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From: csnjr@its63b.ed.ac.uk (Nick Rothwell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac,comp.windows.misc
Subject: Mac/Sun/..., windows, mice, ... - YAWN
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Date: 10 Mar 88 14:04:06 GMT
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Keywords: Mac, Sun, mice, windows, multitasking, ..., ...
Summary: Does this really matter?

I've been flicking through this Mac interface vs. Sun interface, 1 vs. 3
button mouse, true vs. pseudo multi-tasking, debate for ages.

I'm about to buy a Mac+.
	Yes, the screen is small,
	Yes, it only has one mouse button,
	Yes, it uses a menu bar,
	No, it isn't "real" multitasking,
	No, it isn't as fast at graphics as an Amiga,
	No, it isn't colour, ...

But it's *perfect* for what I need at home.
I feel this is all apple-n-oranges stuff. A Mac isn't a Sun. But I don't want
a Sun at home...

Any chance of this being the last word?
Thought not :-)

I *am* interested by the comments, philosophy of interfaces and insights into
programming guidelines, and so on, but the to-and-fro criticism is a bit of a
waste of bandwidth...

	Nick.

	
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Nick Rothwell,	Laboratory for Foundations of Computer Science, Edinburgh.
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