Art, in fact there are no factual errors. The only two facts I brought out
about Mac are a) that it is a cooperative multitasking OS, and b) Apple did
buy NeXT for $400 million cash, no stock.
The rest of my statements about Mac and Apple are my opinions, just that.
There are no errors about the facts I listed for Windows 95 and Windows NT.
I also intertwined a lot of opinions on the matter. These opinions are
backed by a lot of experience, training and textbook knowledge.
I have asked Bruce to point our where my facts about Apple and Windows are
wrong. He declined to answer.
I propose the following, I will correspond, in private, with Bruce or
anyone else for that matter, and if there are any errors in the facts I
have stated, I will then report this to the whole list.
I knew, when I was writing my post, there would be some people who would
disagree. That is why I researched my stuff and took so long to write the
original post. I hope, and by the amount of private mail I have received,
I know, that a lot of you appreciated the information and actually some
wanted more info. I have answered most of the requests.
Kind regards,
Denys. . .
Denys Beauchemin
HICOMP America, Inc.
(800) 323-8863 (281) 288-7438 Fax: (281) 355-6879
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-----Original Message-----
From: Art Bahrs [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Monday, November 10, 1997 11:53 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Denys, Windows, and Macs (was: Nomination for MemoCube) -Reply
Hi Bruce,
I read all the posts concerned...What errors do you believe were in the
posts?
I am still learning these OS's and therefore am not able to denote any
errors...and most of us recognize that Denys is one of the resident subject
matter experts on this list for Windows products :)
Hmmm...the subject of Win 9x and NT really does concern me these
days... as
I have to start teaching both at the Oregon Military Academy on drill
weekends
starting in January, 1998... and if you think office workers are hard....
over
65% of Oregon National Guardsmen carry an '11B' MOS hehehe...
Art "Still learnin' after all these years :) " Bahrs
>>> toback2 <[log in to unmask]> 11/10/97 09:10am >>>
Denys writes:
>In a nutshell, Alfredo believes Windows 95 runs on top of DOS and Glenn
>wonders why I push the HP 3000 on an NT list and why I am not a Mac
>aficionado or zealot.
[Enormous post snipped]
I'll keep this very short; but I'm compelled to respond just as I would
be if I read inaccurate information about the HP 3000 on an NT list..
Denys's post contains serious factual errors, both about the Macintosh
and about Windows 95. If the subject of the original post is important to
you, I urge you to check original sources and not rely on the content of
the post.
The entire debate is irrelevant: what matters in the end is suitability
to the purpose, not architecture or history or advertising or management
personalities. Selecting or rejecting a platform on any basis other than
system and vendor performance is an inexcusable breach of professional
ethics, if someone is paying for the advice.
-- Bruce
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