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Brust weblog entry

Kenneth Gorelick pulmon at comcast.net
Sat Feb 7 15:29:48 PST 2004

Yes, you and Aibynn can go perform in Dead Pan Alley!
On Feb 7, 2004, at 5:46 PM, Warlord wrote:

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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Kenneth Gorelick [mailto:pulmon at comcast.net]
>> Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2004 5:25 PM
>> To: Julie Alipaz
>> Cc: dragaera at dragaera.info
>> Subject: Re: Brust weblog entry
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>> We clearly need to get our chickens and eggs straight. The Mac was the
>> first PC with a graphical user interface. It launched in 1984 (see
>> famous ad on Apple.com web site). It was the first popular computer to
>> use the mouse (which had been patented by Xerox in the 1970s). Gates'
>> raiders had their hands on early Macs to write software, and clearly
>> the "chinese wall" developed holes. Gates launched windows version 1,
>> 2, 3, 95, 98, NT, Me, 2000, and by version XP seems to have
>> successfully copied much of the technique Jobs introduced in 1984. Mac
>> then introduced OSX, which uses UNIX as its engine. It is stable and
>> easy to use.
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>> I have had to use Windows computers at work because businesses 
>> separate
>> capital expenditure from personnel costs. Windows machines are much
>> cheaper than Macs. However, they break down/crash/screw up so often
>> that companies hire entire departments to manage their defects. One
>> senior IT professional I know said that if his company went mac he
>> would have to lay off 1/3 of his staff.
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>> I own two G4 machines (powerbook and iMac), and 3 G3 machines (2 imacs
>> and a powerbook). Two of these machines have had to go into the shop
>> one time each over the past 4 years. I had a Dell PC that I bought for
>> work in 1997. It was in the shop quarterly until I quit the job that
>> required it and was able to retire the damn thing.
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>> Macs are easier to use, more stable, and do everything you need. I 
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>> know 2 people who have used both Mac and PC extensively and prefer 
>> PCs.
>> They are married to each other and each has an IQ > 180. They are
>> frustrated by macs because they are too simple.
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>> For the rest of us, Macs are a far more cost-effective way to spend
>> computer dollars.
>> On Feb 7, 2004, at 4:08 PM, Julie Alipaz wrote:
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>>> I am a  mac user, and it's pc that emulate mac's !  I love my mac, 
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>>> the bonous is that noone ever writes viruses that cause us problems!
>>> You can just ignore all the virus warnings and hoopla !
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>>> jaa
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>>>> "I've never used a MAC, but I understand they emulate Windows pretty
>>>> well."
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> Based on the above, I submit that my skill at deadpan has
> now achieved master-class status.
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> "I gave you the chance of aiding me willingly, but you have elected
> the way of pain!"  --Saruman, speaking for sysadmins everywhere
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