RE: OS-X vs. Windows -- MIDRANGE-L

Mac on Linux...?  Interesting possibilities...

There seems to be a market in Mac 5250 emulators, so you might be surprised,
Brad.

BTW, I have no experience in either XP, or Mac.. but was just quoting the
author of the weblog, Robert Scoble.

<aside>
He had some VERY interest thoughts on "visionaries", a couple days back I
think.  I've stated my view that, what a lot of people see as vision, is
really more just a passion for what they do.  I don't think it's any
coincidence that most of these "visionairies" head company's where they have
an awful lot of say so about what happens down the road.  Nor a coincidence
that they tend to keep their own scorecard... ;D
</aside>

BTW, I don't know if WINE is OSS or not.

You wanna example of the downside of OSS...?  I was disappointed to check
back on the CCRP, Common Controls Replacement Project
(http://www.mvps.org/ccrp/).  The theory was if there were OS controls, you
could break the lock on Windung.  Many (most?) people write to the controls.
However, you see the pitfalls of OSS, pretty clearly, today.


jt
(Back on other replies later...:  Starting on 2001 accounting spreadsheets..
earlier than ever before...! ;-)

| -----Original Message-----
| From: midrange-l-admin@midrange.com
| [mailto:midrange-l-admin@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Brad Jensen
| Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 8:51 AM
| To: midrange-l@midrange.com
| Subject: Re: OS-X vs. Windows
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|
| ----- Original Message -----
| From: <David.X.Kahn@gsk.com>
| To: <midrange-l@midrange.com>
| Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 6:54 AM
| Subject: Re: OS-X vs. Windows
|
|
| > jt wrote:
| >
| > > Of course, the same thing is true when Mac users say "Windows
| crashes
| > > a lot." That's not true either.
| >
| > I guess it depends which version of Windows. At home I use ME
| (mainly
| > because it came pre-installed on the box). In less than a year
| I've had to
| > re-install it twice - a non-trivial procedure. I'm completely up
| to date
| > with patches from M$ but if the thing goes over 2 hours without
| either
| > freezing solid or BSOD-ing I think it's done well.
|
| Use NT workstation or 2000/XP if you want to avoid crashes. Use 98
| second edition if you want to run every program known to man. Use
| a Mac if you want to run a small graphics design shop and create
| stunning digital artwork that will drive your customers (who all
| run PCs of course) bonkers as they try to find something that will
| actually read those files.
|
| That's been my experience.
|
| The Mac was a stunning design crippled by the stunning greed of
| Steve Jobs, who wanted to be sure that all those third party board
| and software makers that got rich off his Apple II would be
| excluded fro his market. In one of the great paradoxes of history,
| it was IBM that published and open standard for its PC line, and
| encouraged all comers. Apple kept tight fisted control over the
| Mac and licensed only a few people (each paying royalties, and as
| I remember, under some publishing control from Apple) to write
| software for the Mac.
|
| The success of the PC is the result of the efforts of a million
| little guys, and the relative failure of the Mac is the result of
| Steve Jobs and his sycophants.
|
| Of course, the two programs that crash my Windows PC are both from
| the big guys - Netscape and IE.
|
| Right now would be a great time for someone to come up with an
| open source version of Windows 98, as Microsoft for the third time
| tries to force everyone over to the NT-branch of Windows, this
| time using XP.
|
| I wonder how many people are running Macs on their As/400?
| (Thought I would throw that out to move this back ontopic.)
| (And will probably get moans and groans of people saying 'not THAT
| again). Okay, has anyone on this list bought new Macs in 2001 to
| connect to their AS/400? How many?
| Brad Jensen
| elstore.com
| LaserVault - I once owned a Mac - it was delicious
|
| PS I am kidding a little here, anybody is welcome to own any
| computer that suits them, even an Amiga. (Do they still make
| those?)
|
|
|
|
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