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From: jtw@wuee1.wustl.edu (Trent Wohlschlaeger)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac,comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Why a Mac rather than an IBM?
Summary: need motivations for buying a Mac to convince a non-believer
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Date: 11 Apr 89 00:35:03 GMT
Reply-To: jtw@wuee1.UUCP (Trent Wohlschlaeger)
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OK, so I wasn't paying attention the first 7 times this went around.

My uncle has finally decided to join the computer generation, but for
some reason he keeps mumbling something like "'386, 30MHz, how big of
a disk drive do I need, what the heck is VGA and EGA, do I need one of
each?"

I keep telling him that if (since) he doesn't have a large installed
base of MesS-DOS software, he would be much better off getting a
Mac-anything.  And maybe even if he does.  The learning curve is MUCH
shorter on the Mac, it is easier and less intimidating for "computer-
illiterates" to use, etc.

He says, "But there are thousands more business software packages
out for the IBM's."  To which I reply that all he really needs is one
good, easy to use program, and his odds of finding that program are
higher with a Mac system.

Not to mention that I can develop unique software for him!  :^)

He doesn't seem convinced yet.

1) Anyone else out there have further justifications, or should I let
him drop $7k or so and then just say, "I told you so!"  :^)

Alternatively, I (think I) know that there are products 'out there'
that will let one run IBM software on a Mac, but I doubt very seriously
that there are products to run Mac software on on IBM.

Unfortunately, I can't find any of the documentation I know must exist.

2) Any pointers to such products, so he can have the best of both worlds?

E-mail, or post, as you would like.  Follow-ups to comp.sys.mac.
I will summarize if there is sufficient interest.

Advthanksance,

Trent
Disclaimer:  Even I don't believe most of what I say.