----- Original Message ----- From: "Wm. Neal Lewis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PCI PowerMacs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 12:42 PM Subject: Re: [PCI] Orange Micro PC users?
> How people survive on the Windows side without an IT person or tech support > is beyond me. Maybe that's why IT guys are so hostile to Macs: they know > they would be out of work. > > Neal > Windows 2k and later are easy enough to install and generally don't need much work to keep them running even for the new user. I started using Intel pc's since dos 3.3 was out and understood how to work on the hardware and fix software problems just from tinkering around with my machine(s), and no I don't have a computer science degree and have never had to have somebody else service my machines. The problem most people have is that they get used to how a particular architecture works with their hardware and software over a period of time and jumping to a different platform causes them trouble because they have to learn new skills. Win nt4 is very easy to setup, I have a Pentium machine running it just for kicks. To me it sounded like your problems were more about getting nt4 running on a pc accelerator running inside of a Mac, which isn't that common and would give IT guys headaches because their OS manuals don't cover stuff like that. Even a Mac setup can be a pain in the ass to get running sometimes, especially video capture setups that will only run on a small range of OS's and need specific versions of QT, patches of drivers, and other software on a clean machine. -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
