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From: carter@cat23.cs.wisc.edu (Gregory Carter)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac,comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: Mac Vs. Windows? (sorry)
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Date: 11 May 91 23:53:37 GMT
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In article <1991May10.135518.5538@world.std.com> hal@world.std.com (Harry A Levinson) writes:
>I am afraid to ask this because I don't want to start a roaring
>fire of flames but...
>
>I have been using both a Mac and a DOS machine for about 5 years.  I have
>recently been trying to help some friends with their 386 machine
>running Windows 3/ W4W and XL4W (facelift is installed and enabled).  
>The 386 is 16MHz with 2Mb.  The printer is an Okidata 24 pin.
>
>My impression of Windows are:
> 
>1. It has tryed to impose a GUI environment where it does not quite fit.  
>   As a result computer novices take longer to learn how to use a Windows 
>   machine than a Mac.  However once acquainted with Windows both environments
>   provide similar capabilites.
>
>2. Adding applications and peripherals is easier (for a novice) on the Mac.  
>
>3. It seems to take more Intel machine to get the same response as a Mac.
>
>Are these consistent with others?
>
>I would appreciate it if comments could be limited to those with working 
>knowledge of both Windows and Mac.  I am especially interested in 
>comments from people who have seen reactions to both systems from
>complete computer illiterate types learning to use a computer for the
>first time.
>
>Thanks,
>harry levinson
>hal@world.std.com

Your impression that it takes more Intel machine is correct, intel CPU's
are brain damaged.

--Gregory