It's not reasonable to compare the Apple product line with the generalized
category of "PC" hardware, since the latter was contrived from the ground up
with the idea of having 3rd party hardware and software, while the former was
intended to work in quite the opposite way. Apple's policy toward
3rd-party-anything has, in most cases, been "over our dead body ..." which
it's nearly been on several occasions. As a result, they (Apple Computer Co)
can take off in a new direction knowing nobody will sue them if they find it's
a dead end and simply abandon it, which they've done from time to time.
Since the PC community is a very large and diverse group, with nobody at its
head, now that IBM is no longer in the lead, it takes lots of meetings and
overcoming vast inertia, like steering a battleship, to change direction. It
goes straight ahead just fine, but slalom is not its best event.
The two are almost impossible to compare objectively because they're so
different. One of the best things about the PC market is that once a product
line is accepted, it's out there at minimal cost because everybody knows that
even if only .001% of the market buys it, the volume's a justification. With
the Apple stuff, it's much more difficult. Perhaps that's why Firewire, which
is apparently supported adequately at the MAC end, hasn't become a major force
on the PC market, though it has seemingly interfered with Fibrechannel in the
home market.
Does the MAC support USB? How about USB-2? 5-port boards for the PC cost
about $20.
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Christopher Smith" <csmith_at_amdocs.com>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 8:52 AM
Subject: RE: APPLEVISION Monitor
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Chris [mailto:mythtech_at_mac.com]
>
> > >Apple Computer Co. always impressed me as being
> > >entirely too willing to compromise the quality of MY
> > hardware/software, and
> > >the security of my data, in favor of their profits.
>
> > WOAH?!? That's just a shot from the dark... Apple is known
> > for how good
> > their quality IS... sure they had a few flops, but most of
>
> I wouldn't say that. Apple hardware is passable for "consumer"
> stuff, sure, but it's not good. Better than most peesee clone
> manufacturers? Sure, but again, that doesn't make it good.
>
> You're welcome to buy an all-in-one box with a plastic bubble
> for a case if you like, but I'm not going to. :)
>
> I will also grant that Apple's hardware used to be better when
> compared to peesee stuff than it is now (possibly due to Apple's
> cutting costs)...
>
> > their hardware
> > is built well, and built to last. And security? Um...
>
> I've seen better. I have better. (I also have a couple of
> Macintosh's, a IIGS, etc... which still work fine, to be
> fair)
>
> > compared to what?
>
> VMS? :) Even a poorly configured Unix -- until OS X.
> MacOS had no built-in security at that point. (I hope you
> won't seriously suggest that "At Ease" counts... :)
>
> > Windows? BWAA HAA HAA HAA HAA!!!
>
> Heh.
>
> Chris
>
>
> Christopher Smith, Perl Developer
> Amdocs - Champaign, IL
>
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> '
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