Re: Apple advertisement

[NOSPAM***bjbear@ibm.net (B.J. Major & Dennis J. Gorin)]

> >I just acquired an Apple //e
> >system. Nothing beats an 8 bit and/or 16 bit Apple II computer.
> 
> Well, I think realism is required here.  I fully concede that modern
Wintel and 
> Mac machines do things an Apple II cannot.  Lots of things.  But I still love 
> my 8-bit Apple, and when I commute to and from work on the train, I'm usually 
> running Apple II software on my laptop.  :)

I'd like to know what kind of laptop, first off!

> 
> >Although my personal preference is a Mac over a "PC", I'd pick an Apple II
> >over a Mac or anything else for that matter, anyday!  :)
> 
> For me, it depends entirely on what exactly I want to do.
> 
> For my day-to-day productivity stuff, I'd rather use a PC or a Mac.  For my 
> entertainment, I have more fun on an Apple II.  It's part nostalgia, part 
> familiarity, and part I-can-crack-the-case-and-do-any-damn-thing-I-want-and-
> hell-it's-not-like-the-wife-will-get-pissed-if-I-fry-it-and-besides-I-have-
> three-more.  I can *do* productivity stuff on the Apple; in fact, I do
creative 
> writing on it.
> 
> The trick is to not become a zealot, and to acknowledge the benefits and 
> weaknesses of any system.

Unfortunately, modern computer society does not allow for this anymore. 
The constant put-down of Apple by the media, despite its obvious successes,
has had an effect on modern day Macintosh users similar to a "call to
arms."  I feel this myself, with all the propaganda and misinformation
being thrown at the computer buying public by the powers of Intel and
Microsoft.  I'm mad as hell and I'll fight to the death over this.  Even if
Apple went "out of business" tomorrow--I'd still never jump ship to the
Wintel world (and I am saying this with some experience as I had 10 plus
years of having to work on Wintels in my job).  I'd just keep on using Macs
until there wasn't one left on the earth.

> 
> Does the Mac have some advantages over the PC because the design and 
> engineering is all under one roof?  You bet.
> 
> Does the PC have some advantages over the Mac due to economies of scale and 
> pricing?  You bet.

This is extremely debateable as Mac prices have come down drastically in
the last six months.

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