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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.cs.su.oz.au!metro!metro!asstdc.scgt.oz.au!nsw.news.telstra.net!act.news.telstra.net!psgrain!newsfeed.internetmci.com!newshub.csu.net!charnel.ecst.csuchico.edu!olivea!forum.apple.com!gallant.apple.com!mencju.apple.com!user From: jm040795@fhda.edu (Raven) Newsgroups: alt.binaries.warez.ibm-pc,alt.binaries.warez.mac,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.next.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: 24 Apr 1996 02:48:09 GMT Organization: TheSharewareCollector Lines: 35 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <jm040795-2304961948090001@mencju.apple.com> References: <Cyclone-0504961737500001@dial24.trip.net> <31664662.1081143@153.2.170.10> <dke-0604960729360001@adnline68.adnc.com> <31678d59.1170056@nntp.ix.netcom.com> <31685e02.5498255@news.earthlink.net> <4kabef$lfg@acmez.gatech.edu> <3169647e.2324874@news.earthlink.net> <4kc7m3$b7o@acmez.gatech.edu> <316abacb.31125569@news.earthlink.net> <avi-1104962354100001@cyber100.cyberspc.mb.ca> <316e38b1.3254237@news.earthlink.net> <Cyclone-1204961753220001@dial18.trip.net> <316f7c0f.4109582@news.earthlink.net> <ak night-1304961318100001@dial4.trip.net> <avi-1604962127440001@cyber119.cyberspc.mb.ca> <31794646.5442940@news.innotts.co.uk> <317a9ffe.9078316@news.brandeis.edu> <317bd82d.4871541@news.innotts.co.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: mencju.apple.com Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au alt.binaries.warez.ibm-pc:35293 alt.binaries.warez.mac:3517 comp.os.linux.advocacy:46916 comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy:125197 comp.os.ms-windows.nt.advocacy:22975 comp.os.msdos.misc:54027 comp.os.os2.advocacy:196289 comp.sys.acorn.advocacy:8721 comp.sys.mac.advocacy:101698 comp.sys.next.advocacy:35016 comp.sys.powerpc.advocacy:3077 comp.unix.advocacy:19955 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:18031 comp.unix.bsd.misc:829 comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc:3319 comp.unix.machten:2327 comp.unix.pc-clo ne.16bit:726 comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit:9282 comp.unix.shell:31976 comp.unix.solaris:66883 comp.unix.user-friendly:3660 One thing that IBM-Heads miss is the few minor problems with PC hardware that doesn't exist in Macintosh hardware or other hardware (Amiga, HP, Sun, SGI). Some may argue the MacOS sucks, but that's another arguement. Here are a few things that bother me on PC clones: - 640k memory barrier, 64k allocations - Many OSes will not install over 1 gigabyte, including Linux. - Many OSes can only see DOS partitions and not other partitions. - ONLY >>> 4 <<< partitions can be created on a drive. - BIOS ONLY boots IDE even if you have SCSI drives (Mr. BIOS and others exception) - Need to adjust CMOS in BIOS when changing floppy drive, hard drives, etc. - Drives/Removable media formatting on one SCSI host adapter may be unreadable on a system with a different host adapter. - Many cards difficult to configure with DMA channels, port i/o addresses, IRQs, etc. Macintoshes do not have these pathetic partitioning and booting limitations. Some points on Macs - Macintosh auto configure Boot ROM settings. (PRAM) - You can boot either IDE or SCSI on computers that have both interfaces. - Drives/Removable media work interoperably between different hardware. - Newer Macs use 64bit DIMMs. - Newer Macs have cpu daughter card. - All PowerMacs have cache SIMMs verses SRAM chips. - Video settings stored in Boot ROM settings (PRAM) verses .INI or other config files. - Video on Macs require high-refresh, verses low refresh on many monitors used with PC clones. - Macintosh cards Nubus and PCI (OpenFirmware) autoload/autoconfigure themselves. There's no need to change any dip switches on the card if dip switches did exist.