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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.bhp.com.au!mel.dit.csiro.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!paladin.american.edu!gatech!newsfeed.internetmci.com!uwm.edu!uwvax!sun5.cs.wisc.edu!ronp From: ronp@sun5.cs.wisc.edu (Ronp) Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.nt.advocacy,comp.os.msdos.misc,comp.os.os2.advocacy,comp.sys.acorn.advocacy,comp.sys.mac.advocacy,comp.sys.powerpc.advocacy,comp.unix.advocacy,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc,comp.unix.machten,comp.unix.pc-clone.16bit,comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit,comp.unix.shell,comp.unix.solaris,comp.unix.user-friendly Subject: Re: FIVE GOOD REASONS WHY IBM'S ARE BETTER THAN MACS Date: 9 Apr 1996 15:18:18 GMT Organization: U of Wisconsin CS Dept Lines: 28 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <4kdv3q$s3d@spool.cs.wisc.edu> References: <Cyclone-0504961737500001@dial24.trip.net> <nobody-0804960717020001@slip114.ucs.orst.edu> <3169e152.1401026@news.wt.net> <4kds7c$kqo@server.cntfl.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: sun5.cs.wisc.edu Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.os.linux.advocacy:43978 comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy:121868 comp.os.ms-windows.nt.advocacy:20633 comp.os.msdos.misc:52800 comp.os.os2.advocacy:190505 comp.sys.acorn.advocacy:7611 comp.sys.mac.advocacy:97629 comp.sys.powerpc.advocacy:2197 comp.unix.advocacy:18399 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:16796 comp.unix.bsd.misc:639 comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc:2810 comp.unix.machten:2110 comp.unix.pc-clone.16bit:594 comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit:9128 comp.unix.shell:31315 comp.unix.solaris:65210 c omp.unix.user-friendly:3532 In comparing desktop systems, there are several issues that need to be addressed: Hardware -- How reliable is it? How expandible is it? How fast is it? How good is the display in terms of size, pixels, and color depth? Operating system: Will it handle large file names? Does it have file protection? Can more than one person use it at a time? Is networking built in? Are there memory allocation problems? How much disk storage is addressable? GUI: How easy is it to use? Is the imaging model resolution independent? Popularity: Is there commercial software available? Is there public domain software available? Are there user groups? Programmability: How long does it take to write a usable program? Are programming languages available? Cost: What does it cost for an entire system including development tools, office suite, and mission critical software? Obsolescence: How long will it be before you want something better? If you want to advocate a particular platform, answer these questions for your platform and another platform. Ron