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From: poffen@molehill (Russ Poffenberger)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Multiple monitors (was: Xerox sues Apple!)
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Date: 4 Jan 90 17:22:43 GMT
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Reply-To: poffen@sj.ate.slb.com (Russ Poffenberger)
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In article <17541@rpp386.cactus.org> mgodwin@rpp386.cactus.org (Mike Godwin) writes:
>In article <1232@awdprime.UUCP> @cs.utexas.edu:ibmchs!auschs!woan.austin.ibm.com!ron writes:
> 
>>However, how many people
>>really need an application to span multiple monitors? Its aweful
>>difficult to visualize a picture crossing monitor boundaries though it
>>make for a neat effect at dance clubs. Just go out and get a bigger
>>one.
>
>Anybody who does reasonably sophisticated desktop publishing using multiple
>applications will find the multiple-monitor setup quite useful, quite easy
>to use, and generally superior to the one-big-monitor setup.
>
>>Anyway, PC-Clones make a marvelously cost-effective UNIX box for less
>>than the price of a base MAC II system configuration.
>
>Can't dispute that. The only reason to get a Mac II setup for a UNIX 
>installation is if you have a particular need or fondness for Mac hardware.
>
>I also can't dispute that Macs are more expensive that PC clones.
>Clearly they are. But as a long-time PC user, I have to say that I've
>never regretted the extra money I spent for Mac equipment, which
>I almost invariably find more functional than even the most powerful
>DOS machine for everyday applications. (I note at this point that I'm
>not a neophyte user, and that I had years of experience on PCs and other
>systems when the Mac first came out.)
>
>I originally was prejudiced against Macs, but when I really got a chance
>to explore the working environment provided by Macs, I fell in love with
>them.
>
>
>--Mike
>
>
>
>-- 

ENOUGH of this MAC vs PC war. I read this newsgroup for more interesting
information than a bunch of people trying to prove whose computer is better.
I am wearing out my 'k' key on you guys.

The simple fact is that there will be as many opinions as there are people.
Some people will always prefer a MAC, some will always prefer a PC, it just
depends on the person and the applications they are being used for.

As for my preference, I like the SparcStation 370 in my office. It has
1152 X 900 accelerated color graphics (~500K 2-D vectors/sec in 256 out of
16Million colors) on a 19" Sony trinitron monitor, 16MIPS RISC performance,
32 Mbytes Main Memory, 2Gbytes (Yes GIGABYTES) SMD disk, unix, X windows and
too many other things to mention.

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