Guest neo Posted January 27, 2004 Share Posted January 27, 2004 With the possible exception of a fine riesling from the Mosel, I distrust anything Germans offer as the pinnacle of human achievement. Loved your post, though! neo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest M. McRae Posted January 27, 2004 Share Posted January 27, 2004 Hmmmmm, comment re Germans might earn you a rebuke from some folks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calgary FA Posted January 27, 2004 Share Posted January 27, 2004 http://www.apple.com/switch/ Macs are faster, smarter, more intuitive and less likely to crash than any PC. If you can't give up your Microsoft programs, not a problem, in the Mac World you can have it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Posted January 27, 2004 Share Posted January 27, 2004 Vhat do you mien? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neo Posted January 27, 2004 Share Posted January 27, 2004 Ah, but this is wonderful! You just have to shake the tree a little and all sorts of Mac users fall to the ground. A little bruised perhaps, but they're still great eatin'! Macs long ago gave up any legitimate claim to being faster, smarter, more intuitive or less likely to crash than any PC. Apple has rested on its development laurels for a decade, PC manufacturers have not. And you see, in the Mac world you most definitely can't have it all. What you can have is what Apple says you can have. In the PC world, there are thousands of software and hardware manufacturers crying for your business. You tell them what you want and they ask what size, speed, color, OS, processor, video subsystem, bus speed, motherboard, fatherboard, babyboard, and if you want fries with it. The PC world is built around an enormous number of companies all trying to outdo the other in building a better mousetrap. The Apple world on the other hand is built around a proprietary hardware and software combination. I like the free-for-all that the PC community embraces. If you want to live in the computer world's equivalent of the triple-espresso fastlane at a post-Christmas sale, get a PC. If you'd prefer to live in the computer world's equivalent of a lazy, off-the-beaten-track backwater drinking water from a well while paying too much for the real estate, then get a Mac. One nod to Apple though, I understand their iPod's rock. Best, neo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neo Posted January 27, 2004 Share Posted January 27, 2004 Like my German wife you mean? I'll run it by her, and see if she has a dissenting opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AME Posted January 27, 2004 Share Posted January 27, 2004 Schande auf Ihnen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neo Posted January 27, 2004 Share Posted January 27, 2004 I've been instructed to tell you that my wife doesn't have a "dissenting" opinion, she has the "correct" opinion, namely that when Germans want your opinion they'll ask you for it, and until then you should keep your hopelessly _minderwertig_ viewpoint to yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neo Posted January 27, 2004 Share Posted January 27, 2004 Klugschiesser! One thing that I do like about the Germans is their expressions. God help us, the language itself is hopelessly Byzantine, but by the time it's been distilled on the street they really have something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Niner Posted January 27, 2004 Share Posted January 27, 2004 Being a bit harsh on us zesty Mac-lovers, dontcha think Neo? Why such vehemence? Did a Mac long ago give you a nasty shock, or perhaps you cut your finger on its "bleeding edge?" You can relax, man. We Mac diehards know very well that the PC users have basically won the battle for market share, and that they've caught up to the Mac's ease of use; and that today's PCs are generally fast and capable machines. But what's the harm in letting us enjoy our "Mercedes-puters" in peace? We like Thinking Different. Here's to many more spirited Mac vs PC debates. But let's keep it friendly. T9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Joe Chiang Posted January 27, 2004 Share Posted January 27, 2004 Hi Neo, Had to jump in to put in my $.02... I agree with your point on virus being written for the most popular platform, but I disagree that PC software and hardware has surpassed Macs. Speedwise, a fair compairson between Pentiums and Macs is to divide Pentium speed by 3 since each Pentium operations takes 21 'steps' whereas a Mac operations takes only 7 'steps.' PCs, therefore, are nowhere near as fast as most people believe they are. Software wise, Mac users also have access to all popular PC software - most people will use only internet browser, e-mail, word processing, and accounting/tax software and Macs have all these. If you are in the graphics or publishing business, Macs still reign as the only platform to use. I don't know how stable XP will be when you open a dozen Photoshop documents, but my G4s will not crash. Regards, Joe Chiang (a happy Mac user since my first Apple II - never owned nor desired a PC) BTW, if you drive for the sake of driving and you ever driven a Porche or BMW M3/5/6, then you will understand why people desire German cars... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calgary FA Posted January 27, 2004 Share Posted January 27, 2004 Hey, I used to be a PC user, and for the last 7 years have been utilizing Macs. How many people have bought an OS 9 or 10 Mac and actually gone back to their oh so boring PC's. Mac is always one step ahead and have more quality control as they are pretty much a monopoly. PC on the other hand.....well that's another story. Try a Mac today, and I am convinced that you will "never go back." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sam of Old Posted January 27, 2004 Share Posted January 27, 2004 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neo Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 Zesty Mac-lovers? Are we talking hamburgers now? Gee whiz, T9'er, I didn't think I could get more tongue-in-cheek or provoke more good-naturedly about a less troublesome matter. You Mac-addicts are a tough audience! neo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neo Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 Not to worry, I'm just joshin' ya. It's great you found a product you like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kip Powick Posted January 28, 2004 Author Share Posted January 28, 2004 Joe Chiang (a happy Mac user since my first Apple II - never owned nor desired a PC) Different strokes...really...it depends on what machine type you were "raised". Kip...(a happy PC user since my first Commodore 64 - never owned nor desired a MAC) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Joe Chiang Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 Hi Kip, I did have to endure years of using PCs in the military. It just reinforced my lack of desire to get one for personal use... Funny thing when I first got to 434 Sqn - most Challenger pilots owned Macs and T-bird pilots owned PCs.... Cheers, Joe (always enjoy putting down PCs and Microsoft) P.S. I don't consider Commodore 64 a PC since we tend to use the term PC for Microsoft running computers. If I had the money in the late 70s I would have bought a PET... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neo Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 Hey Joe! Ah yes, the old, "I can open 24 freakin' Photoshop windows in my Mac. Let's see you try that on your PC!" argument. Ya gotta hand it to 'em, I'll bet those boys at Cupertino even program Photoshop routines while they're taking one of their frequent naps. Macs totally RULE the world of those who like to work with sixteen layers of a photograph, morph it into an image of their neighbour's dog, solarize the thing and then convert it into tiff's, gif's, and jpeg's one, two and three. I'm willing to bet that 7% of the computing populace are photo editors, because that's precisely the percentage of people who own Macs. For the 93% of us who want to do everything else in the computing world, PC's run rings around Macs. neo [it's all just good-natured ribbing, Joe. Apple makes a fine product. ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neo Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Joe Chiang Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 No problem with the ribbing Neo, As I said, Macs reign supreme when it comes to graphics and publishing. I guess those editors/designers all got brainwashed when Macs were much superior than PCs in graphics capabilities. Now PCs have improved they just can't be bothered to switch... One good thing being a Mac user, I don't have to research and decide on a large number of software that is available. I don't know how many tax programs are available for PCs but all I need for the Mac is TurboTax (I am living south of the border). Cheers, Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest M. McRae Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 TI99-4A was the way to go...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Hudson Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 Joe; Thanks for your post above. My address is: donandfran_hudson@telus.net /the photos of the tailstrike would be great. My son is a budding animator/graphics artist (who will be doing engineering in the fall @ either Alberta, Queens, UBC, or U of T) and we're looking at a new machine for him. He presently has a very good PC. He's been working with 3D Studio Max for the past few years and I am wondering if that same program is available for the Mac, as I know its much faster. MIA is apparently the only program available, but that's a brand new learning curve. Any suggestions? (from others as well, tnx). I can check on the web of course, but experienced help is always preferable. kind regards, Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kip Powick Posted January 28, 2004 Author Share Posted January 28, 2004 Funny thing when I first got to 434 Sqn - most Challenger pilots owned Well there it is...... Geeeezze no wonder you love a MAC...you weren't on a real Squadron !!!!! And Challengers...arrrggghh you ever get to fly a real airplane ?? :> :> :> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Joe Chiang Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 Was TI99 a calculator Malcolm? Is so then HP calculators were much superior with RPN... Cheers, Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neo Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 God, I lusted after that Texas Instruments computer. A 3 MHz processor with 256 bytes of onboard RAM. Video sprites. EXTENDED Basic. Sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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