One even better.....
I went from a Wintel 75MHz Processor (Bought summer 1994, used until
beginning of summer 1997) and switched from it to a Quadra 700. For those of
you who knows, the Q700 is about the speed of a 486. I went from a P75 that
crashed often, for no reason, to a Machine that ran the same software, had
the same processor infostructure, and had less RAM and was happy. I now use
(Got a few months back) a PowerMac 8100/80 - about the speed of a P133 or
so. I'm going to get a 110MHz Board for it (to max it out with the 264MB of
RAM) and then get a Newer G3 upgrade with 1MB backside cache. This computer
out performs my father's P133 any day of the week. Videos, opening files,
data transfer. To make it in layman's terms: Macintosh, It Does More, It
costs Less, It's Just That Simple. After all, this unit speaks what I write,
opens what I speak for it to open, networks with ease, and is a helluva lot
more stable! Who wants Windows when you can have the whole house? ;)
Oh, and my Grandmother just replaced her P166 with a Performa 637CD - a
33Mhz 68040, again, she replaced a Pentium with a 486 like system that does
more, faster. She is now on AOL sending me Instant Messages and she is 67!
-- - Chris B.A supporter of... \\ /, `( Newton Technology \ =
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> From: CM Stimpson <macheel@dialfree.net> > Reply-To: newtontalk@planetnewton.com > Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 12:14:37 -0400 > To: Newton Talk <newtontalk@planetnewton.com> > Subject: FW: NTLK The Mistry of Apple Products > >> I didn't expect to get this kind of backup ;) > > More backup for ya! > > :-) > > I'm using a Mac that came out in the summer of 1996 -- the Performa 6400/200 > tower, which ran on a 603e processor (equivalent I suppose to a first > generation Pentium, for those PeeCee users out there, although at the time, > this was Apple's LOW-END processor). It came with a built-in 100 mb Zip > drive, which was certainly some lucky foresight on Apple's part to install > that drive at the time, since I and everyone else in the world are still > using them. > > Only this Mac doesn't run so shabbily now....after installing a G3 350/1mb > processor upgrade card, that is. :-) And, btw, to figure out how fast that > is in Pentium terms, basically double the Megahertz. > > Its original 28.8 modem, I've replaced with a 56k/V.90 Global Village > modem....I've also installed a 10/100 Base-T Ethernet card. It's running > the latest Mac OS - 9.04, beautifully, btw. Yet it still runs all the > original software that came with the machine. Some of those software > programs have been updated with patches, of course...but they still run, > nonetheless. > > What's more, my mom, who has an even older Performa 6200 and OS 8.0, can run > most software that I port to her computer, with the exception of course > being software that is graphics/processor-intense. > > This 6400/200 Performa was my first Mac, which I bought in the spring of > 1997. I had been using mostly Windows 95 before that time, although I got > my computer start years ago with an Apple IIe. Now, in 3 years time, there > is very little about the Mac OS that I don't know. There has never been ANY > need to call anyone for troubleshooting. I do my own. There has never been > ANY need for anyone else to install anything in the system. I do my own. > Anytime something goes wrong (which is rare, but does happen) I KNOW where > to begin troubleshooting -- I know the possible culprits -- and I can 10/10 > times seek, and eliminate or fix that culprit...plain and simple. > > Windows, on the other hand -- which, recall, I have more experience using -- > blows my mind. Any time something goes wrong....9/10 times, I have NO CLUE > what is causing the problem, or WHY. And 7/10 times, calling someone from > tech support doesn't do any good, either. Most of the time, they, too, are > left scratching their heads. More times than not, their troubleshooting > solution is to re-configure ______, or re-install the OS, or replace the > hardware. Never as simple as narrowing down what extension might be causing > the problem. > > Oh...and try perusing through the Windows system folders one day, just for > kicks. Have any CLUE what all those files are? Me neither. And what's > more...some of those system files are residing at the most reachable > branches of your hard drive, like right there at the top of the C-Drive, or > in the Windows folder, or the Programs folder. If I were a novice user, I'd > want to delete all that crap...and many probably do, which results in system > crashes and instability. Actually, I'm NOT a novice user, and I STILL want > to delete all that crap...or at least put it AWAY from sight, and away from > all my important files! > > Perusing the Mac OS, however, is a pleasure. There is nothing related to > the system that is visible outside the System folder. And there is nothing > in the System folder that I don't recognize, or know where it belongs, or to > what program it belongs. If I'm not sure where a file is supposed to go > inside the System folder, no problem. Simply dropping the file on the > system folder icon will bring up a little dialogue box which tells me where > it's supposed to go, and asks me if I want to put it there. > > Well, enough rants & raves. You Mac users know that I could go on and on. > Some of you have done so already. Anyway, I know one simple thing, and that > is that my experiences with Windows boxes are always frustrating, and I end > up cussing the computer, & hurling insults at Bill Gates and his entire > family tree. My experiences with the Mac, however (and NEWTON as well - I > have a kick-fanny eMate and LOVE it!) are different. They make computing > enjoyable to the point of addiction. > > There's no "mistry" to what platforms I support. I would never defend my > toaster so passionately. Neither would I defend my refrigerator, my oven, > my hot plate, my telephone, my television, or my PC box (if I had one). > There are boxes with windows. And then, there is the Macintosh. > > > CM > > -- > The box said "Windows 95 or better" so I bought a Macintosh. > > *************************************** > NewtonTalk brought to you by: > > EVOTE.COM -- the ESPN of politics on the Internet! All the players, all the > news, and the hottest analysis and features (plus 'toons!) anywhere.... visit > http://www.evote.com today! > > *************************************** > Need Subscribe/Unsubscribe info? > > Visit the NewtonTalk section at http://www.planetnewton.com >
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