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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mira.net.au!news.mel.connect.com.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.hawaii.edu!ames!bart.starnet.com!ns2.mainstreet.net!news.PBI.net!cbgw3.att.com!nntphub.cb.att.com!not-for-mail From: gupta@mrspock.mt.att.com (Arun Gupta) Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.nt.advocacy,comp.os.msdos.misc,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,comp.os.os2.advocacy Subject: Re: The PC Mac Holy war Date: 9 May 1996 12:55:48 GMT Organization: AT&T Lines: 29 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <4msq0k$em6@nntpb.cb.att.com> References: <---0405961742330001@dyna-37.net7b.io.org> <4mo939$h3@dfw-ixnews1.ix.netcom.com> <4mr8um$qnb@azure.acsu.buffalo.edu> <olYLpsm00iVEQJDsU5@andrew.cmu.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: mrspock.mt.att.com Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.os.linux.advocacy:48704 comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy:127631 comp.os.ms-windows.nt.advocacy:24209 comp.os.msdos.misc:55094 comp.sys.acorn.advocacy:8933 comp.sys.mac.advocacy:105152 comp.sys.next.advocacy:35202 comp.sys.powerpc.advocacy:3386 comp.unix.advocacy:20329 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:19039 comp.unix.bsd.misc:955 comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc:3549 comp.unix.machten:2466 comp.unix.pc-clone.16bit:810 comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit:9341 comp.unix.shell:32621 comp.unix.solaris:68362 comp.unix.user-friendly:3741 comp.os.os2.advocacy:200659 A. Forest Godfrey <ag5c+@andrew.cmu.edu> wrote: > Well, since this seems to be the thread that will never die, I >thought that I'd correct some of the earlier posts on what machine is >more reliable - Mac or PC. I am a student cluster manager here at CMU >and therefore, I have access to all the requests for computer >maintainance in public clusters on the campus. I wrote a script to go >through them (since they are electronic) and categorize them into our >different platforms of machines - Mac, PC, Unix, and Printers (also >Unknown/Misc other periferal hardware like scanners). Guess what I >found? Exactly what I thought I'd find. There are percentage wise, >about as many Mac and IBM service requests. Our Unix workstations are >the most reliable, while the printers are the least (though to be fair, >they do take a real beating). [snip] Well, I expect your Macs to be a representative sample of all Macs. However, I do not expect your PCs to be a representative sample of all PCs : CMU probably has IBMs and Compaqs, and no Packard Bells, and no no-name-brand PCs. Since Macintosh prices are compared to all PCs, not just name-brands, it is only fair to compare Macintosh reliability with the same set of PCs. Once you get into name-brands, Macintosh is competitive in price, and the name-brand PCs are competitive in reliability -- and I don't think any Mac advocate would dispute this. -arun gupta