Re: Debate: PowerMac "trounces" Pentium....???

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From: Ed Kroening
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 1995 02:04

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In article <DDwH0I.FwE@dorsai.org> Woodrow Shin, hunter@news.dorsai.org
writes:
>	USNF, is an acronymm for U.S. Navy Fighters.  It's a popular 
>flight-sim for the PC.  Sorry about the misunderstanding.  Anyway, the 
>point was Mac Users have a smaller selection to choose from when picking 
>software.  In certain areas they are fairly equal (ex. word processing).  
>In entertainment however they fall short.  Sure you have a selection but 
>it's noticeably smaller.  Walk into any CompUSA and check out the 
>software section.  PC users have a greater selection.  So ultimately the 
>Power Mac can't become a mainstream system until it gets the diversity 
>of software support that Pentiums currently enjoy.  If you just want a 
>plain work machine, either is fine.  In most cases, where just work is 
>involved, you don't even need the speed of a Pentium, or Power Mac.  
>Depends on what you do.

So, you have spent several grand on a game box?

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