Re: Pirates of Silicon Valley

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phoenyx <phoenyx@texas.net> wrote:

>> If I didn't have a IIGS and be under the Woz flag, I might be
>> a raving Microsoft/Intel supporter.  But I see my PC as a
>> tool, not a religion.  I like it.   But the only computer I love
>> is still the Apple IIGS (and the Apple II in general).
>
>I feel the same way. I use my PC to enhance my Apple //c by
>accessing software on the net, newsgroups and for backups
>of software I want to keep. Something about the Apple II that
>creates a special relationship between it and it's owner. I
>know it sounds crazy and the II is just a machine but I've had
>mine for so long it's like a family member.

I know what you mean.  The beauty of having a PC with a IIGS
is that the PC goes through hardware like water.  What is hot
today becomes outdated tomorrow.  But that old hardware
still runs like champions on the IIGS.

Because I have a PC that needs to be upgraded regularly
(else software has trouble running), my IIGS gets a constant
stream of hardware.

For example, mine is equipped with a high resolution ink jet
printer, a high speed modem, over 200 TrueType fonts, 8MB
of memory, a 1GB hard drive, a CD-ROM, an SVGA card
(1024x768 & 24-bit color), and a Zip drive.  On the PC, the
1GB drive would be considered small, the CD-ROM (2x
model) would be considered slow, and the Zip drive cramped.
But on the IIGS, this is power-user hardware.  ;-)

This hardware upgrade method plus the fact that the IIGS
boots faster than the PC (thanks to a smaller OS size)
means that for typing 1 to 10 page word processing
documents, I choose the IIGS.  After all, with the same
TrueType fonts and a 360dpi printer, the IIGS output looks
identical to the PC one and booting faster means that for
such writing, it is more efficient.  For generating web pages
and graphic images, of course I use the PC (just so you
know I'm not crazy).