Author: Will Singleton
Date: 12:43:57 11/16/99
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On November 16, 1999 at 14:37:15, Peter Kappler wrote: >On November 16, 1999 at 14:17:13, Will Singleton wrote: > ><snip> >> >>Having said that, the MacOS is far superior to Windows for general purpose use. >> >>Will > > >I hear this a lot from Mac users, but I'm not sure I believe it. A few years >ago, I worked with a guy who had to reboot his Mac 2 or 3 times a day because of >crashes, but he still swore up and down that it was far superior to any flavor >of Windows. I've been wary of Mac users ever since... :-) > >I have limited experience with Macs so I'm not in a great position to debate, >but can you explain why MacOS is better than Windows NT? > >What are the major technical differences between the two OSes? I don't care >much about which is prettier or easier for a beginner to use - I'm more >interested in performance and reliability. > >I have heard, for example, that MacOS still does not support preemptive >multitasking. Is this true? > >In 5+ years of running Windows NT, I've found it to be an *extremely* stable >platform. I run Win98 too - certainly not as stable, but it seems acceptable >for a casual user, and it's wonderful for gaming. :-) > >I'm not trying to start a religous war, I'm just honestly curious. > >--Peter I was referring to a general purpose user's experience with MacOS vs Windows 95/98. Windows is highly complex and requires an expert to administer. Mac is simple and inexperienced people can use it well. Not talking stability or multitasking etc. The poster was coming from a general user's standpoint. Will
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