umochock@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Russell Ochocki) (10/15/90)
All this talk about low-cost Macs is encouraging. If I was forced to pick one computer as my favourite, I would choose the Mac. I use a Mac all the time at work. However, I still wouldn't buy one. The trouble with the Mac is that ALL the periphials cost an arm & a leg. This is where the ST has an advantage. Also, the fact that Apple likes to go its own way when it comes to hardware interfaces rather than using industry standards (e.g. centronics interface) is annoying. What I look for in a home computer is not power or speed, but flexibility. IMHO, the ST is much less dependant upon its native OS than the Mac is. I get the impression that the Mac will always be dominated by the Mac OS. I don't see TOS on the ST as being as dominant. That's why I say the ST is more flexible than the Mac. -- | | \/ Russell Ochocki, University of Manitoba | _/\_ Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (umochock@ccu.umanitoba.ca) |