on 10/8/01 10:31 PM, Kathi Anderson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I think the > reason there are too few lowend pc sites is because 99% of the people using > pc's are just using them for their job, just doing exactly what needs to be > done to get the job done, and no more.
Do not concur. Only because the PC market is so damn huge that no statement like that could possibly be correct... Yes, there are people who just use their PC when they go to work (secretary, accountant, executive, etc), but I'd say the same thing about the majority of mac designers I've come across... I can't fault someone who just views their computer as a tool to do their job and turns it off after 8hrs, they generally have a better sex life than your average computer geek. :) But no, people dig their tech in the pc world... There ARE low-end pc type sites around for the PC, but they're more geared towards applying your pc towards a specific goal... Ie, running linux to setup a mail server or file server, etc. I think the reason there are fewer low-end PC sites than there should be due to marketshare is that in the PC world, if your computer is a few years old, you just buy a new one. It's basically setup that way. Mac users are facing this for the first time in a long time with macOS X... The pc world is just used to it. Of course, the machines are generally cheaper enough that it isn't a bank-breaker (yes, apple is competing so-so on the low-end and powerbooks but NOT on high-end machines). >No creativity, no curiosity. Of > course, it is hard to be creative with a machine like the pc, but I would > like to give it a shot. I don't think that�s true Kathi... There is this whole myth about how creative people use macs... As though it helps their creativity... Like you can't be just as creative on a pc. :) But for many other creative mediums, the mac is slipping or has fallen behind... 3D, web, audio, you name it. These people may be a little less productive than if they were on the mac platform when things go wrong, but well they saved $3k on their machine, so they're over it. :) There is a TON of creative stuff going on in the PC world. So, SO much more than is happening in the mac world. Case mods, software hacks, Linux, internet technologies... The whole bit. Go look at the MYRIAD of hardware and tech sites that exist for the PC, the tutorials on how to modify/change every single aspect of your system. > All knowledge is complimentary...what I learn on the > pc will help me understand the mac. I can dig that, its a great outlook to have on anything... Kudos. Wish all design firms felt like that. :) -- Michael Bryan Bell http://homepage.mac.com/michael_bell/ -- 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>
