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- From: ASI509@DJUKFA11.BITNET
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
- Subject: Re: Macs cost too much (longish; a proposal)
- Message-ID: <92209.093619ASI509@DJUKFA11.BITNET>
- Date: 27 Jul 92 07:36:19 GMT
- References: <1992Jul24.234223.1776@random.ccs.northeastern.edu>
- Organization: KFA Forschungszentrum Juelich
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- >I've been following this thread far longer than any reasonable person
- >would, and it seems to me that the solution to this argument/discussion,
- >if any such thing can be found, is to acknowledge that we are attempting
- >to compare machines that are fundamentally different, and we're not bothering
- >to specify our metrics of comparisons. Precisly what is a "mac system
- >comparable to a 386"? Let's pull a comparison metric out of the air:
- >
- >Value = (mips * A + megaflops * B + HD_megabytes * C + ram_megabytes * D +
- > monitor_colors * E + monitor_resolution * F) / Price_in_dollars;
- >
- >Fill in values of A,B,C,D,E and F according to your needs.
- >
- >Fill in the following form with how much each feature is worth to you, and y
- >appl
- >each one to a given computer and add the result to the above value.
- >This is your total value.
- >
- >Easy manipulation, addition, deletion of fonts: ________
- >Consistent interface across all apps: __________
- >Extensible System (allows Quicktime and who knows what else): _________
- >Sound: __________
- >drag 'n drop file system (no, the program manager in win3.0 don't count):
- >_______
- (But WPS would count :-))
- >Annoyance factor, from "abort, retry, ignore" and such: _______
- >Cheap 3rd party add-ons: ________
- >
- Add:
- Stability of the System _________ (This would rule out Win3.0 and System 7 at
- least in my experience)
- Availability of critical apps _________ (No serious DTP for the PC almost no
- CAD for the Mac...)
- Preemptive Multitasking _____________ (This means AUX or OS/2 resp.)
-
- Perhaps someone else will add more items to the list.
-
- This seems to be the first reasonible post in this thread since long. (Except
- mine of course /:-) )
-
- Happy computing, Michael Bode.
-