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In article <54d5i0$81g@dub-news-svc-6.compuserve.com>,
100665.1141@compuserve.com (Tom Boyd) wrote:

> I would suggest IBM.

I suggest Macintosh.
 
> Does the Mac have a serious future? I'm not trying to be rude... just
> remember how fast things change in the computer world. Do you really

People have been asking "Does the Mac have a serious future?" for over a
decade!  I can remember over 10 years ago when the Mac 1st came out, 
there were PC-users talking about how windows and icons were for
less-than-serious computer users and that the mouse & the Mac was a joke! 
But guess what?  Apparently ***Bill Gates*** thought the Mac had a
future,  because all of a sudden PC's started sprouting mice (albeit fromt
the back of the computer,  instead of from the keyboard) and having
windows and icons!

> want to invest the time, headache, money to master a MAc and build up
> a library of software, when one day you may have to chnge to IBM?

The real question is... "Do you want to invest the time,  headache, 
money,  to master a Mac-wannabe like IBM,  or do you want to spend a
little extra dough to get the real-deal!  Do you want to learn an OS that
had windows & icons from its very beginning,  or would you rather learn a
second-rate,  me-too, 10-years-after-the-fact  product like Windows 95
that's still fraught with the bugs and inconsistencies of DOS & 16-bit
software?"
 
> The 'problems' of using an IBM are overstated. The 'ease' of using a
> Mac are overstated.

That depends on who you are.  If you are a computer engineering student
with an IQ over 130,  then I would agree -- somewhat.  If you're like most
people who barely know RAM from ROM,  then the horror stories about "IBM"
are all too true,  and the ease of use of the Mac is a reality.
 
> I taught computing for many years, have looked at this issue hard, as
> I was responsible for equipment purchase. I didn't get complaints from
> employers.

If you're the guru for some place and you set up all the systems so that
they're "bullet-proof," then of course there will be no complaints.  If
you are a single mother or young person interested in getting a computer, 
buying the wrong Packard Bell at Incredible Universe could very well end
any budding interest you might ever have in computers.
 
> Good luck!

Truly,  if you're getting a PC.
 
> Tom
> 
> http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/TK_Boyd

Edward

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Edward