Mac or PC? Which do you use?
Post Fiend
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From: Denton,TX
Originally Posted by Icicle
Sure there is, everything on my Mac is left click, just like your PC I would think, you mean right click?
Its so user friendly that there is no need for it.........have you ever heard the statement "Its a jeep thing, you wouldnt understand"...ditto for Macs
Its so user friendly that there is no need for it.........have you ever heard the statement "Its a jeep thing, you wouldnt understand"...ditto for Macs
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From: Midwestern USA
15" Flat panel iMac
800MHz G4
768MB RAM
60GB HD
Superdrive
5GB iPod (soon to be replaced with a new 40GB... I need the space
)
I also run Debian Linux (on both the Mac and the PC) from time to time.
PalmOS handheld when away from home base (Tungsten E).
800MHz G4
768MB RAM
60GB HD
Superdrive
5GB iPod (soon to be replaced with a new 40GB... I need the space
)I also run Debian Linux (on both the Mac and the PC) from time to time.
PalmOS handheld when away from home base (Tungsten E).
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From: maryland - usa
pc all the way never would consider a mac even though for music and video it is cheaper I will stick with my pc with 240 gig of hard drive space and 2048 meg's of ram ok so I have alot of storage and only about 10% free but have just about any program that you could imagine
need any of them just let me know
need any of them just let me know
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From: Salt Lake City, Utah
Why would I use a PC?
Originally Posted by dean58
Just curious as to what everyone out there is using. I have a dual G4 running OS X Panther.
I have helped my PC-owning friends/family members on several occasions, removing virii, disabling free trojan horses, pop-up ads, etc. Those things come free with their PC's...obviously invaluable features because no amount of money can buy that for a Mac! :-)
I especially like how Internet Explorer has a security hole that allows a web site to download and install software to your PC without you knowing about it, even if you have Active X turned off. That one has burned several of my friends. All got free trojan horses.
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From: Blue Hill Township
Well, I have an Athlon 64 3200+ and Asus K8V Deluxe motherboard that I got for $180 through work. I am running a 120GB Seagate, and 100GB Western Digital, with a GeForce 6800 OC to 375 Core, and 725 Memory. I also have a Mag 17" LCD, 16ms response time, and Klipsch Promedia 2.1. Total spent on this system, 1 grand, and it will spank most anything out there.
Post Fiend
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From: Bonita Springs FL
Macs have, and always have had, one major drawback: the cost. Because of the difference in price, and some other factors, PCs got the early advantage early on. They've always had the software first, and sometimes they're the only platform certain software is even released for.
Windows, for the most part, has completely caught up in terms of plug and play. Long gone are the days of manually setting IRQs, memory addresses, etc. on PCs.
I'm a Unix administrator by day, and I would really love to have a new Mac at home to play with. But I can't justify the cost of one, especially when I already have all the PC software I need. Just buying the software I need would probably bankrupt me.
One thing still holds true - those who badmouth Macs are usually the most computer-illiterate people there are, and in many cases, haven't used a Mac in years, if ever. At least, that's been my experience in 10+ years of computer industry experience.
Windows, for the most part, has completely caught up in terms of plug and play. Long gone are the days of manually setting IRQs, memory addresses, etc. on PCs.
I'm a Unix administrator by day, and I would really love to have a new Mac at home to play with. But I can't justify the cost of one, especially when I already have all the PC software I need. Just buying the software I need would probably bankrupt me.
One thing still holds true - those who badmouth Macs are usually the most computer-illiterate people there are, and in many cases, haven't used a Mac in years, if ever. At least, that's been my experience in 10+ years of computer industry experience.
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From: Enjoying the real world.
But you can have it all!
Intel/AMD box with your choice of Unix OS:
SCO, Free BSD, Net BSD, Linux, Solaris x86, QNX, Open BSD, BSD/OS and more. Heck, you can even use a Mac-like interface under Linux if you feel like digressing.
Personally, I'll take Linux or Free BSD with a command shell over a Mac or Windows. To me, computer literacy isn't about pointing and clicking... and that rules out 99.9% of Mac users and 90% of Windows users.
Intel/AMD box with your choice of Unix OS:
SCO, Free BSD, Net BSD, Linux, Solaris x86, QNX, Open BSD, BSD/OS and more. Heck, you can even use a Mac-like interface under Linux if you feel like digressing.
Personally, I'll take Linux or Free BSD with a command shell over a Mac or Windows. To me, computer literacy isn't about pointing and clicking... and that rules out 99.9% of Mac users and 90% of Windows users.
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From: Salt Lake City, Utah
Doesn't sound any different to me
Originally Posted by webmaster
But you can have it all!
Intel/AMD box with your choice of Unix OS:
SCO, Free BSD, Net BSD, Linux, Solaris x86, QNX, Open BSD, BSD/OS and more. Heck, you can even use a Mac-like interface under Linux if you feel like digressing.
Personally, I'll take Linux or Free BSD with a command shell over a Mac or Windows. To me, computer literacy isn't about pointing and clicking... and that rules out 99.9% of Mac users and 90% of Windows users.
Intel/AMD box with your choice of Unix OS:
SCO, Free BSD, Net BSD, Linux, Solaris x86, QNX, Open BSD, BSD/OS and more. Heck, you can even use a Mac-like interface under Linux if you feel like digressing.
Personally, I'll take Linux or Free BSD with a command shell over a Mac or Windows. To me, computer literacy isn't about pointing and clicking... and that rules out 99.9% of Mac users and 90% of Windows users.
On SCO Unix, I used a product called JSB MultiView (I think) that let me have multiple "windows" to run multiple commands/programs/shells/whatever at the same time.
Post Fiend
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From: Enjoying the real world.
I use an SSH shell session 95% of the time. Faster than a mouse and a lot more powerful.
Don't kid yourself, the Mac doesn't run Unix, though its close considering Apple raided the free source code of the Free BSD project (gee, I thought Apple was supposed to be innovative!). Try editing common config files in the /etc branch see what doesn't work.
Under Windows or Linux, I can run VMWare and run multiple operating systems in multiple windows. Heck, Linux even has a free product that can do that if you don't want to buy VMWare. Macs are cute, and they give people warm fuzzy feelings -- just like puppies and kittens. I prefer draft horses.
Don't kid yourself, the Mac doesn't run Unix, though its close considering Apple raided the free source code of the Free BSD project (gee, I thought Apple was supposed to be innovative!). Try editing common config files in the /etc branch see what doesn't work.
Under Windows or Linux, I can run VMWare and run multiple operating systems in multiple windows. Heck, Linux even has a free product that can do that if you don't want to buy VMWare. Macs are cute, and they give people warm fuzzy feelings -- just like puppies and kittens. I prefer draft horses.
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From: Alhambra CA
Originally Posted by andym
One thing still holds true - those who badmouth Macs are usually the most computer-illiterate people there are, and in many cases, haven't used a Mac in years, if ever. At least, that's been my experience in 10+ years of computer industry experience.
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From: Blue Hill Township
The only reason that I am strictly a windows user, is that I play games, most of which are not available in a linux version, and I have had problems in the past with getting the cutting edge hardware to work.
