OT: paging MAC expert(s) --- What's a Performa?

From: Richard Erlacher <edick_at_idcomm.com>
Date: Mon Nov 19 10:19:38 2001

That is true, isn't it? The WIN/DOS that went with the Performa 640, which had
the Intel CPU as well as the 'LC040, was 3.11/6.22. I was working more from the
experience with Windows that I'd had more recently. My latest Windows, BTW, is
'98SE, and, until they fix some of the very fundamental problems, like
non-working OS utilities, e.g. Backup, I'm not getting any more M$ OS products.
I'm told it may be a long wait, BTW.

This practice of theirs, of buying a non-functional cast-off from some
financially-troubled software company and then integrating it into their OS is,
in fact, an example of their "monopolistic practices" since they've no intention
of supporting the product as an intrinsic function of their OS, though that's
what they claim, as in the case of Internet Explorer, it is. Since you can't go
to anyone else for a competing OS product, I guess they figure you're screwed,
which is how I see it.

Dick

----- Original Message -----
From: "Christopher Smith" <csmith_at_amdocs.com>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Monday, November 19, 2001 8:50 AM
Subject: RE: OT: paging MAC expert(s) --- What's a Performa?


> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Richard Erlacher [mailto:edick_at_idcomm.com]
>
> > Not to create an issue, but under Windows, that doesn't often
> > happen, though
> > it's possible, I guess. <ducks to avoid flames> What could
> > be going on?
>
> You do realize that you ought to be comparing Mac system 7.x with Windows
> 3.1? Granted, the OS was frozen in that state for a very long time, but
> originally, that was its primary alternative.
>
> Windows 3.1 is not famous for being a real-time system, either ;)
>
> Regards,
>
> Chris
>
>
> Christopher Smith, Perl Developer
> Amdocs - Champaign, IL
>
> /usr/bin/perl -e '
> print((~"\x95\xc4\xe3"^"Just Another Perl Hacker.")."\x08!\n");
> '
>
>
>
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