Goodness, you seem to have missed the point that I was trying to make. The young man I was replying to was touting the superiority of his PC running Windows over the Mac.
Tim On Wednesday, September 11, 2002, at 11:04 PM, Alan Sargent wrote: > At 07:54 PM 11/09/02 -0400, Tim Collier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> software-wise...this is a GOOD thing. I certainly see no reason to >> celebrate the fact that I can run a DOS app on a Pentium 4! > > I do. Old software on new hardware == amazing speed. > New software on old hardware == coffee breaks/painting your nails > while you > watch the eye-candy slowly render, to do the same job. > > Back on the Mac, now it has BSD under the hood, I can run Unix > software I > learnt 25 years ago. > > Also, there're Mac emulators to run old Mac software on Unix, so even > if > Apple doesn't directly support it, old apps need never be retired. > > As long as you can sandbox old apps so they won't screw up the newer > system, compatibility is good. -- 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>
