On Tuesday 31 August 2004 13:47, Paul Bagyenda wrote: > Not really. $1200 is what lots of chaps pay for a PC.
If you are buying it from Compaq, HP, Dell, Acer, e.t.c. ABC Computers down the block could get me a comparatively spec'ed PC for just under $300 - $400 (CRT monitor included), but, YMMV. Mark. > Which is entry > iMac price. > > On Aug 31, 2004, at 12:43, Fred Bbaale wrote: > > Paul , OSX runs on expensive hardware. Not everyone can afford it. > > > > Fred > > > > On Tue, 31 Aug 2004, Paul Bagyenda wrote: > >> And you must wait a little longer for a more secure windows. > >> > >> Also, Gates says that Longhorn can wait: > >> http://www.zdnet.com.au/insight/software/0,39023769,39157671,00.htm > >> (so > >> go to OSX Tiger in Feb -- or KDE soonish -- for hard drive searching, > >> rather than wait til '06) > >> > >> On Aug 31, 2004, at 08:12, Kiggundu Mukasa wrote: > >>> http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.09/view.html?pg=3 > >>> These days, every Windows computer is a war zone of viruses, Trojans, > >>> spyware, and other malicious code trying to exploit security holes in > >>> Internet Explorer. One of the scariest of all, Download.Ject, > >>> discovered > >>> in late June, worked to log keystrokes (usernames, passwords, PINs). > >>> All > >>> this despite Bill Gates' 2002 declaration that security is his top > >>> priority. We asked Stephen Toulouse, Microsoft's security program > >>> manager, if Redmond is fighting a war it can't win. > >>> > >>> WIRED: It's been more than a month since the first news of > >>> Download.Ject, and you still haven't issued a real fix for Internet > >>> Explorer. How long is it going to take? .................. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> --------------------------------------------- > >>> This service is hosted on the Infocom network > >>> http://www.infocom.co.ug > >> > >> ----------------------------- > >> P. A. Bagyenda > >> Digital Solutions > >> P.O.Box 23833 > >> 58 Bukoto Str. > >> Kampala, UGANDA > >> > >> Tel: +256-41-540143 > >> Mob: +256-77-507743 > >> Web: http://www.dsmagic.com > >> ----------------------------- > >> > >> > >> This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential, and may > >> also > >> be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you may > >> not > >> review, use, copy, or distribute this message. If you receive this > >> email in > >> error, please notify the sender immediately by reply email and then > >> delete > >> this email. > >> > >> > >> > >> --------------------------------------------- > >> This service is hosted on the Infocom network > >> http://www.infocom.co.ug > > > > --------------------------------------------- > > This service is hosted on the Infocom network > > http://www.infocom.co.ug > > ----------------------------- > P. A. Bagyenda > Digital Solutions > P.O.Box 23833 > 58 Bukoto Str. > Kampala, UGANDA > > Tel: +256-41-540143 > Mob: +256-77-507743 > Web: http://www.dsmagic.com > ----------------------------- > > > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential, and may > also > be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you may > not > review, use, copy, or distribute this message. If you receive this > email in > error, please notify the sender immediately by reply email and then > delete > this email. > > > > --------------------------------------------- > This service is hosted on the Infocom network > http://www.infocom.co.ug --------------------------------------------- This service is hosted on the Infocom network http://www.infocom.co.ug
