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From: derek@leah.albany.edu (Cinderella Man)
Subject: Re: Cost Of System Software
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Date: Thu, 2 May 91 17:06:56 GMT
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From jas@ISI.EDU (Jeff Sullivan) come these immortal words:
>Do you really think that the set of people who want to buy Macs and
>the set of people who wouldn't now but would if UNIX were bundled is
>at all sizeable?  If you want UNIX, there are plenty better platforms
>than the Mac for less $$$.  If you want UNIX, why the hell would you
>ever lean toward a Mac at all, unless you had to?  And why would you
>ever want UNIX in the first place? ;-)

I can think of several good reasons.  Unix is the most comprehensive OS
I've found, great at dealing with processes/jobs/multiple users, and has a
TON of software and support out there.  The Mac has the best interface I've
come across, besting every window system I've used (~a dozen).

OS and interface are NOT the same thing.  If I had a need for what unix has
to offer, I'd love a Mac face on it.  I've got a SPARC on my desk now,
temporarily until I get my IIci back (it's demoing at an expo).  I can
appreciate its design and uses, and I'd love some of those features in a
Mac environment.  I just can't afford it yet.


>Jeffrey A. Sullivan		| Senior Systems Programmer

						Derek L.
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