Date:         Fri, 1 Feb 2008 11:50:16 -0800
Reply-To:     David Kao <dtkao0205@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         David Kao <dtkao0205@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: NVC - MS vs Mac
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My PC running Win2k professional has not crashed once for at least 2 years.
I have it on and running for a whole week continuously sometimes. It is on
everyday. I have a gig of memory and several hundred gigs of Ultra Scsi-3
HDs. But it was hit by viruses twice recently. It probably has received
a ton of spyware or adware. Had Spybot installed but it never killed all
offenders. The moment it cleaned up more will be back in.

The hardware is unbeatable. Win2k professional is unbeatable too. It is the
browsers, web sites I ran into and emails I receive that were problematic.
The first virus attack, actually a spyware, caused me to give up and had to
reinstall everything which of course was not everything. I lost some weight.
The 2nd one took me 3 days to kill. That was a bit of luck.

Not sure if Mac will be any different. Tried Red Hat Linux before. Not fun.
So I am going to stick with my Win2k for now.

David




--- Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> dear all
> mac ... well... have two ... a g5 and a 17 inch macbookpro
> on the g5 have 1/2 a terrabyte of space and it is often full when immersed
> in a video project
> i also have a windows machine cause there is one program mac cannot run
> cause it does not exist
> and that program is In Design by adobe ...( a form creation tool)
>
> a mac can and does crash when over whelmed ...
> but it does take a lot to over whelm... (the program simply closes on its
> own)
> simple fix ... save often
> pc can and does crash when ever it simply feels like it ...
>
> bottom line ... get the macs running asap ...
> purchase as much RAM as you can stuff into it ...
> you can not have enough RAM ever ...
>
> get a tower if you can afford it
>
> *dont* get the new apple air ... for at least another 5 years
>
> at least once a week ...
> close your computer programs and shut off to rest ceramics for the night
>
> good luck and enjoy the mac (single click mouse)
> yours
>
> On Feb 1, 2008 9:09 AM, Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > >
> > >
> > > Noooooooooo!!!!   Larry, What have you done????
> > > Thread count pool!!  I say 142
> > > jm
> > >
> >
> >
> > I think John is right this could be huge.
> >
> > As for my limited opinion well - I have yet to use a MAC however those
> > whom
> > I have encountered who do own them love them, swear by them, and will
> > never
> > look to MS again. I've been told they are rock solid. I've been tempted
> > myself - my only concern has been availablility of software and tools -
> > however that concern could be from the dark ages.
> > --
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Jeff
> > '90 Carat (Grover)
> > '86 (We call this one Parts)
> > '85 GL (Preparing to move to a new Home)
> > '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus
> >
>
>
>
> --
> roger w
> There are two kinds of jobs in the world:
> Picking up garbage and telling people things.
> Successful people do both, with the same good attitude. (riw)
> -----------------------------------------------------------
> View the growing list of video work at:
> http://revver.com/find/video/?query=LastonLastof&search_on=owners
> and ... older work at
> http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7135104650374818257
> http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3259745150182742364
>



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