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

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From: Peter Hinely
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 1995 14:16

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In article <41vjqr$cr2@meaddata.meaddata.com> christw@meaddata.com (Christopher C. Wood) writes:
>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?  
>

There is a difference between the the Mac and Windows versions of
NetScape:  The Mac version displays graphics much more nicely because of
the better color management on the Mac, even at the same color depth.

Aloha,
Peter

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