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- From: ewright@convex.com (Edward V. Wright)
- Subject: Re: Macs cost too much (NOT!)
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- References: <1992Jul23.143042.14243@nsisrv.gsfc.nasa.gov> <14832@claris.com> <1992Jul24.143921.19730@nsisrv.gsfc.nasa.gov> <1992Jul24.214739.20091@wuecl.wustl.edu> <1992Jul27.142716.373@nsisrv.gsfc.nasa.gov>
- Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 21:40:20 GMT
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- In <1992Jul27.142716.373@nsisrv.gsfc.nasa.gov> smoon@strfleet.gsfc.nasa.gov (Sang J. Moon) writes:
-
- >> ] > > high resolution mouse
- >> Why should there even be an option for resolution?
-
- >Because regular mouses have a maximum if 300dpi resolution.
-
- I think you missed the point. This is typical of the way PCs work.
- With Mac peripherals, you just plug them in, install the driver,
- and it knows how to work. With PCs, you look in the manual, find
- the resolution, then you tell the computer what it is.
-
-
- >To get a decent PS/2 to compare with something like a IIcx,
- >you had to put out as much or more than a mac.
-
- A stunning admission (althought I wouldn't have used the past
- tense).
-
- >When clones first appeared few took them seriously, but now they
- >are at least 100% cheaper than a corresponding mac and you get quality
- >to rival IBM.
-
- Nonsense. The DTK clones we have are "crap." That's not my opinion,
- that's our dealer's description. Admittedly, he didn't tell us that
- until after we'd purchased them. ;-)
-
-
- >It is going through similar development that the Mac OS went through,
- >and if Apple doesn't lower its prices, people will opt for Windows over
- >the Mac.
-
- No doubt this is why Apple is gaining, rather than losing, market share.
-
- >I'm impressed that you had a IIcx in college. All I could afford was a
- >used Apple ][ plus, but I could do more on it than the guy next door with
- >a PC (heh heh).
-
- Pity you decided to downgrade. :-)
-