It wasn't until the Mac decided to use more PC-oriented components that it's been REALLY problematic.
There is nothing problematic about today's Macs. How much experience do you have with imacs, g3's, g4's, ibooks?
Using pc-oriented components like ide and pci is not a bad thing, it is cheaper because the production volume is higher. Apple has been using the same simms and dimms and edo-rams as the rest pc industry ever since the mac was created and scsi is not at all uncommon for pc's to support.
I own a bunch of old Macs. I have a 7300 here I'm emailing on. And I do lotsa things with it. Things I wouldn't on a PC. Because I hate the hassle of parallel ports, serial port doo doo with certain peripherals, USB that doesn't work right. The BIOS. Yeaaghh. IRQ settings. DMA. Sound cards that clash with USB mice.
That is pretty accurate description of what is wrong with pc's alright. Even with XP MS didn't solve these problems. If you buy a standard pre configured pc like most people do, you're pretty save as long as you don't change anything from the inside. A good support staff helps to.
Making something simple takes massive effort. We constantly fail to appreciate the work and ideas that have gone into these computers to make them simpler.
Nice put.
Marten -- Vintage Macs list nanny
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