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

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From: Stephen Burkart
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 1995 20:36

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In article <41obpv$a76@nnrp3.primenet.com> english@primenet.com (Lawson English) writes:
>Woodrow Shin (hunter@news.dorsai.org) wrote:
>[snipt]
>: 	Are you saying that the Power Mac, has a greater of selection of 
>: software for mainstream users then the Pentium?
>
>? Depends on your definitions of various words like "mainstream,"
>"selection of software," etc.
>
>
>
>SoftWindows 2.0 allows one to use virtually all 80486-based software, 
>although SOundBlaster support isn't offered.
>
>According to Donald Crabb, he could even boot WIndows 95, although I 
>don't know how well the new Windows-95-specific software will run on it.
>
>
>That gives us: 6,000 Macintosh apps. 600 Power Macintosh apps. 85-90% of 
>all DOS/WIndows apps.
>
>
>Sounds like a wider choice to me...

Sounds like BS to me, as SoftWindows does not run ANYTHING that requires
386 enhanced mode (you'll have to make do with a PC to use Corel Draw 5.)

Anybody care to keep this junk in the right newsgroup?

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From: sburkart@critpath.org (Stephen Burkart)
Subject: Re: Debate: PowerMac "trounces" Pentium....???
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Date: Mon, 28 Aug 1995 20:36:22 GMT

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