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Danny & Norma wrote:
> 
> I saw a study that showed people more productive with the windows 95 .vs.
> the macintosh.  I posted a message about that here a year ago.  Studies that
> show that the macintosh are more productive were done prior to windows 95.
> The Gartner group use to say that it was cheaper to own a macintosh because
> of the support costs.  They know say a PC is cheaper.
> 
> - DC
> 
> In article <dmorgan-1110961049540001@charlton-ppp7.ruralnet.net.au>,
> dmorgan@ruralnet.net.au (Damien Morgan) wrote:
> >
> > In article <Pine.ULT.3.91.961010114353.11268B-100000-100000@east>, Bob
> > Jones <bjones@east.slc.k12.ut.us> wrote:
> >
> > > If you were asking for an adult, I would say, definitely a Macinstosh.
> > > They are much easier to use productively.  For a child get whatever you
> >  want.
> > > They'll learn it.
> > >
> > > Bob Jones
> > >
> > > On 4 Oct 1996, Andy D. Digh wrote:
> > >
> >
> > I agree wholeheartedly!
> > Doesn't matter whether it's for a child or an adult...buy a mac. They're
> > easier to use, have less problems, and the computer doesn't get in the way
> > of the work you might be trying to do.
> >
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Apologies for posting to this thread late; been away, etc....

6 months ago I faced this question as well.  We had a MAC used for our business with 
all its investment in harware andsoftware, but we wanted something to run the 
educational CDRoms for the kids (no games for Dad, oh no, of course not..)

I am a firm MAC believer, but we eventually went for the PC.  This may not be 
suitable for you, but our reasoning was:

1. In the UK at least PC titles outweighted the MAC.  This is changing now, but 
still some come out PC only.

2. Again, in the UK, the MAC is very much a business machine for publishing.  PCs 
are for home and general business use.  As the MAC is more marginal here (flame 
bait, but I think it is true), I was concerned that in 3 years time, there may be no 
MAC....

3.  Local support is available more readily

4.  Perhaps the most important question that hasn't yet been mentioned.  What does 
your children's school use?  What do your friends use?  We often compare CDRoms with 
friends with PCs and this saves poor purchases.  As there is only 1 CD and you need 
it in the machine when running, I am assuming that lending a copy is kosher 
practice; but then, if we dont like it it gets deleted very immediately, and if we 
do like it we buy a copy.  In a similar vein, with more PC literate friends, I know 
I can find local help when things go wrong...and they do!

5.  As far as usability goes, I don't see an issue. Win95 and MACOS are very 
similar, and my 5 year old can run titles unaided for hours.

I initally hated moving from the MAC, but I don't regret it.  Then again, I am not 
sure that the MAC-PC situation is the same in the UK as in the USA.

Hope it helps.