Re: Hahaha.. Response on Localtalk cards.

[Gabriel Morales <Togega@concentric.net>]

Supertimer wrote:

> "Triumph of the Nerds" also had a whole section dedicated to the
> Apple II.  The commentators kept saying of the IIe "this is a really
> well designed system."  ;-)  They didn't say the same of the IBM PC.
> Message?  If Apple had stuck with the II as IBM stuck with the PC,
> today Apple would be ahead.  You can still run IBM PC software
> on a Pentium II...but you can't run A2 software (and I AM NOT
> TALKING ABOUT EMULATION...JUST REAL *RUNNING* OF
> THE SOFTWARE) on a PowerMac.

	I don't understand you people. If you can run it, what's the problem?? Sure
you can run original IBM PC software on the snail-paced Pentium II, but look
of the ridiculous DOS commands, interface & hardware problems you still have
to keep up with. The PC will never be as good as the Mac unless it is
drastically redesigned...