Let's keep this to Lingo or, at worst, Macromedia, please... :)
At 08:24 PM 4/2/02 -0600, js33 wrote: >Hi Howdy, > >Man do all Mac purchases come with a brain washing. >I have used Macs before and they are OK but I >still don't understand this Mac arrogance and snobbery. >Are you people like that already or does Steve do a >Job on you? I've been using computers for 20 years >and I've always learned far more about programming, >OS procedures, or anything about the computer from >talented PC users. >I have never learned anything of substance from a >MAC user. Most people I have ever met that use a Mac >know nothing about how the machine or OS operates. >All they know how to do is click on the moronic dialog >boxes with one mouse button. "Are you sure?" >I run Win2000 and my machine never crashes. >I have not spent a dime on repairs since >I built the machine. Also if a PC does need repair >it is usually a simple procedure you can do yourself. >If a MAC needs repair you HAVE to take it in and >have the Apple drones bless it and charge you >$500 for a new motherboard. > >So who's the intelligent one now... Hehehehehe > >Cheers, >JS > >At 16:47 +0100 04/02/2002, Peter King wrote: > > >How can they claim to be intelligent when they pay twice the price, > >for half the performance, of an equivalent PC > >Now now, a $1200 iBook gets about the same oomph as a PIII. Where we >get off cheap is in the maintenance and upkeep costs. Since we are >not rebooting the machines four or five times a day or paying for >bench time to get 'em fixed *again* or running *yet another* virus >check, we actually end up saving at least twice the machine's cost >over just a few months. This is time we can spend writing tedious >drivel about how great Macs are. See how neatly it works? > > >and use software that is two versions out of date? > >Yes, you have me there, seeing as how Darwin (the core of X) is based >on UNIX, which was invented in 1969 of all times. I mean how >non-modern can you get? Next we'll be using Underwoods for the love >of Pete. > >-- >-- WthmO > >Q: What's the difference between a Mac user and a Windows user? >A: Mac users swear BY their computers. Windows users swear AT them. >-- > >[To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to >http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email >[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L >is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!] [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!]
