Forgive me for I have sinned!

[58Mike]

I feel so . . . so . . . so dirty! Did I sell the Vette and buy a Mustang? No, much worse. Did I send an apology to Mr. Restring in hopes that he wouldn't say mean things about me? No, even worse than that!

I went out and bought a Windows PC! Oh, the shame! The slow load times on CF (the only forum I had a problem) were bad enough, but the real spark was that I couldn't get into the Solid Axle Lounge!!! :eek So I did the unthinkable. I spent $499 + tax for a Pentium 4 1.7 GHz computer. Dang, these things are cheap!

My impressions? CF is indeed faster. CAC still wins, though. Oh, and it took me about two hours to get this dang thing working with my DSL (Mac users may remain smug). Windows has come a long way, but I'll remain a Mac guy ('cept fer the internet, where I'm undecided).

For Mac and all you Mac guys, here are some things I learned: We all know that when you buy a Mac, you simply pick a speed (and price) and buy it. Pro-Tools, Photoshop, Premier or whatever is gonna work just fine. Things are a little different in the Windows world.

Check some online forums for some higher end windows applications; Gigastudio, for instance (which I had to buy a PC for a couple weeks ago.) Notice how many guys have problems until they switch to Brand X motherboard or Brand Y processor. And which operating system (Windows 95, 98, 2000 or XP) works or has problems.

It took me a week just to figure out what to tell the guy to put in for me! That Windows computer cost me $1,500, incidently, not including audio card (another $800.)

But Windows had something for years that Macs still don't. That cool scroll thing on the mouse!

Hmmm, this is getting a little long. So anyway, let's just keep this whole PC thing a secret, OK?

- Mike Greene

 

[67HEAVEN]

That's two "Welcomes to the Dark Side" in a week....
CF to CAC and now Mac to WinDoze.

Man, your life is in constant change!

 

[Mac]

There is an e-mail joke that made the loop a while ago, comparing advances in computer technology to advances in automotive technology.

It was a pretty good spoof, but the line that stuck out in my mind was concerning Macs (of course) and basically said that Apple would produce a car that went twice as fast as those made by Microsoft, on a fraction of the fuel, but could only drive on 10% of the roads.

Yep, PCs are cheap and have some neat gadgets, but there's one thing PCs have that keeps me firmly Mac- the Blue Screen of Death.

 

[blkblt]

There is an e-mail joke that made the loop a while ago, comparing advances in computer technology to advances in automotive technology.

It was a pretty good spoof, but the line that stuck out in my mind was concerning Macs (of course) and basically said that Apple would produce a car that went twice as fast as those made by Microsoft, on a fraction of the fuel, but could only drive on 10% of the roads.

Yep, PCs are cheap and have some neat gadgets, but there's one thing PCs have that keeps me firmly Mac- the Blue Screen of Death.

Having used a Mac since 1984 (yeah...128k ram...cool....) and PCs since about the early 90s, I remain a Macster now and forever more. Mac has hit it on the head....:bang :bash Crash a Mac and you just bring it back to life, nice and easy. Crash a PC and doom lingers in a dark cloud.... :cry



*******************
Jeff
Old plastic 1966

 

[58Mike]

I read an article once where a friend was asking the author (a computer nut) whether he should buy a Mac or PC. The author's reply was "If you buy a PC, you can ask me two questions when you have problems. If you buy a Mac, you can ask questions for as long as you own it."

What about in real life? Yesterday I had to take this new Windows computer back to the store so he could reset the operating system. I'd totally screwed things up trying to get my DSL working.

 

[Mac]

This should come as no surprise, Mike. Maybe it helps if you like the technician; you'll get to see him lots.

 

[67HEAVEN]

I read an article once where a friend was asking the author (a computer nut) whether he should buy a Mac or PC. The author's reply was "If you buy a PC, you can ask me two questions when you have problems. If you buy a Mac, you can ask questions for as long as you own it."

What about in real life? Yesterday I had to take this new Windows computer back to the store so he could reset the operating system. I'd totally screwed things up trying to get my DSL working.

The author's reply was "If you buy a PC, you can ask me two questions when you have problems. If you buy a Mac, you can ask questions for as long as you own it."

What do you think my entire business is based on?????

 

[warren s]

Buy a PC and you have 1000s of software titles to choose from...
Buy a Mac and...

Hours to connect broadband to a PC?
How many 1.7 GHz MACs can you buy for 499?
Crash a PC and....almost anyone can help...its like the Chevy 350.

Slow load times? My home built 2 year old PC goes from off to the CAC or Cf in 45 seconds (1GHZ, Gforce3)

As for speed, check the latest edition of Maxium PC.

I do like MACs though, but being new to the IT field only 5 years I still cant find a firm bigger than 12 people that uses MACs over windows PCs out here on the East coast.

 

[vettepilot]

So far so good in our house... two Dell PCs, linked by LAN, and both slow by today's technology... the old computer is a 300 HZ, the "new" is a 600 HZ... by son just ordered a new Dell, (he's in Germany).. 2.66 GHZ, and all the bells and whistles for about 1300, that includes the UPS ( Uninteruptible Power Supply).
I tried to swap [my] two for [his]one... nope, nadda... not in this lifetime LOL
I should order a new one but I would probably have better luck ordering another Vette... saaaaaaay!
vettepilot

 

[warren s]

I would probably have better luck ordering another Vette... saaaaaaay!


I Like your attitude !