Re: OS For IIGS

[shack@onyx.southwind.net (Randy Shackelford)]

Mitchell Spector (spec@vax2.concordia.ca) wrote:

:     Ironically, in my book, anyone who likes the Macintosh OS (and
: its UI) has no credibility when it comes to what makes a good OS.
: Its shortcomings are so blatently obvious and in-your-face, I don't
: understand how people can still stand up for it. Blind loyality and
: faith in Apple maybe? Still looking at the situtation as it were 3
: years ago or more perhaps?

Just an opinion, like I said. I use both and have my preference. Everyone else
is welcome to do the same. The people who really have no credibility are those
who only use one or the other.

One of my co-workers has a non functioning tape drive and scanner on his Win95
box. I kind of pity him since I can connect and disconnect devices at will
on any of my Apple boxes. Sure am glad I don't have to go through that kind
of hassle.

:     OTOH, I don't really feel comfortable saying that since there are
: many people I've known on comp.sys.apple2 for years--who make logical
: arguments, intelligent obversations and overall possess a strong
: credibility--yet still very fond of the Macintosh OS. I can fully
: understand the dislikes about the PC, since I share a lot of them
: myself, but the Mac makes a poor alternative. For the longest time
: the Apple IIgs was my alternative to _both_ platforms (and it had
: solid strengths some 5 years ago) but its not realistic now with
: the hardware being terribly obsolite and a complete lack of software
: support today.

Yep, those were my thoughts when I got my first Mac almost five years ago.
I just got that box, a Quadra 700, back from being loaned out to a buddy
since he got his own 840av like mine. He said his PC using buddies were quite 
impressed with the performance he got out of that little 25 MHz box, BTW.

: >I have no reason under the sun to learn that crap. There are people whose
: >job it is to maintain the only non Apple box I ever touch.

:     Maybe once Apple collapses (which is guaranteed to happen soon,
: there is no doubt now) you may eventually be forced to, unless the
: Macintosh is resurrected like Gateway is attempting to do with the
: Amiga. Or another alternative surfaces, and that is something which
: I would look forward to.

I have enough spare parts stockpiled to keep my Apple boxes running til 
doomsday, which is the day before the day I'll replace the Apples on my desk
with Wintel. Even in the unlikely event that Apple folds, there's enough
of a user base to sustain the platform.
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