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From: akk2@ur-tut.UUCP (A Kacker)
Newsgroups: net.micro.mac
Subject: Re: IBM vs. Mac debate
Message-ID: <303@ur-tut.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 3-May-86 12:36:54 EDT
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Posted: Sat May  3 12:36:54 1986
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In article <178@bridge2.UUCP> ngg@bridge2.UUCP (Norman Goodger) writes:
>> 	Here is a great reply that I pulled off a local BBS. It was written
>> by an un-named third party.......
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>  Just a few points to spur your memory:
>>   Display hardware, etc.:  When I sit down with a new piece of IBM PC
>>   software I try to figure out if it will run on my PC at all by looking at
>>   the "hardware requirements" section of the manual, if there is one.  Then I
>>   look through the "foolproof" installation batch file to see what ghastly
>>   Mac software, I stick it in the drive and start working, probably without
>>   looking at the manual.
>>   
>This is about one of the best arguements in the debate that I have read. Its
>amazing some of the crazy little things that the Mac has had to overcome in 
>the road to where its at. All those issues that are stated above were 
>espoused somewhere, by some writer. The Mac's operating system is one of the
>simplest to learn, because with rare exception you will find almost every major
>program has the basic functions of file management and printing are exactly orr
>Software package handles file managment and printing functions in nearly the
>exact same way. And as technology continues to advance more equipment and 
>software will become rapidly obsolete. And its been proven a million times that 
>in the long run man will always look for the easy way to do something and that
>is what the Mac Excels at, "easy to USE"
>
>			Norm Goodger

Is it really ? I personally would not mind going through the motions of
having to configure the software to my system, especially since I CAN CHOOSE
what add-ons I want and not have to live with someone else's decision.
What is Mac other than being a CUTE!! machine good for drawing pretty pictures
in MacPaint ? A puny screen, B&W at that ! One built-in disk drive, no eject
button.Get your disk stuck? Use a MacTool ( straightened paper clip) to get
it out.At least IBM put an eject button on its PC Convertible.

Word processors ? MacWrite and MS Word ? You got to be kidding!
Want to see the whole page while typing ? Move the window right and left,
a very inefficient way of doing things.

Want to write a quick and dirty application for your own use ? Sit down with
MacGuts revealed or some such thing and learn how to draw those stupid icons.
Dialog boxes, Alert boxes and all that crap.

No option of using a command line interface instead of moving the mouse
around icons. If I want to delete a file, I would like to say DELETE filename
instead of moving the picture into the trash.

Well at least someone designed a machine that any idiot could learn to use;
thats all who'll stay with the mac though.

Well thats enough for one session. No I have no ties with IBM... I wish I did
though :-).

A.Kacker... seismo!rochester!ur-tut!akk2