Biennial Crash Testing

[C. Harald Koch]

In message <199905131431.KAA02734@Thinkage.On.CA>, "Anita Kilgour" writes:
> > I think, at the point where I can afford it, I'm going to change
> > platforms completely.  Anybody out there have longterm experience
> > with Macs?
> 
> I believe that Harald has had a few dozen years experience with them...

You're less likely to get bizarre software interactions, because there's less
software available. The OS is more stable than WinTel, less stable than Linux.
They're more expensive.  They're faster. They're really cool for desktop
publishing (as opposed to mere word processing), and really cool for Internet
related stuff.

People who write software for the Macs *tend* to be less interested in money
(because the market is much smaller, after all) and so are more interested in
things like usability and quality. The exceptions are usually software
companies that write for the PC, and port to the Mac (like Microsoft).

I'd not recommend one over the other for generic home-computer stuff.
Personally, I switch back and forth regularly depending on a) the specific
task, and b) which computer is available :-)

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C. Harald Koch     <chk@ve3tla.ampr.org>

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