Re: Looking at Macs from a PC user's perspective



On 19/8/05 2:35 PM, in article 180820052336380862%NoSpamDammit@xxxxxxxxxxx,
"Mark Conrad" <NoSpamDammit@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> In article <11ga3t1lao3mde1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Elizabot v2.0.2
> <Elizabot@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> User-Agent: Thoth/1.7.1 (Carbon/OS X)
>
> Hey, I am no fool. It is time consuming to fire up my main PC rigs
> with all their in-series firewalls, proxy servers, virus app's, etc.
>
> I have these old Macs that are good to go for my trivial NG mutterings.
>
> Mark-

Plus of course you do .."...a heck of a lot of computer work in the
aircraft, all of it on a Mac," (on your 17" Powerbook perhaps?)

http://tinyurl.com/9q4w3

But seriously what happened between Aug 1st - Aug 19th to change you from...

"Very well written post of yours about the differences between the PC
and the Mac, and I am a Mac guy.<g>"

http://tinyurl.com/7tf9e

And

"Nice to hear from an actual PC user, for a change.
As a Mac user, I do not even run a firewall,"

http://tinyurl.com/dnkoq

To.....

"Okay. I am a PC user :) I am seriously considering using Macs"

.



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