Yes, that is fair: the Mac being fairly beginner proof, I mean to say. Happily, Windows these days is not so easily broken, i.e. back in the bad old days of Win 95/98, where it did not take much to crash the computer. XP introduced a much needed level of stability, and for the time, it was a decent operating system. Then Windows 7 came along (after Vista, I am aware) and I have had to actually try for a blue screen of death. Any crashes that occur on my Windows 7 machine have little to do with Windows and more to do with JAWS.
On 7/24/16, Devin Prater <r.d.t.pra...@gmail.com> wrote: > The mac in my view, is better for beginning computer users. Now that I'm > slightly more advanced, I want more powerful applications, and way better > braille support. But that is not possible with the Mac. Besides that, there > are very little games for the Mac, and vmware fusion costs, whereas Linux > has vmware player. So yeah, I'm slowly ascending beyond the Mac, and > possibly even iOS, although I may jailbreak sooner than buy a whole other > Android device. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jul 24, 2016, at 9:06 AM, Travis Siegel <tsie...@nfbcal.org> wrote: >> >> I don't understand why you would say this. I've been using a mac for more >> than 10 years, and it's done everything I needed it to do for that entire >> time. I've had very few issues with my macs, other than normal wear and >> tear on the machines. In fact, I've had much better luck with my macs >> (hardware wise) than I ever did on my windows machines. I've never had to >> reinstall my os due to any sort of issues, and since programs exist for >> doing anything and everything I want to do, I've had no issues getting >> things done for that entire time, so I'd hardly consider that a joke. >> I've also been using linux systems off and on for more than 20 years, and >> they've done everything I've asked of them as well. My windows machines >> don't have half the track record my macs and linux boxes have, so if you >> want to point fingers, point them back at your favorite os. I'm not >> trying to start an os flame ware, there's already been more than enough of >> that, I'm only making it known that in all the time I've been using >> computers (starting in 1986), out of all the operating systems I've used, >> windows is the one I've had the most trouble with as a whole. My macs, >> linux, freebsd, dos, and even a couple minicomputers haven't offered >> nearly as many problems as my windows boxes have. Admittedly, a large >> majority of this is due to the fact that windows is the most popular os, >> and thus, is targeted by a large portion of the virus writers, and other >> schemes to make problems for general computer users, but I've fell foul of >> very few of those types of issues, my issues have been more os/equipment >> related than anything else, but calling a mac a joke is a bit like calling >> an atm machine problematic. People use them every day, and they work just >> fine. Some people choose not to use them, and that's fine, but just >> because they don't meet your needs doesn't make them bad. >> >> >> >>> On Sat, 23 Jul 2016, Justin Jones wrote: >>> >>> The Mac is an expensive joke. I wish Apple would wise up and get out >>> of the personal computer business and stick to phones and their other >>> devices. >>> >> >> --- >> Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org >> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >> gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. >> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. >> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >> list, >> please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. > -- Justin M. Jones, M.A. atreides...@gmail.com (254) 624-9155 701 Ewing St. #509-C, Ft. Wayne IN, 46802 --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
