Date:         Fri, 1 Feb 2008 18:19:32 -0700
Reply-To:     honemastert <honemastert@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         honemastert <honemastert@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: NVC - MS vs Mac
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** John Meeks <vanagon@GMAIL.COM> wrote: **


>> Right on! Win2k is the best OS M$ ever built. It is based on the NT
>> server code. Vista was supposed to be built on Server2003 code but the
>> boys at Redmond couldn't pull it off. They just added all the new crap
>> to the XP codebase.

>> I run XP Pro on an old Toughbook for GPS and ETKA & MP3 etc. Toss it
>> in the Vanagon and go!

I'm in somewhat of agreement here:

NT Sucked less than Win 95/98
Win 2K Sucked less than NT
Win XP Sucked less than Win 2K
but overall, I'm not sure that Vista has maintained
that streak.

Have to use Win XP, Slowlaris, and Linux at work..
@ home I use Mac OS X, which seems to suck even
less than all of the above.

Not much in the way of spyware, malware and the like
yet on Mac OS X either.

We've got 5 Macintosh computers in the house and
one Dell Craptop.  The dell already has a couple of
issues (2 yrs old.. work provides it) but overall it's been
a decent machine.  Every other one I get though seems to
be a 'lemon'  The one prior saw a couple of mobo
replacements.  But.. free is free, and I'm not into
subsidizing my employer just for sake of being an
Apple 'fanboy'.

The iBook G3, the iMac G3 (of the same vintage) the
PowerMac dual G4 and the PowerMac dual G5 and my
wifes G4 Powerbook all are working without incident.

Some of the linux distributions out there are amazing, and
will run on relatively old x86 hardware.

Latest toys will show up in a few months... donated money
to the One Laptop per Child org. last year in their give
one/get one program.  The kids will each get one to play
with for a bit, then they will have to give it away to someone
less fortunate than them.

Next Apple computer will probably be a MacBook or MacBook
pro, as I'm not doing as much video work as I used to to warrant
another monster tower system.

For a home computer, I like using it for photos, video, web surfing
and such.  Also like having a system that has Unix as it's
underpinnings.

Converted to the Macintosh in 1995, stuck with them through the
'dark years' and never missed Windows since.

Haven't really found anything I cant do on a Mac save for
the Microsoft Money website (killer stock screener) and
a few GPS type programs.  For those Virtual PC or now
VMware or Parallels (if you're on a newer X86 based Mac)
seem to work just fine