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From: jim@tortuga.SanDiego.NCR.COM (Jim (James) Ruehlin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc,comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: Mac Vs. Windows? (sorry)
Message-ID: <1991May10.183611.3392@donner.SanDiego.NCR.COM>
Date: 10 May 91 18:36:11 GMT
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In article <1991May10.135518.5538@world.std.com> hal@world.std.com (Harry A Levinson) writes:
>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.

I've extensively used and programmed on both machines.  I'm currently 
working on an application for Windows 3.0. 
I mostly agree with this statement, but I think the Mac is a bit smoother
and easier to use, even for advanced users.  However, Win 3.0 is a little
more customizable.  I think both of these are minor differences.

>2. Adding applications and peripherals is easier (for a novice) on the Mac.  

No question about it.  Easier for the pro too, if you ask me!

>3. It seems to take more Intel machine to get the same response as a Mac.

I agree, but I think part of the reason for this is the Mac mouse is
controlled by hardware, while the poor intel chip has to handle everything.
It's just a matter of one machine being built for the mouse and the
other isn't.

- Jim Ruehlin