Macintosh computers, the great equalizer, Mac Observer, 8/4.
"The Mac became a tool that supported my needs and goals rather
than requiring me to conform to its limited parameters."
Macs vs. Y2K, Low End
Mac, 8/3. "We switched off the 26 NT machines and fired up our
Macintosh equipment."
Apple
gains despite low-cost competition, c|net, 7/22. "For the
month of June, Apple Computer maintained its No. 3 ranking in the
retail and mail-order market with strong sales of the iMac...."
And, by the way, the iMac was #1 in June.
PC
drones, Macville. "...they see us as eccentrics because the
only platform they know doesn't deserve any loyalty."
My First Mac: Avoiding Wintel
Nightmares, Alexander Stuart Robinson, 7/12. "When my Mac
crashes, a quick restart sorts out the problem - but crash a
Wintel PC, and you end up messing with config.sys files and
command.com."
Confessions
of a Mac bigot, the iMac, 7/6. "...like some Mac users, I often
defended the Mac with my heart instead of my head."
My First Mac: Detour on the Dark
Side, Low End Mac, 6/28. "I love my Mac. Though its aggravating
sometimes, I can always find the annoyance and fix it. It keeps me
. . . away from PCs."
What Windows users will put up with, Bryan Chaffin, Mac
Observer, 6/18. "What has stunned and amazed me time and again are
the things that [even experienced] Windows users will put up
with."
Mac OS
advantages, About.com, 5/25. "I continue to notice a trend:
users who believe that Windows is 'close enough' to the Mac OS. Is
there a difference? Of course!"
Mentality of the OS upgrade, osOpinion. "If you greet crashes
with resignation, then Windows is most suited to your
temperament."
Mac OS
and Windows Evolution, MacKiDo, 5/25. "People noticed Microsoft
changes because they were inconsistent and dramatic - but the goal
of good interface is consistency and nice smooth (subtle)
evolution."
VirtualPC crosses Mac divide, Newhouse News Service, 5/25.
"...there's no way to tell (without looking at the Apple logo on
the computer) that you're not working with a real PC."
Shopping
for PC? Consider Mac, Dallas Morning News, 5/18. "None of the
computers we use now will be what our children will have when they
grow up. So learning a particular model doesn't matter."
Name
your poison, Mac Opinion, 5/7. Fascinating (albeit lengthy)
article about human folly past and present, including Microsoft and
Apple.
Why
people hate Macs, Macville, 5/6."...their computer is a cheap
knock-off of the computer they hate so much."
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."
When to buy
a PC, MacKiDo, 5/3. "If you don't touch anything, and just use
the machine as a turnkey solution, they work fine. "
Mac OS
8.6, My Mac. While Microsoft gets ready to charge almost $100
for a bug fix to Windows 98, Apple prepares to release a major
improvement to the Mac OS for free.
Philistines, Del Miller, Mac Opinion, 4/16. "Complexity in the
guise of progress is just dunderheaded foolishness."
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."
Which is really cheaper, iMac or $299 Webzter Jr.?, MacTimes,
4/9
They missed the point of OS X Server!, OS Opinion. "When
combined with the new G3 Server model, it is the fastest Apache [web] server under $5,000,
beating NT4 and Linux on an Intel 450 PII by a significant
margin."
Playing fast
and loose with your OS, Applelinks, 4/2. "Windows 95 and
Windows 98: The only known PC operating systems with the Y2K
problem built right into their name."
Pick
the best OS, osOpinion. "...the winning OS is the best OS when
you consider all the things a computer can do today and what is
required to get it to perform these duties."
G3 vs.
Pentium III, PC Magazine, 3/26. G3/400 handily beats P III/500
in FileMaker tests and all but one Photoshop tests, but P III wins
Microsoft Word tests.
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