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From: ericmcg@pnet91.cts.com (Eric Mcgillicuddy)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Windows 3.0
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Date: 17 May 91 22:30:04 GMT
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>point 5 talks about required hardware. I can't answer on this since
>I'm sure what Windows really requires. I know I have a vanilla Compaq
>386/20e - 100mb drive, 5mb ram; *almost* what you might call common
>for the average business customer (that's why we use 'em for testing).

Not on the planet I'm living on. 16MHz, 1Meg (maybe 2), mostly 286, but being
replaced by real 386 (few SX, but no new purchases), 30Meg drive with 330Meg
on
servers (averages to 40Meg per user)
 
>point 1 states that Windows is too slow. I use Win3.0 on a Compaq
>386/20e and it runs satisfactorally. It's at least faster than my GS
>at home.

Is it 10 times as fast? No, about 50% faster.
 
>point 7 talks about how quickly a user can come up to speed. It's
>harder for to judge this since I'm not exactly an average user. I do
>think moving to a new computer platform, whatever it may be, takes
>some people more time than others. People feel intimidated by the

Depends what you mean by "speed". Have been using micros for 5 years, but only
got GUI a year ago Christmas. Took all of a day to master the GS. I still have
no idea how to multitask two DOS programs on Windows. Logically Double click
one then double the other. Presto, it's working. Don't know why the program
mananger goes away before I am finished starting up the other program. I can
launch single programs, but can not delete files and can not browse
subdirectories easily. Not sure how one copies between folders. And I've been
using Windows 3.0 every night for the last three weeks, I don't think it is
possible to be up to speed without thoroughly reading the manual.
      
>My big point here is that most of you appear to be pretty
>closed-minded. I'm still a big Apple fan - I'll keep programming on
>my GS as long as it functions. It's just that there are other
>computers and programming and user environments out there. None of

I suppose I can be, but I can not see spending $2k for a system that is no
better than the one I currently have. The big problem is that everyone says
Windows is great, an tremndous improvement is how we use computers and how
wonderful the thing is. The reality is that this is only relative to what "we"
have been using previously, "c:>". Those of use that have have not been
saddled with just this don't get the point. I don't want a computer that has a
better shell than MS-DOS, I want a computer that is better than my GS. Windows
on a 386 is just about even at this stage, but only because I accept the trade
off of advanced features for user freindliness.

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