Mark Ligtenstein wrote:
>
> >I don't know about you, but ALL my friends and family run Windows. Even
> >acquaintences that I meet run Windows. What are the stats now, 85% of
> >all PC users run Windows? Most software in the store and most new
> >shareware is also for Windows.
> >Even my friend that's big into Linux owns a Windows box.
> >
> >Shawn
>
> That's too bad Shawn. I've had Macs for many years and my present
> iMac DV+ does everything I want. It also works beautifully with all
> my MD equipment through an iMic (USB to analogue converter.) When I
> look at my few friends with Windows machines, I'm always amazed about
> the time they need to keep their systems running. (Most of my other
> friends own Macs!)
Mark,
I'm glad you like your Mac. I liked them too, before I switched. But
Macs commanded a premium price on hardware, and as a die-hard "bang for
the buck" kind of guy, I couldn't continue to use Macs. Back when I
switched, PC floppy drives were $20. Apple-brand FDHD drives were $100
(this was back in 1994, I'm sure things have changed though). With the
PC, I could buy one case and keep it forever, and just switching $50-100
motherboards anytime I wanted a new CPU. I stick to the PC architecture
because it's common, it's easy to get, and most of all, it's CHEAP.
I switched to Windows back when 3.1 was current, and never have any
problems keeping them running.
I do have trouble with Netscape and IE so I have to run both browsers...
one to get on webpages that crash the other. Go figure. Not really a
big enough deal for me to switch though.
> I own a computer because I want to be productive. I don't want a
> computer for the sake of maintenance to the OS. I haven't made the
> step to Mac OS X yet, but I'm very happy about the stability of Mac
> OS 9.1 and now 9.2. And apart from some latest games, there's nothing
> you can't do on a Mac that can be done in Windows.The biggest
> advantage of the Mac OS is of course the flawless application of USB,
> FireWire and Ethernet. I tested my CD-RW today by recording an audio
> CD at 12x with Roxio's Toast 5.0. (Files were on my harddisk, I
> wouldn't risk copying a CD directly this way)
I don't doubt the advantages of Mac OS, but I personally haven't noticed
any stability problems with Win98SE either. I tried WinME and it was a
big, bloated, and crashed a lot.
I have no trouble with Ethernet (both wired and wireless) nor USB on my
Win98SE machines either.
> While the CD was burning in the background on my Sony FireWire CD-RW
> I was downloading some songs through LimeWire and my ADSL modem
> (Ethernet connection) while playing other songs through iTunes and
> the iMic on my stereo. Everything worked at the same time and no
> buffer underruns or other problems occurred. I think that was quite
> an acid test for the stability of Mac OS. This should work on a
> Windows machine too, but I don't think anyone is going to risk a
> coaster or a reboot with a test like this:)
I have no trouble downloading, browsing the web, playing a song, and
burning a CD on my grossly outdated 450MHz machine. I've never made a
coaster, but my drive is a Plextor 12/10/32 with Burnproof, whatever
that means.
Win98SE is plenty stable for me, and it's CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP, that's all
I really care about!
To upgrade my old Celeron 450 machine to a 1.4GHz AMD Athlon, Pentium 4,
or whatever is current, I just need to swap the motherboard and CPU
which I think would cost me less than $200. So CHEAP is the reason I
stick to PC's and I won't switch back unless somehow Mac clones really
take off and they become similarly as cheap with standardized
motherboards and all that stuff. I don't see that happening though.
Shawn
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