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Mac or PC?
"you had a Serial networking system built into the design"
Doesn't matter if we did or didn't, we still only had one MAC. What was it gonna connect with? The toaster? The TV? Itself?
Doesn't matter if we did or didn't, we still only had one MAC. What was it gonna connect with? The toaster? The TV? Itself?
MoJoJoJo wrote:
> We had one (yes one) MAC in primary school (hey, this is the early 90s
> we're talking about, IT wasn't seen as important) and it was poop
> compared to a PC... So, end of discussion
So then, that means if you Low Cost Mac's back then you had a Serial networking system built into the design, the PC had nothing as standard. The higher end Mac's at that time had Ethernet networking as standard, the PC's did not (and still don't). All new Mac's at that time had Mac OS 7.0 or 7.1 - far superior to Windows 3.1. Mac OS 7.0 even had it's own networking software. All Mac's had sound, while the newer ones were Stereo as standard. And in 1994, Mac OS 7.5 was launched - which is where Bill Gates got all the idea's for Windows 95.
> We had one (yes one) MAC in primary school (hey, this is the early 90s
> we're talking about, IT wasn't seen as important) and it was poop
> compared to a PC... So, end of discussion
So then, that means if you Low Cost Mac's back then you had a Serial networking system built into the design, the PC had nothing as standard. The higher end Mac's at that time had Ethernet networking as standard, the PC's did not (and still don't). All new Mac's at that time had Mac OS 7.0 or 7.1 - far superior to Windows 3.1. Mac OS 7.0 even had it's own networking software. All Mac's had sound, while the newer ones were Stereo as standard. And in 1994, Mac OS 7.5 was launched - which is where Bill Gates got all the idea's for Windows 95.
Dave RJR wrote:
> Mac's have the cool (make that icool) factor. They have newer
> technology inside them, and come with more hardware as standard like
> Ethernet cards. Combine that with the easiest OS to use in the world
> (Mac OS), and you have a great combination!
The technology isn't that much newer. Its just the internal architecture that is better than a PC.
This means they are quicker.
The above is a fact, below im not so sure of, but its my opionion.
Why is thyis? Because IBM rushed there machine out, and unfortunatly it became standard. Pc's habve become better by shoving more and more cards into there boxes. Macs build in most things in order to create faster technology. They just use up to date technology, unlike most mid-range PC manufacturersw. Hence the more expensive pricetag
> Mac's have the cool (make that icool) factor. They have newer
> technology inside them, and come with more hardware as standard like
> Ethernet cards. Combine that with the easiest OS to use in the world
> (Mac OS), and you have a great combination!
The technology isn't that much newer. Its just the internal architecture that is better than a PC.
This means they are quicker.
The above is a fact, below im not so sure of, but its my opionion.
Why is thyis? Because IBM rushed there machine out, and unfortunatly it became standard. Pc's habve become better by shoving more and more cards into there boxes. Macs build in most things in order to create faster technology. They just use up to date technology, unlike most mid-range PC manufacturersw. Hence the more expensive pricetag
We had one (yes one) MAC in primary school (hey, this is the early 90s we're talking about, IT wasn't seen as important) and it was poop compared to a PC... So, end of discussion
Mac's have the cool (make that icool) factor. They have newer technology inside them, and come with more hardware as standard like Ethernet cards. Combine that with the easiest OS to use in the world (Mac OS), and you have a great combination!
PC, although er-no and Mr. Nice Guy would say Mac.
Dave RJR wrote:
> Mac
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AHAHAHAHAHAHHA!
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AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
You're seriously wondering about this?!
> Mac
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!
AHAHAHAHAHAHHA!
...
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
You're seriously wondering about this?!
Never had a Mac, and never been provided with any reason why I should own one, so I'd have to say PC, but only due to lack of experience with Macs.
Mac or PC?