Dan, great info. I agree that you might not be able to crash OSX but you can have freeze ups which require a restart which is the same thing. I admit I run a lot of beta software and probably create more crash opportunities then most people, but it still can lock up I'm sure as the OS develops it will be harder to do this with even bad betaware, but for now there is room for improvement. On Thursday, December 27, 2001, at 12:54 AM, Dan Salemson wrote:
> C'mon folks. Doesn't zealotry get tiring after awhile? > >> Macs *are* less prone to technical problems! >> G3/266 desktop here, running OS 9.1, and it crashes, on an average, 2 >> times >> a month. If I had OS X, the whole thing would crash almost never, >> from what >> I've read. The one way the whole system would crash would probably >> be a >> kernel panic. (Correct me if I'm wrong, Sam.) Now, a PC, it would >> probably >> crash, on an AVERAGE, 3 times a day. And that's on a good day. > > Fine, please provide a link to an objective report documenting support > costs per platform. One > computer does not a definitive study make. And generalizing about a > *hypothetical* computer > certainly does not strengthen your argument. > > As for OSX, it is more stable since the core software of the operating > system cannot be modified > by regular users or errant programs. Unfortunately, OSX still suffers > kernel panics (crashes) > from time to time, as do all *nixes. In addition, several conditions > can lock up the computer in > such a way that is essentially unusable. For starters, the Finder can > freeze up, forcing a reboot > unless you have the capability to ssh in from another computer to > restart the Finder from the > command line. Furthermore, spawned multiple rogue processes can > effectively hijack your CPU and > starve your actual programs of cycles, resulting in sluggish > performance. And OSX will page out > memory almost indefinately, so it will let you run many programs at > once but grind to a halt as it > hits the hard drive over and over. So, in short, OSX is *much* more > stable than the classic > MacOS, but it is by no means bulletproof. > >> I think that "Windows machines outnumber Macs 20-to-1" is a bit >> exaggerated. >> I believe it's more like 5 to 2 or something. > > Apple's marketshare is currently under 3%. So the ratio of PC's to > Macs sold is slightly higher > than 20:1. Of course, specific environments (schools, for example) > will be different. > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Send your FREE holiday greetings online! > http://greetings.yahoo.com > > -- > MacNetwork is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > XRouter Pro | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! > Dr. Bott | Only $199 <http://www.drbott.com/prod/MIH130.html> > > Now shipping! Farallon Wireless SkyLINE PCI Card for Mac Desktops! > <http://www.farallon.com/le/skyline/pci/index.html> > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > MacNetwork list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/macnet.html> > 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/macnetwork%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! > <http://www.applelinks.com> > -- MacNetwork is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... XRouter Pro | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! Dr. Bott | Only $199 <http://www.drbott.com/prod/MIH130.html> Now shipping! Farallon Wireless SkyLINE PCI Card for Mac Desktops! <http://www.farallon.com/le/skyline/pci/index.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> MacNetwork list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/macnet.html> 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/macnetwork%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
