On Mon, 12 Jun 2000, R. D. Davis wrote:
> On Tue, 13 Jun 2000, David Vohs wrote:
> > System: Apple ///
> > Car equivalent: Yugo
> > Reason: None required.
>
> Actually, an IBM type PC running MS-Windows (particularly the new
> cheap PC hardware) is more like a Yugo: cheap, poorly designed, an
> accident waiting to happen.
>
> > System: Apple Macintosh SE/30
> > Car equivalent: 1967 Ford Mustang GT
> > Reason: The computer could haul, & so could the car!
>
> Ford made more powerful cars than the mustang in the lats 1960's, such
> as the Shelby cobra and other cars with the 425 horsepower big-block
> engines in them.
>
> > System: IBM PC Jr.
> > Car equivalent: Edsel
> > Reason: See "Apple ///"
>
> The Edsel wasn't popular, but it was well designed; a very nice car
> and ahead of its time. Comparing this beautiful car to a PC Jr. is
> most unfair.
A Mercury in a horse collar!
- don
> > System: Apple Macintosh II
> > Car equivalent: Mack Truck
> > Reason: Large computer, large truck, 'nuff said.
>
> An IBM 7090 is closer to a Mack truck... or, perhaps a Peterbilt.
>
> > System: Commodore Amiga
> > Car equivalent: Any Lexus
> > Reason: The Amiga had featues found on computers costing much more, likewise
> > with its comparison.
>
> I wouldn't pay 50-cents for a Lexus, and if I won one as a prize, I'd
> sell it to someone gullible and buy a used Ford F250 truck.
>
> > System: Apple LISA
> > Car equivalent: Rolls Royce
> > Reason: Self-explanitory.
>
> A Rolls Royce (well, some of the older ones anyuway) is a thing of beauty.
> A PDP-11/70 with it's blinking lights, or a PERQ workstation which is
> far superior to that overrated LISA thing.
>
> --
> R. D. Davis
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>
>
Received on Tue Jun 13 2000 - 00:04:51 BST