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From: lad@lad.scs.com (Lawrence A. Deleski)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Something else you can't do on the Mac
Message-ID: <117@lad.scs.com>
Date: 9 Jan 90 15:39:39 GMT
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From article <818@edstip.EDS.COM>, by ohrnb@edstip.EDS.COM (Erik Ohrnberger):

> If you buy a Mac, all you'll ever run is Finder and System.

Oh?  Read on.


> If you buy a PC compatible you have a choice, based on your needs:
> DOS, Unix, Xenix, Pick, PC-MOS and a whole host of others.  If you needs
> change, you can change the OS to meet the new needs.  If you have a Mac,

Ahem.  Ok, if we can agree that Xenix and Unix are the same (well, almost),
and DOS is to the PC what the Finder is to the Mac, (I know, it's a
stretch),  then you're dead wrong.  First, who cares about Pick?  And
PC-MOS, give me a break.  I'd like to hear from ONE PC person running
PC-MOS.

The Mac runs the Finder, of course, and A/UX.  So what's the problem?

> 
> If I have a 386 PC clone, and need to get into Multi-User OS, I just by
> some memory, some disk, and some software.  The Mac will never get to
> a multi-user level. 

A/UX is indeed 'multi-user'.  So what's the problem?

> The point is not that you can run multi-user OS on the PC.  The point is that
> I have some alternatives, while I percieve none on the Mac side.

You're obviously unaware of the alternatives, that's all.  



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