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From: hal@world.std.com (Harry A Levinson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc,comp.windows.ms
Subject: Mac Vs. Windows? (sorry)
Message-ID: <1991May10.135518.5538@world.std.com>
Date: 10 May 91 13:55:18 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
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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