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

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From: Christopher C. Wood
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 1995 17:47
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In article <41qbde$36p@feenix.metronet.com>, dcorn@metronet.com (David Corn) writes:

|> This is true, but when you consider that of those 600 apps you'll
|> probably only really need about 50 of them, it isn't quite that bad.
|> Granted, though, that Win boxes have far better and more software
|> available.  One area I find Macs lacking is in TCP/IP tools.  :(
|> They're really nice, but the Win utils are better.

Such as?  MacPPP/MacTCP was a lot easier to set up than WinSock PPP.
Many Mac internet apps use Internet Config to centralize shared
information.  Netscape is Netscape; which WWW browser do you like
better?  

Chris
-- 
Speaking only for myself, of course.
Chris Wood    christw@lexis-nexis.com   ChrisCWood@aol.com
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From: christw@meaddata.com (Christopher C. Wood)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.powerpc,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.sys.mac.advocacy,comp.os.os2.advocacy,comp.sys.amiga.advocacy,comp.sys.intel,alt.2600
Subject: Re: Debate: PowerMac "trounces" Pentium....???
Date: 29 Aug 1995 17:47:07 GMT
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