Look Out Macintosh!

[MaTt]

i dont know what apple called it but jeez!!!all we had was the apple 2Cplus
i still have that around here somewhere i think, just too bad lonux probably
wont run it...or will it
i'm guessing no

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jason Symes" <jsymes at netins.net>
To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2002 3:26 AM
Subject: Re: Look Out Macintosh!


> Actually, my first use of pcs were apple and their gui sucked worse than
> windows, and keep in mind that apple borrowed their gui from xerox. I have
> checked for mac addresses in windows, and I don't think its hard at all.
> I've never had to monkey with irq's before, so I don't know how easy it
is.
> I never said gates was the end all or be all, otherwise I wouldn't be on a
> linux list trying to figure out how to install linux, now would I? Grin.
> I guess the point I'm trying to get across by that post is that everybody
> is used to the windows interface and its many quirks, its that social
> inertia thing. People these days aren't real willing to try something new,
> even if its better, because they'd rather stick with the familiar. But you
> do gotta admit that some things associated with windows are a tad more
> simple, like the extension conventions windows use. Even someone not used
> to windows can pretty much guess .txt are text files, .exe are
executables,
> .doc are documents, and so on. What's the apple .sid or the linux .rpm?
Not
> as simple for someone not used to those os's to know what those are, hell
I
> don't even know what .rpm is for.
>
> Jason Symes
> kids in the backseat can cause accidents, but accidents in the back seat
> can cause kids
> The best measure of a man's honesty isn't his income tax return. It's the
> zero adjust on his bathroom scale. (Arthur C. Clarke)
> if you stand for nothing you're liable to fall for anything.
> If it weren't for bad luck, I wouldn't have any at all!
> Just trying to plug away!
>