >and more standard for the high-end Mac. Something better than the current >system has to be developed for the low-end Mac. > Well, that's my cent worth. Personally, given the money, I'd buy a >DEC VAXStation 3100 M38 SPX rather than a Mac IIfx. It's more powerful, and >it's not user-friendly, but I can do a lot more with it. I guess a lot of the Mac vs. argument comes down to tools and what people do with the systems they own/use. Hell, given the money I'd much rather buy one of my company's S4000 or 5/500 systems rather than a Mac IIfx, but on the other hand that doesn't help my wife who wants to use Quark and Illustrator. She uses my Mac II at home and loves it, as well as the Macs at work. I view my Mac II as a real dog, compared to the two CPU 5/600 sitting next to my desk. Given all this I believe the basic fact is this: people who know their way around computers aren't about to buy Macs to solve their computing needs. However, for people who want a computer to do something in particular and don't want to or don't have time to learn MS-DOS, let alone UNIX, the Mac is a great solution. Apple's commercial about "MIPS, Mhz" vs. "Which computer do people actually USE" isn't that far off the mark for most people who use a Mac... -- | William Kucharski, Solbourne Computer, Inc. | Opinions expressed above | Internet: kucharsk@Solbourne.COM | are MINE alone, not those | uucp: ...!{boulder,sun,uunet}!stan!kucharsk | of Solbourne... | Snail Mail: 1900 Pike Road, Longmont, CO 80501 | "It's Night 9 With D2 Dave!"