Mac vs PC - Page 3

punky · 28-09-2006, 00:53

Look, its humour. Humour doesn't necessarily have to be factually accurate.

There are grains of truth in there, although they are very exagerated to make it funny. Although with Mac cult members, its never funny

Cobbydaler · 28-09-2006, 01:02

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Originally Posted by punky

<Snip> Although with Mac cult members, its never funny

Shouldn't that be Mac clique members?

**Damien** · 28-09-2006, 08:17

Its not funny. It stupid, the humor is rubbish.

This is a funny mac thing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6irAfABLsT0

**Hugh** · 28-09-2006, 09:13

v. funny - and another one for gamers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZvt6...related&search=

punky · 28-09-2006, 10:51

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Originally Posted by Damien

Its not funny. It stupid, the humor is rubbish.

This is a funny mac thing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6irAfABLsT0

Well, I stand corrected.

Although humour is subjective.

**Chris** · 28-09-2006, 10:56

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Originally Posted by Damien

Its not funny. It stupid, the humor is rubbish.

This is a funny mac thing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6irAfABLsT0

That raised a chuckle with me, but it was his delivery rather than what he was saying that I found amusing. I've used Macs for about 6 and a half years now and I didn't recognise most of the frustrations he was decribing.

popper · 28-09-2006, 11:31

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Originally Posted by Damien

Macs are also used in computer science (at least at my uni) because of 1) Media and 2) Unix.

yeah , the official Amiga UNIX SVR4 port was cool too
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga_Unix
http://amix.failsure.net/tiki-index....e=AMIX+History

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Originally Posted by Robster

Surely this should be a WINDOWS vs Mac debate. My PC runs Linux.

(look out its a can of worms!)

someone mention can+worms.......
surely you mean, WINDOWS V Mac OS/OSX , as Mac usesally refers to the hardware and/or the CPU.... (unless its network cards!)..

but then again, windows did also run on the PPC originally....

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Originally Posted by Zeph

Dont forget... Macs can run Linux too

Yeah, PPC linux works very nice on them too.

**Chris** · 28-09-2006, 11:33

Yes, while we usually use 'Mac vs PC' as convenient shorthand for this old favourite, what we're actually comparing is operating systems. It's Windows versus OSX.

Macs have gone intel now anyway.

**Maggy** · 28-09-2006, 11:35

Is this a new or old thread?

It's certainly an old argument.

popper · 28-09-2006, 11:36

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Originally Posted by Gareth

And Macs can run Windows too, so shouldn't this thread be called Mac vs Mac?

arrrr, now, we can get into the Emulation side ROTFL

the PPC Emulator works on x86, the x86 works on the PPC, so now we get to the point were you can run windows on MacOS,running windows,running macOS etc ,etc, perhaps those multicore CPU's in whatever flavour x86 or PPC would improve these Emulations LOL.

punky · 28-09-2006, 11:36

OSX is Linux... Just with a different GUI.

In fact the distribution of linux that forms OSX (Darwin) is actually available free... Therefore you are only paying for a GUI and the attractive hardware.

Xaccers · 28-09-2006, 11:37

I like having a computer that I can buy off the shelf from a huge variety of looks, from small cubes to 3 foot high towers. why should I be restricted to the pathetic offering of one company?
I like that I can buy a computer for ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£500 and in 2 years time upgrade it for < ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£200.
I like that I can easily install multiple operating systems, either 32bit or 64bit.
I like that as standard, even on the cheapest computer, my mouse has two buttons as standard.
I like that I can eject my floppy and cd/dvds via a button on the drive (rather than like at uni where we resorted to using a pin to eject floppies that were trapped in a powered down mac)

popper · 28-09-2006, 11:37

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Originally Posted by AntiSilence

more

now then :wink:

**Maggy** · 28-09-2006, 11:41

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Originally Posted by Cobbydaler

Discuss...

You little devil!

I'd have just said argue among yourselves until you get bored.

Discuss indeed.

danielf · 28-09-2006, 11:50

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Originally Posted by Xaccers

I like having a computer that I can buy off the shelf from a huge variety of looks, from small cubes to 3 foot high towers. why should I be restricted to the pathetic offering of one company?
I like that I can buy a computer for ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£500 and in 2 years time upgrade it for < ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£200.
I like that I can easily install multiple operating systems, either 32bit or 64bit.
I like that as standard, even on the cheapest computer, my mouse has two buttons as standard.
I like that I can eject my floppy and cd/dvds via a button on the drive (rather than like at uni where we resorted to using a pin to eject floppies that were trapped in a powered down mac)

I like a computer that has a proper delete button on the keyboard, so you are not forced to drag items to the trash.

I also like an OS that allows for multiple select (shift - select) regardless of how the contents of a directory are viewed. Particularly when the default does not allow it.

I like an OS that orders items in a directory. Not displays them on top of each other/unaligned as default.

An Os that does not occasionally decide to list every directory in a directory listing twice would be nice.

It would be nice if the OS could update the contents of directories reliably. Not wait for me to click in it before it decides new files have been created in it.

I want a keyboard with an 'end' key and a hash sign standard. I spent two grand on this machine excluding the monitor. It's not too much to ask, is it?