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Re: Macintosh

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From: Joe Dery
Date: Wed, 03 Jan 1996 00:00
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Luke Duff wrote:

> >Now then, I'll put in a good word for PC's while im here.
> >PC users have a choice of many operating systems:
> >LINUX, DOS, DOS-Windows, Windows 95, OS/2, others.
> >Macs use Macintosh system 7. Period.
> >This difference has obvious implications on the number of
> >software programs available for the PC, ie there are many more
> >programs that can be used on the PC.

> This doesn't make sense.

Sure it does (see rest of message here)

> The PC doesn't have more applications than the Mac because of multiple
> operating system support. The PC has more because of its greater
> market penetration.

Yes, it has more applications for BOTH of these reasons.  It has better
market penetration AND more operating systems.
What i really should have said in the first message is that PC's are
more flexible because of these operating system options.

> Besides, it's not like there are that many Linux and OS/2 programs out
> there (relatively speaking of course).

There are quite a few, if youre willing to look.
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Subject: Re: Macintosh
Date: 1996/01/03
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