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From: jerry@polygen.uucp (Jerry Shekhel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga,comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Xerox sues Apple!!!
Message-ID: <624@bogart.UUCP>
Date: 20 Dec 89 16:59:40 GMT
References: <6767@tank.uchicago.edu> <1989Dec17.112127.27333@me.toronto.edu> <14960@boulder.Colorado.EDU> <7777@cbnewsm.ATT.COM> <10457@bsu-cs.bsu.edu>
Reply-To: jerry@bogart.UUCP (Jerry Shekhel)
Organization: Polygen Corporation, Waltham, MA
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In article <10457@bsu-cs.bsu.edu> mithomas@bsu-cs.UUCP (Michael Thomas Niehaus) writes:
>
>   The 80286/80386/80486 are all in the same league as the 68000/68020/68030.
>   Each will serve the purpose.  So unless you are a processor designer, let's
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>   stay away from this argument.
>

ABSOLUTELY!!!  I can't stand it when people turn a software argument into
a processor/hardware argument.  I can't stand it when people worship
Motorola for creating the 68000 and bash on Intel for making the 80286.  The
arguments make it sound like Intel chips are INCAPABLE of running something
like MacOS.  This is BULLSHIT!  EACH PROCESSOR WILL SERVE THE PURPOSE!

>
>At least Mac users will try to carry on intelligent discussions without ranting
>and raving.
>

I wouldn't make any generalizations here.  Mac users, just like PC users, are
a large and varied bunch.  Personally, I like both systems, but PC's seem to
make more sense to me, as I can easily buy a UNIX-capable PC with SuperVGA
graphics (640x480x256), a 25MHz processor, and a big disk for less than $3K.
That's less than the base price of a B/W MacToaster WITHOUT A KEYBOARD!  I've
got to admit, those IIx's with the 24-bit color cards are nice, but what's
with the stratospheric pricing?

>
>
>-Michael
>
>-- 
>Michael Niehaus        UUCP: <backbones>!{iuvax,pur-ee}!bsu-cs!mithomas
>Apple Student Rep      ARPA:  mithomas@bsu-cs.bsu.edu
>Ball State University  AppleLink: ST0374 (from UUCP: st0374@applelink.apple.com)
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