Re: Re. Sun-Apple

[rubywand@aol.com (RUBYWAND)]

In article <4f98th$ai6@acme.freenet.columbus.oh.us>,
mlamorte@freenet.columbus.oh.us (Mike LaMorte) writes:


>RUBYWAND (rubywand@aol.com) wrote:
>
>:.... (By the way, at $2200 you're solidly into the '166 or better
>: range, with 32MB RAM, ...)
>
>Hmph. #1: what exactly do you need all that power for? ....

    While you're at it why not ask: "What do you need all that extra $$$
for?"

>
>You can't compare the MHz speeds on a Pentium and a PPC... Pardon the
>pun, but it's like comparing apples and oranges. <shrug> JD Powers &
Assc.
>ran some benchmarks and found that the PPC, MHz for MHz is 36% faster.
>Meaning a 100MHz PPC is actually faster than a 133MHz Pentium. Meaning
the
>150MHz PPCs smoke 166MHz Pentiums.

    It appears that you have just compared speeds. Would you care to quote
a price for a 150MHz PPC604 PowerMac system?


>: >:  ...., nobody upgrades a '386-- not when '486 80MHz motherboards are
>: >: going for $85.
>
>>Yeah, and most people who are afraid to change the batteries in their
>>remote controls will be shelling out $25 an hour extra to the local
>>computer shop to install it.
>>
>:
>:  Drat! You mean I can change the batteries myself?!
>
>If you need help, I'd be happy to show you how. My consulting fee for
>remote control operation is only $50 an hour. Quite a bargain, eh?
>

    See! The PC shop would do it for only $25! 


>:     Certainly, if a company is going to sell VHS-compatible Betamax's
at
>: Betamax prices, it cannot afford inefficiency, management errors, or
bad
>: luck. The cheaper the VHS machines and the more new features
competitors
>: add, the harder it becomes to convince stockholders (and the public)
that
>: making VHS-compatible Betamax's is a really smart idea.
>
>Are you trying to say that Apple is marketing itself as an IBM
compatable? ....

    Yes.


Rubywand