Re: Micro$loth Windoze 95 Badges - how they should be

[catambay@aol.com (Bill the Cat)]

In article <4320hv$sci@ixnews4.ix.netcom.com>, jescoent@ix.netcom.com
(John Schneider ) wrote:

> 
> Running the risk of sounding like an apologist for Microsoft and the
> entire PC industry, I must comment on the "simplicity" of setting up
> PCs.  I frequently hear this argument, and I understand that what
> people wish to consider "simple" in this day and age is to plug it in
> and it works.  Well, sadly, the world is not like that at all.  You
> have to tweak every once in a while.  In addition, I have had a "PC" 
> for a little over two years (prior, I had a seriously deficient
> system---no, it wasn't an Apple, I kind of like their OS), and as long
> as I read up on the particulars of what I want to do, I usually have no
> trouble.  In other words, if people would read the manual, or the
> instructions(as long as they are decent ones!), they should really have
> no trouble.  I like both windows systems and mac systems, I just find
> that mac systems are overpriced for the benefits that they give.  At
> least that is the situation in my city.  In addition, I live in an area
> that for some reason is pc territory, and software and other goodies
> are not easy to come by, and certainly not in any great variety.  I
> also have to admit that I like working in my system, performing the
> occasional tweak now and then.  I find that windows and mac are merging
> in capability, with mac havin the edge in cutting edge technology, but
> then again, this is an industry that almost requires the company on the
> cutting edge to take lots of hits, and Apple has certainly taken its
> share of hits.  
> 

Well said.  I agree with you on many points, and have found that computer
tinkerers (like auto mechanics) are comfortable with the tinkering they
have to do with the PC platform puzzle.  Unfortunately, there are many who
are not "mechanically" inclined (including having a problem with manuals),
and are very intimidated by "technical" troubles.  On both platforms, they
tend to just ignore the computer and let it become a lost investment. 
However, in my experience, it happens much more frequently on the PC
platform, and I think a lot of people are getting bit by it.  

As far as pricing, get yourself some good mail order catalogs and forget
about what takes up all the space in your local computer stores.  It's
cheaper that way anyway.  You'll also notice that Apple's prices are very
very affordable, and you get more power for you buck (oh, and the clones
are coming too).


> (hey, its better than havin aol.com after my name!)

Grrrrr..... ;-)

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Bill Catambay
Pascal Programmer on Macintosh and Open VMS

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