re: computers

[Joe Elliott <jee@domain.elided>]

I hate to contribute to something so off-topic, but yes, I'm a Mac 
guy.  OS9 isn't perfect, but it's a lot closer than the alternatives 
available to a guy like me that wants a BS-free personal computer. 
FWIW, the first computer I got was an IBM-compatible, but I was so 
displeased with it that I sought some sort of more efficient 
alternative, and the Macintosh seemed to provide everything I was 
after, while Windows just tries to hide the complex mess that 
(sometimes) makes it work.  The job I had in high school that allowed 
me to afford my Alfa involved managing all the computer systems for a 
small wholesale and retail firm, which uses mostly Macs.  They bought 
a few Windows machines now and then because they're so cheap, but I 
spend so much more time trying to make them work that they end up 
being much more expensive.  For various reasons, I have extensive 
experience with a variety of platforms, and if anyone feels like 
emailing me off-digest to discuss this, go right ahead, but I think 
that every digester should limit him/herself to one post apiece on 
this thread since (not unlike SUVs) it's so off-topic and potentially 
offensive.

Joe Elliott
'01 G4 867
'96 7600/132
'95 2300c

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