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  Be afraid...be VERY afraid...
 
OK...I admit it...I'm a Mac user, and damn proud of it. But today, I'm a little scared. It seems that Macintosh computers are just to powerful! Everyone remembers the "Supercomputer" commercials...the PowerMac runs calculations at the same giga-flop (...) (23 years ago, 21-Aug-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.off-topic.fun)  
 
  Re: Be afraid...be VERY afraid...
 
Classic, Matthew! I had heard that Apple was going to do this starting with the release of the G4, but I had not seen that actual document. Thanks for posting it. As a loyal Mac Addict myself, I am also considering switching to a less poswerful (...) (23 years ago, 21-Aug-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Be afraid...be VERY afraid...
 
In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Matthew Gerber writes: (snipped) (...) It is silly to think that Mac OS isn't already in some computer in most of these nations - I mean, when I was in Cuba in '96 thy had their computers in the hotel quite up to date. And (...) (23 years ago, 22-Aug-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Be afraid...be VERY afraid...
 
The only operating system I have heard of NOT crashing is a Unix/Linux install if it's done right. Does the new MAC not crash? If the new MAC crashes, this thread is the usual boring Guy Kawasaki zombie crap. There are trade offs with everything -- (...) (23 years ago, 22-Aug-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Be afraid...be VERY afraid...
 
(...) <snip legal kerfluffage> (...) This is awesome. Kudos to Apple's marketing department. Now all the downloaders get to feel all secret and stuff. Way cool. That's about it, though. You can buy and export a lot more powerful gear with no huhu. (...) (23 years ago, 22-Aug-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Be afraid...be VERY afraid...
 
(...) Umm...O.K.? I guess? Err...huh? (...) *GIGGLE*...you said kerfluffage... (I searched, this is officially the first time "kerfluffage" has been used on LUGNET...handshakes and backslaps all around...congrat's Larry!) I don't know if this is (...) (23 years ago, 22-Aug-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Be afraid...be VERY afraid...
 
(...) I'm just taking it as a joke. BUT... given that UNIX exists, a Mac/Win war is kind of like two tribes of ants fighting over the picnic basket scraps. Sooner or later the real power (UNIX) is going to go home and have a real dinner, no matter (...) (23 years ago, 22-Aug-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Be afraid...be VERY afraid...
 
(...) Eh! Now that MacOS X is esentially just another Unix/Linux flavor, I think the overall "war" is moot anyway. MS will catch-up/on sooner or later, and join the bandwagon, too...you'll see. I'll tell you what, though...as an end user who relies (...) (23 years ago, 22-Aug-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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