Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!samsung!olivea!bu.edu!polygen!jerry From: jerry@polygen.uucp (Jerry Shekhel) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Subject: Re: a2r&d v apple Message-ID: <1072@stewart.UUCP> Date: 2 May 91 20:12:58 GMT References: <9104282143.AA09598@apple.com> Reply-To: jerry@stewart.UUCP (Jerry Shekhel) Organization: Polygen Corporation, Waltham, MA Lines: 64 In article <9104282143.AA09598@apple.com> MQUINN@UTCVM.BITNET writes: > >I, recently, had the dis-honerable 'pleasure' of installing Windows 386 on >a model 70 PS/2. It was, by far, the most difficult program to set up that >I've ever come accross. > Jeez, you call a program "pathetic" because installing it requires you to set up a few hardware parameters? You people sure aren't ready for the UNIX world, where installing applications means setting up tons of files, license managers, environment variables, configuration scripts, etc. Seriously -- I've installed Windows 3.0 on several machines, and have never experienced anything but smooth sailing. Besides, many systems now come with Windows pre-installed, so it's becoming a non-issue. > >The screen updates >are pretty slow (almost as slow as the GSs). > Well, it's a well known fact that the on-board VGA in the older PS/2's is several times slower than most cheap add-in VGA cards. > >There are several different 'MODES' it must be set to to run certain >applications. > Yes, sometimes some effort must be put in to get Windows to run certain non-Windows (plain DOS) applications. But who wants to do that when Windows applications are so much better? > >The manual is impossible. I looked all over the manual on trying to >find out how to get it to 'enhanced' mode. > You must not have looked at the first few pages, then. Windows will automatically enter Enhanced Mode on a 386 with 2MB RAM or more. > >The mac, in my honest opinion, has the best GUI around, no matter how much >I hate admitting that, it's my experience that that's the case. BUT that >doesn't mean I like the mac the best, I can proudly say :) > The Mac interface IS nice, especially System 7.0 (I've seen it!) You should see how System 7.0 uses soft colors to create the illusion of 3D window borders and such. But Windows IS getting there, and it has some advantages over the Mac. > > BITNET-- mquinn@utcvm <------------send files here > pro-line-- mquinn@pro-gsplus.cts.com > -- +-------------------+----------------------+---------------------------------+ | JERRY J. SHEKHEL | POLYGEN CORPORATION | When I was young, I had to walk | | Drummers do it... | Waltham, MA USA | to school and back every day -- | | ... In rhythm! | (617) 890-2175 | 20 miles, uphill both ways. | +-------------------+----------------------+---------------------------------+ | ...! [ princeton mit-eddie bu sunne ] !polygen!jerry | | jerry@polygen.com | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+