I happened to delete that thread. Though I didn't actually find it boring, I didn't really consider it worth saving either. A couple of the comments uttered kept popping back into my mind though, and thoughts were added. I'll try to summarize them, for those interested.
I have never really used Windows for longer periods of time, and never really for something serious. I've encountered various versions of it from time to time, sometimes because I needed to, sometimes just out of curiosity, to see how this new version would be to work with. And yes, I could work on a windows computer, tried a DOS thing for a couple of weeks and from time to time, and a couple of times I've done 2 weeks beginner courses in Win 3.1. I've had a Dell in the house for 6 months with Win '95, I encounter my friends PCs with various Win versions, and from time to time I help them out getting them running properly again, when wannabee PC nerds have screwed them up. Whatever I do with a PC is based on the knowledge I picked up more than 10 years ago when I took a 6 months, totally Mac based, course called: "EDB Usage", and from the afterwards 10 years of mostly Mac (like 98%) use. I've never taken a Windows specific course. So sure, they're useable. And sure, a PC is probably able to do the same things as a Mac, but you know what? I just don't like the _way_ they do it. And no, I'm not gonna list a long line of Mac vs PC ways, it's not about details, it's the overall look and feel and my day around my computer. I haven't seen Win XP yet. What I've seen from OS X is nothing serious really, but what I've seen I don't like much. And again, it's not about details, it's the overall look and feel. Oh, and bits and pieces I pick up around here and elsewhere. Like a comment about how nicely the system organizes the files (I don't remember if it was about XP or OS X). I'd really like to organize my files myself please! And my fonts and... I'm not sure if anyone actually talked about hardware quality, but it keeps popping up in my mind. If I buy a high end Mac, it's expensive and I get quality. If I buy a high end PC, it's expensive and I get quality. So far so good. If I buy a lowend consumer Mac, it's less expensive and I get quality. If I buy a lowend consumer PC, it's less expensive and I get crap. You people around here, who know about Macs, and are knowledgeable about the similarities, but mostly uses PCs, - I will not believe that you people depend on using a Compaq or a consumer Dell for getting your work done. Or, God forbid, one of those totally crap, plastic but mhz bulking whatever, that my uncle bought, and that looks and feels like something that should have been sold from a toy shop, instead of from the lowend, german supermarket it was old from. Labeled as a computer. Bottom line: I really don't like computers at all, they're all crap, and we're all paying waaaayyyy too much for them, in order for the developers to have some nice toys to play with. Computers might very well be vanishing out of my life some day, by choise, but right now I have chosen to take advantage of what I can get them to do for me. I chose to get some Macs, because I dislike them the least, and also, so far, none of the PCs I've met have had any sort of personality. I've owned some 15 Macs, and still have 7 around the house and a couple outside the house. They all have personality. Like it or not. I'll shut up now, and please don't expect me to comment too much more on this, I think I've already said it all. Take care all Tina *^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^* Tina Holm, Pederstrup Djurs, DK. http://www.nehaia.dk/ An eye for an eye will leave us all blind - http://www.9-11peace.org *^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^* -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
