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Re: <Q> �IDE HD's w/ Performa 5200?

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From: Gino Generelli
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 1997 00:00
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Yeah, you name me ONE major PC maker that adds SCSI as STANDARD and I'll
stand corrected. You really tried in that last post to prove me wrong, but
you justified the fact that everything you know applies only MODERN PC's.
You went on to say how all MODERN PC's support two standard EIDE buses on
board, and how MODERN IDE drives are more dependable and use LBA, but he was
not talking about a MODERN PC, he was refering to a 3 year old MACINTOSH.
One of the first models to use IDE. Rather that fuck around inside and break
the thing, he swallowed his pride and asked for help, never claiming to be a
computer genius. I do agree with you that that other guy should have done
his homework before volunteering his help. Most PC users I know will tinker
around inside untill they bend the pins on their hard drive, fry some chip,
or short something out. I use both machines (I actually built my PC because
I could'nt afford a MAC) and one thing I've noticed about most mac users
apposed to many PC users, is that MAC users don't pretend to know everything
about the computer universe. They view the computer as a tool which is
supposed to do the particular task at hand effectively and efficiently. If
they are happy with their computer, then it forfills this standard. Look at
it this way, every day people drive cars, use the toaster, the microwave,
and many other technilogical advancements we have created over time. Now I'm
sure not everyone has knowlege of how some of these things work, but why
should those who do ridicule them, treat them as completely inferior, and
ultamately deny them of this technology. I judge that this injustice is done
at large by most PC users. Even MAC users that are quite knowlegeable about
computers as a whole, agree that the personal computer is something that
should be available to ALL. This idea is what gave birth to the Mac, which
in turn inspired the creation of Windows.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that computers are (obviously) changing
the world. And I think that both platforms have somehting to offer. I would
not recommend a PC to my 65yo grandmother, not a MAC to my friend John, who
is the biggest Quake junkie I know.
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From: "Gino Generelli" <icejester@msn.com>
Subject: Re: <Q> �IDE HD's w/ Performa 5200?
Date: 1997/12/17
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