Re: Amelio's ouster

[smentzer@pacbell.net (Steve Mentzer)]

>In article <33C477F5.705E@MacConnect.com>, SuperKais@MacConnect.com says...
>>most people are unaware of all the things Apple Mac machines can
>>do (examples: can your PC use two monitors with different display
>>content? Can your PC be turned on/off from the keyboard? Can you switch
>>keyboards/mice without rebooting?)
>
>I'm an Apple II fan, but I'm also an IBM fan, so I want to respond to your 
>examples.
>
>Yes, you can display two different monitors.  Currently, one stays in text or 
>basic graphics mode.  MS is working to support multiple monitors soon.
>



And as with any other MS standard, look for it to be chock full of limitations 
and exceptions that will wreak compatibility havoc on your mind...



>Yes, I can turn off my PC from the keyboard with Win95 (and OS/2).  Ctrl-Esc 
>then D or N.  I also have Rapid Resume which saves the RAM to disk.  On 
reboot 
>it is restored in 1/6th the time (at least) of a full boot and my desktop is 
in 
>the same state it was when I turned off the machine.
>



Yep, our dell laptops have the same feature, and EVERY manufacturer has a 
different way of doing it. Unfortunately, one BIG problem with doing it is 
that other real OS's like NT would freak if you tried something like that.



>Yes, you can switch keyboards and mice without rebooting.  While with the 
>standard mouse and keyboard ports it is not recommended, I have done it.  
Also, 
>newer PCs have USB (granted, a ripoff of 10 year old ADB) which does allow 
hot 
>plugging.



Try doing this on a standard 
run-o-the-mill-mail-order-buy-one-today-or-off-the-shelf-pc and you will fry 
the ps/2 port.




>
>IBM's are getting more Mac-like, but then why wouldn't they want to become 
more 
>usable.  Apple started eroding its user base a long time ago and is reaping 
>what it sowed.  There's a lot of good engineering, it has just been too long 
>since Apple did something breath-taking.  The closest was Newton, but then 
how 
>excited can people get over a PDA?
>


Apple will never get my money for hardware.... ever again. The ripped me off 
with my GS purchase, and I will never forgive them.

But the point is the thought of a new OS with the mac-like compatibility woos 
and the platform support of intel..

smentzer@pacbell.net