chuqui@nsc.UUCP (Chuqui Q. Koala) (01/11/85)
The latest (january 1985) issue of Consumer Reports discusses the Macintosh
in its own article. People who want a relatively unbiased report on the Mac
(made slightly inaccurate by time-- they talk about the no=longer=existing
dearth of software a bit) should pick it up. Below is an excerpt from their
"Recommendations" section, jsut to let you know what they think about it.
The Apple Macintosh is far and away the easiest computer to learn and
use that we have ever seen... It is a logically thought-out system taht
deserves the careful consideration of anyone about to buy a computer to
work on at home or in a small business.
We believe that Apple has accomplished what it set out to do. It has
produced in teh macintosh a computer that's both exceedingly serious in
its capabilities and exceedingly easy to use. And it has put it in a
pacage that takes up only 1.4 square feet of desk space. We prefer it
to the IBM family for those who do not require that old family tie.
--
From the ministry of silly talks: Chuq Von Rospach
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Now look here Mister "I'm not just a word processor"...moriarty@fluke.UUCP (Jeff Meyer) (01/14/85)
I, too, thought this was an excellent article for the computer neophyte.
Considering that it must have been written four or five months before
publication, it was very insightful -- particularly as they thought it was
less than perfect as a home computer, since the unavailability of game
software. But they did point out the potential was there... it appears that
this potential is now coming around.
"I must say, you look *maahvelus*."
Moriarty, aka Jeff Meyer
John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc.
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fluke!moriarty@uw-beaver.ARPAdgary@ecsvax.UUCP (D Gary Grady) (01/17/85)
<> > The latest (january 1985) issue of Consumer Reports discusses the Macintosh > ... Below is an excerpt from their > "Recommendations" section, jsut to let you know what they think about it. > > ... We prefer it > to the IBM family for those who do not require that old family tie. ...and for people who don't require a decent selection of software, or speed in starting or leaving applications, or color, or a good native development environment, or ... -- D Gary Grady Duke U Comp Center, Durham, NC 27706 (919) 684-3695 USENET: {seismo,decvax,ihnp4,akgua,etc.}!mcnc!ecsvax!dgary
chuqui@nsc.UUCP (Chuqui Q. Koala) (01/20/85)
><> >> The latest (january 1985) issue of Consumer Reports discusses the Macintosh >> ... Below is an excerpt from their >> "Recommendations" section, jsut to let you know what they think about it. >> >> ... We prefer it >> to the IBM family for those who do not require that old family tie. > >...and for people who don't require a decent selection of software, or >speed in starting or leaving applications, or color, or a good native >development environment, or ... Sigh. This group is NOT here to debate the pros and cons of Mac versus IBM. If you don't like the Mac, please don't read this group. I promise that I, who don't like the IBM, won't make snide comments in net.micro.pc. I don't want to start up turf wars, either. The world has room for both machines to be a success. I could come up with any number of equally useless arguments against the PC. The point is, neither machine is perfect. I prefer the Mac. if you don't, go play with your intel chip and have fun... chuq -- From the ministry of silly talks: Chuq Von Rospach {allegra,cbosgd,hplabs,ihnp4,seismo}!nsc!chuqui nsc!chuqui@decwrl.ARPA National Semiconductor does not require useless disclaimers on posted material that is obviously not posted by company spokesmen...
cs2532aa@unm-cvax.UUCP (01/20/85)
>> The latest (january 1985) issue of Consumer Reports discusses the Macintosh >> ... Below is an excerpt from their >> "Recommendations" section, jsut to let you know what they think about it. >> >> ... We prefer it >> to the IBM family for those who do not require that old family tie. > >...and for people who don't require a decent selection of software, or >speed in starting or leaving applications, or color, or a good native >development environment, or ... >-- >D Gary Grady >USENET: {seismo,decvax,ihnp4,akgua,etc.}!mcnc!ecsvax!dgary Well, if we're going to start this argument again, we could always talk about the //c or 128K //e, each of which has 16-color capability and over five times the software available for anything IBM puts out, and gee, with the //c you don't even have to buy any esoteric extra garbage to use the stuff! :-) Happy Days, .rne. "Who 'ya gonna call?" "BLUE BUSTERS!"
dgary@ecsvax.UUCP (D Gary Grady) (01/21/85)
> >...and for people who don't require a decent selection of software, or > >speed in starting or leaving applications, or color, or a good native > >development environment, or ... > > Sigh. This group is NOT here to debate the pros and cons of Mac versus IBM. > The point is, neither machine is perfect. I prefer the Mac. if you > don't, go play with your intel chip and have fun... > > chuq *Sigh* yourself; don't be so defensive. I like the Mac for some things and I dearly despise the 8088 architecture in the PC. What I said was directed at the posting praising the Consumer Reports article as "balanced" which it was not. It glossed over the serious limitations of the Mac and strongly implied that the ONLY reason to get a PC is if you happen to be brainlessly hooked on the MSDOS user interface. Anyone familiar with the relative merits of the machines can see that this is nonsense. As you say, neither machine is perfect. As for the purpose of net.micro.mac, if the subject of advantages and disadvantages of the Max is inappropriate for the group, why didn't you object to the original posting, hmm??? -- D Gary Grady Duke U Comp Center, Durham, NC 27706 (919) 684-3695 USENET: {seismo,decvax,ihnp4,akgua,etc.}!mcnc!ecsvax!dgary