On Tue, 22 Jul 2003, Jim wrote: > Most of the comments I've read here today preface with, "Personally I > don't use a Mac..." I'd offer that that's akin to saying, "Personally, I > don't drive..." I prefaced my comment that way, but I *have* used them in the past, and liked them. I had a job for a while in a place that used them exclusively. I just don't like them enough more than a PC to justify the price difference. > But... The reason I had to write was to question the statement, "You > mean like Microsoft who wrote the first Apple operating system?" > Aristotle, cite your source... I think he's referring to AppleSoft BASIC, which I think was a Microsoft product. Calling it an "operating system" is a bit of a stretch, maybe; it was only a complete operating system when combined with DOS or ProDOS. It was also extremely buggy, thus setting a trend for future Microsoft products. ;) |
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