Ah, you used apple 2, that wasn't too bad, its the mac that's awful, although I guess the latest version of mac osx is somewhat better, written with a linux like interface I hear. At 04:03 AM 9/14/02 -0500, you wrote: > >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 at netins.net> >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! >> > > >_______________________________________________ >Speakup mailing list >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > 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!
