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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.bhp.com.au!mel.dit.csiro.au!munnari.OZ.AU!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!newsfeed.internetmci.com!mr.net!news.mr.net!News2.Lakes.com!usenet From: Gorkey@someplace.com (Gorkey) Newsgroups: alt.binaries.warez.ibm-pc,alt.binaries.warez.mac,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.nt.advocacy,comp.os.msdos.misc,comp.os.os2.advocacy,comp.sys.acorn.advocacy,comp.sys.mac.advocacy,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.powerpc.advocacy,comp.unix.advocacy,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc,comp.unix.machten,comp.unix.pc-clone.16bit,comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit,comp.unix.shell,comp.unix.solaris,comp.unix.user-friendly Subject: Re: FIVE GOOD REASONS WHY IBM'S ARE BETTER THAN MACS Date: Thu, 11 Apr 1996 13:18:37 GMT Organization: THG Lines: 19 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <4kj4fv$924@News2.Lakes.com> References: <Cyclone-0504961737500001@dial24.trip.net> <31664662.1081143@153.2.170.10> <dke-0604960729360001@adnline68.adnc.com> <4k916j$knv@canton.charm.net> <Cyclone-0704961505160001@dial18.trip.net> <nobody-0804960717020001@slip114.ucs.orst.edu> <3169e152.1401026@news.wt.net> <4kds7c$kqo@server.cntfl.com> Reply-To: Gorkey NNTP-Posting-Host: modem25.prairie.lakes.com X-Newsreader: Forte Agent .99c/32.126 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au alt.binaries.warez.ibm-pc:33685 alt.binaries.warez.mac:2932 comp.os.linux.advocacy:44343 comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy:122265 comp.os.ms-windows.nt.advocacy:20918 comp.os.msdos.misc:52952 comp.os.os2.advocacy:191268 comp.sys.acorn.advocacy:7734 comp.sys.mac.advocacy:98137 comp.sys.next.advocacy:34582 comp.sys.powerpc.advocacy:2316 comp.unix.advocacy:18619 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:16947 comp.unix.bsd.misc:668 comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc:2849 comp.unix.machten:2145 comp.unix.pc-clon e.16bit:615 comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit:9153 comp.unix.shell:31403 comp.unix.solaris:65405 comp.unix.user-friendly:3551 books@rtssec1.dms.state.fl.us (Roger Books) wrote: >Intrpunk (intrpunk@here.com) wrote: > >> I'm a PC person, but I also believe in Mac. As a tech. I use both >> daily, and I have to say that they both have great advantages. But >> honestly, this last reply is so opinionated. The Mac OS may be usable >> to you, but I prefer the PC OS most of the time. But I must admit >> that graphically, Mac has ALWAYS been better. I restart my Win95 pc once a day to do a quick virus check.. (mandatory) otherwise i hash on the system with Visual C++, ansi C, and Visual Basic... Trust me the programs I write can bring a computer to it's knees in WIn3.11 without warning. In win 95 when my prg crashes, i terminate it, and go on to trying to debug the dang code. Using symantec C++ on a mac, (verry unpleasant) i would have to restart every 30 min! atleast. give me a break! >However, if better windowing systems were what made the computer the >Amiga would be dominant right now. You all know where that went. Dang good point! I want my Commodore64!