Re: ROM 01 Superiority

[noname@noemail.net (noname)]

In article <3B3B8C94.10209@mts.net>, Mike Pfaiffer <pfaiffer@mts.net> wrote:
> My thoughts at the time is I can get a 386 where I have complete support. 
> I can stick with my GS and not get any help except through the 
> newsgroups. Or I can get a Mac at twice the price with less expansion 
> capabilities and the possibility Apple would choose not to support this 
> machine either. I was right. Although development on the Apple continued 
> through third party channels (thanks guys) it could not keep up with the 
> PC. Apple has since ceased support of its 68k Macs and some PowerMacs.

That last sentence sounds a tad biased against Apple though.....
I mean, the 68K Macs haven't been built and sold since 1994/1995 and of
course the older Power Macs won't exactly be relevant in this day and age
either...it's 2001, not 1996 or 1997.

I mean, when I had trouble with my 1992 purchased Dell 320SX (386) system
in 1997, I phoned up Dell support and they couldn't find anyone who knew
hide nor hair of my system at their help support desk. Their suggestion
was to replace the computer with a brand new Dell system.

I ended up finding the problem on my own...the clock battery burst and
ended up leaking on my PS/2 mouse controller chips on the motherboard,
disabling the PS/2 mouse connector all together (and sometimes causing
erratic behaviour on the PS/2 keyboard as well as those chips were right
beside the mouse chips on the motherboard).

I ended up tradeing the Dell system for an Apple IIgs.