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Article #3557Re: Debate: PowerMac "trounces" Pentium....???
From: Dan Pop
Date: Mon, 01 Apr 1996 19:46
Date: Mon, 01 Apr 1996 19:46
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In <toms4-2903961749020001@ppp-34.ts-3.la.idt.net> toms4@soho.ios.com (Candide) writes:
>In article <danpop.828308236@rscernix>, danpop@mail.cern.ch (Dan Pop) wrote:
>
>> In <handleym-3003961257190001@a17-202-32-93.apple.com>
>handleym@apple.com (Maynard Handley) writes:
>>
>> >Not that you are saying such, but I would just like to point out here that
>> >most non-mac users seem convinced that you cannot run a mac using a CLI,
>> >even though the fact that this si wrong is pointed out every week on these
>> >groups. There are plenty of mac programmers, at Apple as well as
>> >elswehere, that largely live in the CLI of MPW. These people are perfectly
>> >aware that a CLI is a useful tool for what they do and they use it.
>> >Most of the people criticizing macs for not having a CLI do that same sort
>> >of work and they would look substantially less foolish if, before
>> >critizing the lack of CLI, they were to actually take a look at MPW.
>>
>> I have yet to see someone bashing MacOS for its lack of a CLI. Could you
>> back your claim with some quotes?
>>
>> What I do see is ignorant Mac bigots who claim that the MacOS GUI is
>> better than any CLI.
>>
> If you want quotes, take a look in some other threads within this group.
^^^^
What group? comp.os.linux.advocacy, comp.sys.amiga.advocacy or
comp.sys.intel (where I actually read this stuff)?
Next time, have a look at the "Newsgroups:" line before talking about
"this" group. It will save you from making a fool of yourself.
Dan
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Dan Pop
CERN, CN Division
Email: danpop@mail.cern.ch
Mail: CERN - PPE, Bat. 31 R-004, CH-1211 Geneve 23, Switzerland
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!rcp6.elan.af.mil!rscernix!danpop From: danpop@mail.cern.ch (Dan Pop) Newsgroups: comp.sys.powerpc,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.sys.mac.advocacy,comp.os.os2.advocacy,comp.sys.amiga.advocacy,comp.sys.intel Subject: Re: Debate: PowerMac "trounces" Pentium....??? Date: 1 Apr 96 19:46:23 GMT Organization: CERN European Lab for Particle Physics Message-ID: <danpop.828387983@rscernix> References: <nevin-0602962253080001@150.135.1.79> <danpop.826855661@rscernix> <4imn4l$glo@New <dke-2203960645550001@adnline48.adnc.com> <kevinbDp2t9D.KMr@netcom.com> <handleym-3003961257190001@a17-202-32-93.apple.com> <danpop.828308236@rscernix> <toms4-2903961749020001@ppp-34.ts-3.la.idt.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: ues5.cern.ch X-Newsreader: NN version 6.5.0 #7 (NOV)