Re: Amelio's ouster

[pauley@xxmindspring.com]

In article <33C477F5.705E@MacConnect.com>, SuperKais@MacConnect.com says...
>most people are unaware of all the things Apple Mac machines can
>do (examples: can your PC use two monitors with different display
>content? Can your PC be turned on/off from the keyboard? Can you switch
>keyboards/mice without rebooting?)

I'm an Apple II fan, but I'm also an IBM fan, so I want to respond to your 
examples.

Yes, you can display two different monitors.  Currently, one stays in text or 
basic graphics mode.  MS is working to support multiple monitors soon.

Yes, I can turn off my PC from the keyboard with Win95 (and OS/2).  Ctrl-Esc 
then D or N.  I also have Rapid Resume which saves the RAM to disk.  On reboot 
it is restored in 1/6th the time (at least) of a full boot and my desktop is in 
the same state it was when I turned off the machine.

Yes, you can switch keyboards and mice without rebooting.  While with the 
standard mouse and keyboard ports it is not recommended, I have done it.  Also, 
newer PCs have USB (granted, a ripoff of 10 year old ADB) which does allow hot 
plugging.

IBM's are getting more Mac-like, but then why wouldn't they want to become more 
usable.  Apple started eroding its user base a long time ago and is reaping 
what it sowed.  There's a lot of good engineering, it has just been too long 
since Apple did something breath-taking.  The closest was Newton, but then how 
excited can people get over a PDA?

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Paul Benson
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