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From: gviernes@DCA-PAC.DCA.MIL ("Glenn P. Viernes ", BBNCC)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: APPLE ][  ...  vs  MAC  ... why ??
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Date: 22 Mar 89 17:48:49 GMT
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Dave,

You're my kind of guy.  I've been bopping around in the applications side of
the computer business for a lot of years.  And Ive found that users/ customers
don't really care about brand names or flashy models.  The main issue is always
'can the system satisfy the need?' and 'can you guarantee that system will do
it from day-one and never fail?' As a network analyst, I'm primarily interested
in system performance within given constaints (price, vendor support, software
availability, upgrade design features, and of course politics).  Beyond this
I'm not interested in filibustering.

By the way, I have an Apple //e, a Mac SE, and I am contemplating getting my
hands on a used 386 machine.  I don't think there will ever be a general
purpose micro which will satisfy everyone's dearest fantasy.  All I need is the
right tool for the job at hand...and a //e, SE, and 386 make a reasonably nice
tool kit.

Glenn

p.s.  However I've been known to be all wet and opinionated.  The last time I
checked I was still human.