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Re: Amelio's ouster
Mitchell Spector wrote:
> The only advantage I would give the Mac is "plug 'n play",
> though not because the system is better designed, but due to the
> fact there is relatively nothing to add, they're closed systems.
> What does a Mac owner usually add? An external SCSI device, one
> or more new ADB devices, a modem? ..."
Nothing to add? Hmmm, let's see, with my 7600 I've got a printer,
scanner, modem, ethernet port, two monitors, S-video in/out, RCA-jack
line in/out, zip drive, external hard drive...does this mean I've got a
closed system? Wow. I didn't know that. I guess I'll have to get a
PC... :-)
> Most everything is built-in
> (which sounds good, but what if you don't like what is built-in?)
Then you add a PCI card. There are Mac PCI cards for video, 3D
aceleration, ethernet, Pentium cards, digital video, multitrack digital
audio, etc. It's not as closed as you might think.
> >SoftWindows for the PPC is not like GuS or UAE (Amiga emulator). It is
> >much more optimized. This emulation is more like the emulation the PPC
> >uses to run 68K Mac software, and it is good. So good, in fact, that
> >for day to day tasks, you can use a fast PowerMac to do PC tasks...
>
> Yes, but can you delete every trace of Mac System 7.5.6 and work
> totally with SoftWindows as your operating system? On the PC, I can
> completely rid myself of MS-DOS and Windows if I so desired, and some
> people do in fact.
Are they that bad? :) Why would someone choose to use a Windows PC and
then strip Windows off of it? (I know, I know, Linux n' stuff...)
But seriously, a company called Lismore has a Pentium emulator ('Blue
Label') coming out by the end of the summer that will boot a Mac machine
up into Windows, instead of the Mac OS. Similar to what you can do with
MkLinux or BeOS.
> ...I think people should use whatever is more comfortable and have a
> preference for. Just be sure and try both (getting a good taste and
> feel of each system) so you don't judge a system without even
> knowning what it's about. You may end up short changing yourself.
Speaking of "not knowing what it's about", there is no System 7.5.6.
There's Mac OS 7.5.5 (last year) and Mac OS 7.6 and 7.6.1 (this year).
I agree that one should use what works for them. If Windows is better
for you, than use it, etc. etc. At work I use both on my Mac, so I feel
I know the ins & outs of both. Personally, I can't wait for Mac OS 8
this week. Definitely an improvement. More reasons to love Apple's OS.
It would be great to get a PowerBook 3400/240 MHz and run Virtual PC on
it; then none of that would matter. I'd simply have it all
(software-wise, anyway). :-)
And as a last-minute effort to keep in line with the newsgroup: if the
IIgs was still active and was keeping up with the times, I'd use it. It
all comes down to what you like, and I probably would use Macs and IIgs
machines, since they each have their fortes that the other can't match.
I think they're both cool.
I do a little music, and I remember how the IIgs had quite a reputation
as a MIDI monster machine...
If it was better at doing modern digital audio multitracking than the
Mac, I'd definitely use it quite a bit.
GK