Re: New PC-- no holy war
From: art fougner, md (evsono@pipeline.com)
Fri Jun 8 07:11:34 2001
Joe -
you might check this out -
http://home.cnet.com/software/0-429669-8-6112332-1.html
compares windows2000 with MacOS
art
At Mon, 4 Jun 2001, DR.JOE ANTONY wrote:
>
>Dear Terry, Josh and all,
>I am glad to see I have started a small storm in a tea cup. Anyway Macs are too expensive
>and service/ software scanty in this place -- India that is. I think I'll opt for a locally assembled PC
>(components imported).
> Thanks all of you guys and gals who responded so generously to my queries.
>Are there any good websites for new pc buyers?
>Thanks again,
>Joe ,
>India.
>
>-----Original Message-----
> From: DuboseTerryJ@uams.edu <DuboseTerryJ@uams.edu>
> To: Multiple recipients of list ULTRASOUND <ultrasound@mail.medispecialty.com>
> Date: Friday, June 01, 2001 11:36 PM
> Subject: RE: no holy war
>
> Dr. Copel, Very well put. I particularly like the genetic analogy. I know
> you are correct, I am still holding a grudge against APPLE for abandoning
> the Apple IIe with no upgrade path to the Mac... old grudges die hard.
> Guess it is time to give up on this one.
>
> As for the Evil Empire (AKA MicroSoft), I have always held their
> computability in high esteem... there is code in BASIC BABY that ran on the
> earliest versions of DOS on an old 8088 that will still run on the latest
> Windows platform... of course it still looks like old DOS....
>
> TGIF.
> >
> > Egaarrr! I knew this would raise it's ugly head again.... NO to APPLES!!
> > True, MOST viruses don't affect Macs... know why? Because Macs just
> aren't
> > compatible with most of the world.... that is why they only have about 15%
> > of the PC market. You'll need all new software... all new everything!
> >
> > Sorry Josh... just couldn't let that one pass.... ;-)
> >
> > Terry J. DuBose, M.S., RDMS, Assistant Professor
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art fougner, md
A series of 1000 cases begins with but a single anecdote.