i dont know what apple called it but jeez!!!all we had was the apple 2Cplus i still have that around here somewhere i think, just too bad lonux probably wont run it...or will it i'm guessing no ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jason Symes" <jsymes@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2002 3:26 AM Subject: Re: Look Out Macintosh! > Actually, my first use of pcs were apple and their gui sucked worse than > windows, and keep in mind that apple borrowed their gui from xerox. I have > checked for mac addresses in windows, and I don't think its hard at all. > I've never had to monkey with irq's before, so I don't know how easy it is. > I never said gates was the end all or be all, otherwise I wouldn't be on a > linux list trying to figure out how to install linux, now would I? Grin. > I guess the point I'm trying to get across by that post is that everybody > is used to the windows interface and its many quirks, its that social > inertia thing. People these days aren't real willing to try something new, > even if its better, because they'd rather stick with the familiar. But you > do gotta admit that some things associated with windows are a tad more > simple, like the extension conventions windows use. Even someone not used > to windows can pretty much guess .txt are text files, .exe are executables, > .doc are documents, and so on. What's the apple .sid or the linux .rpm? Not > as simple for someone not used to those os's to know what those are, hell I > don't even know what .rpm is for. > > Jason Symes > kids in the backseat can cause accidents, but accidents in the back seat > can cause kids > The best measure of a man's honesty isn't his income tax return. It's the > zero adjust on his bathroom scale. (Arthur C. Clarke) > if you stand for nothing you're liable to fall for anything. > If it weren't for bad luck, I wouldn't have any at all! > Just trying to plug away! >
