Re: -sigh- MACs versus PCs

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From: Gark
Date: Fri, 20 Dec 1996 00:00

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In article <32bd5c88.41871407@news2.cts.com>, dcorbell@cts.com wrote:

> Ok.  All I have to say is this:
>         I have used both Power Macs and Win NT PCs.  The PCs are
> undeniably faster and more reliable.  At school I use a Power Mac 9500
> 180mhz 604e with 64MB RAM.  At home I use a Pentium Pro 200mhz with
> 64MB RAM.  There is no comparison.  My PC is faster.  I had a Mac
> until the end of the summer and had a lot of problems with it.  My
> Wintel box is more difficult to upkeep, but I have more control over
> it.  I think that one of the main problems with running a PowerMac is
> the simple fact that the OS kernel is 16 bit, and doesn't support true
> multitasking, or multiprocessing.  Be-os ought to do a serious job for
> PowerMacs.  Till then, NT 4.0 is the key to performance.


I use both macs and PCs also...a 180mhz 603e and a dual 200mhz pentium
pro, and I have to say that the PC just smokes the mac. 
 
BTW, mac os has been 32 bit since 91 or 92.

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From: spark@aristotle.ils.nwu.edu (Gark)
Subject: Re: -sigh- MACs versus PCs
Date: 1996/12/20
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