Macintosh in Business

They keep telling us they have to go Windows because that's what they use in the business world. But a lot of businesses use the Macintosh by choice.

Businesses choose Macintosh

• Maine courts Mac-based since mid-80s, Macs Only!, 5/5
  "The Maine court system continues today as essentially Mac-based, with most of its original Mac equipment still functioning."
• Growing internet presence, Mac Musings, 4/30
  "According to The Internet Operating System Counter, the Mac OS and Linux are the fastest growing server operating systems."
• The little big man on the internet, New Media News
  "We basically sold our PCs to our accountant, who wanted them for her office, [and] I ordered Macs. They don't crash; I don't spend any time taking care of these guys."
• Help a school system go Mac, MacCentral, 3/8
• AutoCAD on Virtual PC, Paul Smith
• iMac as a business tool, The iMac 512
• iMac moving into federal government, Federal Computer Week

Macs work on business networks

• The LocalTalk Gateway, Mac Online Technical Journal
• Apple's answer to the NetPC, Internet Week, 12/14
• MacOS Rumors notes that the iMac could boot off a network
• Using Macs on Novell networks, Accelerate Your Mac!

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