Posted on 06/20/2005 8:42:07 PM PDT by quidnunc
Huh?
Ummm... get reception here in the house...
"Not since Walter Mondale suggested that he might raise taxes have I had such a terrible, sick, sinking sensation deep in the pit of my stomach. "
No need to read further. He outed himself as a liberal. His comments won't make any sense and will be biased and full ofpropaganda.
I owned a 128K, 512K, SE and a Performa before I finally got fed up with Apple. Went to a Gateway and haven't been happier.
<< I paid $3,400 for that first system, and that was in 1987 >>
Around that time, for around Seventy-Five Hundred Australian Dollars, I bought my fourth Apple and second Mac: an SE-30.
Much upgraded and fitted with many mod cons and bells and whistles -- and, most importantly, with Hellcats Over The Pacific! -- it still works.
What is a "Mack"?? does it come with Fries?
Windows to Run on Intel Processors
By Russell Skingsley
Redmond , WA - Microsoft announced today at a press gathering that Windows XP will be ported to work on the Intel range of x86 processors.
Microsoft denies that this has anything to do with recent announcement from Apple Computer at their worldwide developers conference.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer was enthusiastic about the move today as he described one of the largest moves in the operating system's history.
"We want to show the world that we can innovate just as well as Apple, this is not about copying them, it's just coincidental."
He described the process by which developers will be able to make the transition. "Anyone who is using our current set of development tools will be able to recompile for Intel and be working within years"
Microsoft will be offering a developers' transition pack that consists of an Intel Pentium 4 based PC with a prerelease version of "Windows for Intel" for $99,999. Ballmer justified the price tag by stating that developers "who make serious money from Windows" will want to be on this transition early in the development cycle. "And besides, there's a 'where's Clippy?' coloring book inside every developer pack," said Ballmer.
When Mr. Ballmer was asked from the press gathering whether Bill Gates had been consulted about this "move" he became agitated as he said that he "need not consult Bill on every little technical issue."
Apple has suggested a two-year time frame for their switch to Intel. Microsoft is not so optimistic, they believe that their transition will take 5-7 years due to the plethora of different hardware implementations they must support.
"Moving from one processor to another is easy", he said, "Moving from one processor to that same processor, well, that's difficult."
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Kinda.
It cooks [Deep fries, if you prefer] winDOS operated boat anchors [Also known -- since the term was invented by and stolen from Apple, "PCs"] and eats them for breakfast.
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"Of course, there was a keyboard and the trademark mouse. IBM people just detested the mouse. Somehow, using that thing made traditionalist computer geeks feel less professional and superior, but Mac people never cared."
This guy doesn't know what he's talking about. I was using a Mouse Systems optical mouse in the early 80's before there was a Mac. So were all the other PC users I knew at the time.
Macs will have superior performance on your processors too. ;)
Mac+
IIsi
Mac SE30
PowerBook 100
PowerBook 140
PowerBook 165
PowerBook Duo 230
PowerBook Duo 2300c
iMac
PowerBook G3 bronze
iBook G4
iMac G5
No Wintel
I like my Mac. I could care less what processor it uses. Having Unix under the hood makes my life easier and the GUI is super nice to work with.
I use my computers to advance my programming knowledge--I have 3 different processors (Power PC, Intel, Sun) running them. All can run Apache, Tomcat, Ruby, and just about anything else I decide to fiddle with.
This guy needs to grow up and buy a clue.
>>On the otherhand, mac users will buy ANYTHING that will run on a Mac
I haven't had to buy any software for my Mac. Everything I need is in the OS, or available on Darwin Ports or Fink or as a tar file.
Do you just use your computer for gaming? Because I can't think of much that is available for Windows that won't run on Macs other than high-end, cutting edge games.
You seem to have an intense hatred for Macs. Why people like you give a hoot, I'll never know.
What a WHINER! They're only changing processors.
I have used them since shortly after they came onto the scene. They work.
I do not now, nor have ever, owned a WinTel machine. I have used some. I will continue to use Macs.
If you don't like them, you can say so. But, please stop making snide, irrelevant remarks about the users. It does nothing to advance your image... and makes you look like a child.
Past Macs I have owned-
FatMac -1984
SE
SE 30
II ci
II cx
LC
Outbound (3rd party early powerbook w/Mac+ rom)
PB 140
PB180c
660AV
880AV
IIvx
Centris 6360
PB 5300c
G3 Desktop
G3 iMac
PB G3 Wallstreet (2)
G4 Desktop
PB G4 Titanium
PB G4 17' (Aluminum)
G5 sgl processor
...and some others...
Present Home Airport Extreme Network-
G3 Indigo iMac- sys.9 (wired to net)
G3 Desktop server- sys 9, 10 Airport
G4 Desktop- sys 9, 10, Airport
G5 Desktop- sys 10, Airport
G3 Wallstreet- sys 9 (wired, when necessary)
G4 PB- Sys 10, Airport
Cable Modem
OfficeJet 5510xl
Have a nice day...
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