The World of Computer Software/World_Of_Computer_Software-02-387-Vol-3of3.iso/p/pcvsmac2.txt

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Closing remarks to "MCVSIBM2.TXT"
February 5th, 1993

Sorry, but I can't let your last file (mentioned above) go without comment.

In response to your remarks:

"Take away "Microslop" and the PC is SEVERELY weakened"
Hmmm, take away Apple, and what's a Quadra (or Mac?)???
Also, I disagree, take a look at high end modeling and rendering software
from Alias and Intergraph etc... I mention this since I work primarily
on graphics software and thats what I know--that kind of stuff was not
made to work in the windows environment. Luckily you can run anything
under windows you want. I'd also like to point out some features that Apple
is trying to catch up with, like their advanced forms of OLE, portable
environments, handwriting recognition etc... What do you use YOUR Mac for
anyway? If its not graphics or word processing...

Also, I'm very much aware that Apple didn't force users into Sys7--but
couldn't they make it a little easier? I suppose it doesn't matter since
Apple's not competing with anyone--therefore, they can do whatever they
want! (This is NOT a compliment!)

As for "getting out more often" I'm quite informed when it comes to
multimedia--I know what both platforms are offering, and I suggest you
read my first letter more carefully: Multimedia is all in the software,
and what I said about the graphic design field I believe to be true.

As for the article you read on the "250 Mhz 386" first of all, thats a
FOUR-eight six not THREE!  Second, there WAS no article, just a news
brief (a sentance or two.)

As for fringe technologies like VR, most of it spawns of PC's because of
the versitality in hardware and programming! I'm not talking commercial
stuff here! And T2 graphics? Macs were only a part of it! Right now
the STANDARD in animation are workstations from Silicon Graphics
(Go RISC!)

As for Quick Time: I think the standard sucks, It takes up too much power
and space to make any effect on myself.  I just recently downloaded MS'
"Video for Windows" player along with an AVI file--great! JUST like what
I've seen in QuickTime...then I proceeded to delete both!  But if you're
curious: Quick Time does exist on the PC, as well as Video FW, as well
as standard .FLI files. So... if you're into making training videos or bad
"convention booth" multimedia shows, use it! But I'd use an PC controlled
external device like a videodisc player for some good, fast, BIG
analog video!

As for Mail-order PC companies, if you check out the back cover of
PC Magazine sometime (a Dell Ad) you'll notice that Apple Came third to
users in overall satisfaction, reliability, Price, Technical support etc..
(After Dell and Compaq & occasionally even Big Blue!) And Apple
outselling PC's? NEVER! Also, your comment that they're the
"same product/different box" was faaar off. Check em' out sometime!

Finally, as for my disclaimer of bad grammer, I said so because I was
only downloading about 20 min. worth of files--I wrote the document before
they finished. You'd be quite amazed at how you DON'T EVEN NOTICE a
background transfer along with 6 more open applications on a unaccelerated
386sx 16Mhz... I'll be soon slapping a 486 motherboard in there to more
than quintuple my home computing speed (and OH SO CHEAP--no labor or
shipping costs either!)

In summary, I find your uneducated arrogance not only insulting, but not
worth the time to argue with. I enjoy Macintoshes, but I'd never buy one
myself and I think these last three documents should speak for themselves.

Signing off for good:C.Gielow, who no longer wants to be part of a
pointless argument thats been burning for years, and will continue for
years...
(I hope this argument opened some eyes out there! I'm getting sick of
it all!) Grrr! Argh!