Mac vs. PC: Two sides : ) [Archive] - The Crossdresser Club

KarenCDFL

08-21-2008, 11:27 PM

One of the issues with how bad Windows is portrayed is because of the low priced garbage that Dell and HP are selling.

As a Tech, I see them selling underpowered and under resourced PC's which make it look bad for the industry.

I will be the first to say windows has an enormous amount of issues. And vista needs to just go away. Another brain damaged product from Microsoft.

On the other hand, Apple has kept the Mac very proprietary which gives them great control over the O/S and the Apps.

Also, there is a very large difference in the amount of sales between the two products.

When you sell 1000 PC's against 10 Macs, obviously the error ratio goes up for PC's.

So there you have it.

Ronda_B

08-22-2008, 05:26 AM

Not as many viruses for a MAC. A lot for a PC.

Zoe

08-22-2008, 01:36 PM

I've owned both. Mac's are just awesome. Zoe'

Sarah Estella

08-22-2008, 01:42 PM

I have to admit.... I've never really used a Mac in any thing other than browsing..... I've not really used any Apple product to be precise. Always been a pc person myself and that is where my expertise really lies.
I do plan to gain knowledge though in the very near future as part of my wanting to know, in practice, a bit more in the field of computing.

The 'guts' or electronics inside may be basically the same but the operating systems are a completely different matter. I could probably handle a pc or a network running windows with my eyes closed but a mac, I'd have to stare at till something jumps out at me. ... Guess I will need practice with that.

2lisalynn

08-22-2008, 02:16 PM

I guess I am just not computer savvy.I have had vista since it came out and no problems.You techs do more and see more so why has there not been updates to fix vista?
Lisa

Sarah Estella

08-22-2008, 02:33 PM

Many have said that Vista is a bit of a dead duck already..... Seems to be a lot of issues with it. Some though don't seem to have any sort of problem with it. Guess it depends on what else you run and of course the system specifications. There are a lot of pc's on the market that are pre built and really aren't designed for Vista. These can only add to the problems that can occur.

I'm not really a fan of it so just stick with the tried and trusted XP for the time being. Vista itself is in the process of being replaced as Microsoft have just about admitted to the problems and are developing a new product. .... Can't be precise on these details or give figures, so don't quote me on this.

TrueGemini's Wife

08-22-2008, 03:27 PM

Have both MAC's and PC's.. You can have the PC. I'll even gift wrap it.
I never have gotten a virus, Never, not once..
I have never had to "defrag".
I don't get a ton of "error" signs..
I do things in one step, opposed to the 20 you must go through on a PC.
hee hee..
The only problem I encounter?
The rest of the world needs to keep up with Apple.
:G

stacyB

08-23-2008, 08:42 PM

And thats why I love my TRS80... :G

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm279/stacybrahm/cdc/TRS80Model1-WithLogo.jpg

:wiggle: :cheer:

DebbieGizmo

08-23-2008, 08:52 PM

And thats why I love my TRS80... :G

:wiggle: :cheer:

That makes my "Acorn Electron" look old:eek: )-} sadly it doesnt work too well though, old age has gotten the better of it and the RF output to the telly doesn't hold channel.

Sarah Estella

08-23-2008, 09:59 PM

Try one of these. http://www.1000bit.net/scheda.asp?id=187 I had one many years ago...

http://www.48katmos.freeuk.com/neworic.jpg

stacyB

08-24-2008, 02:22 AM

As long as I am digging through my old machines... here is one that sits in my garage, havent booted it up in over 25 years...

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm279/stacybrahm/cdc/OsborneComputer.jpg
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm279/stacybrahm/cdc/osborne1-side.jpg

... and here my first "IBM Compatible" before I got disgusted with Radio Shack for abandoning an entire market to tend to their own selfish goals...

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm279/stacybrahm/cdc/tandy1000txwithWindows10.jpg

TxKimberly

08-24-2008, 03:10 AM

And thats why I love my TRS80... :G

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm279/stacybrahm/cdc/TRS80Model1-WithLogo.jpg

:wiggle: :cheer:

OMG - I think that was one of the first PC'sI ever used. We had a programing club when I was in high school and if I recall correctly that is the PC we had. Guess what they later replaced it with? An Apple II! lol

stacyB

08-24-2008, 03:36 AM

OMG - I think that was one of the first PC'sI ever used. We had a programing club when I was in high school and if I recall correctly that is the PC we had. Guess what they later replaced it with? An Apple II! lol

You mean like this?
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm279/stacybrahm/cdc/apple_iie.jpg

Renee

08-24-2008, 04:20 AM

My first was an Apple II+ which made it through 5 years of college and was stolen weeks before I graduated. It was a boat anchor by then anyway.
My Father in law gave me an Apple II with integer basic card installed. Would do everything plus mini assembler. Now I have a IIc in my dining room taking up space. For all the Apples I've owned I use PC's now.

Summer

08-24-2008, 03:13 PM

Lets face it -

If you want to draw something use an apple....

If you want to engineer and take Risks - use a PC - LOL

I'm a risk taker.....

Summer in MA

stacyB

08-24-2008, 03:17 PM

And if you wanna go back to running COBOL... use one of these...

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm279/stacybrahm/cdc/DEC-PDP-8.jpg

TxKimberly

08-24-2008, 03:17 PM

You mean like this?
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm279/stacybrahm/cdc/apple_iie.jpg

Holly Smokes - YES, JUST like that!
What, do you have a computer museum or what?

stacyB

08-24-2008, 03:20 PM

Holly Smokes - YES, JUST like that!
What, do you have a computer museum or what?

Wanna come over and clean out my garage? At least take the old Dells... I've got no use for them... :G

Julie

08-25-2008, 03:30 PM

How come nobody has mentioned the Petticoat 5 yet................:G

qptvCqtMg_o

Alysia

08-25-2008, 03:52 PM

How come nobody has mentioned the Petticoat 5 yet................:G

qptvCqtMg_o

WTF

Maddieanne

08-26-2008, 11:52 AM

And if you wanna go back to running COBOL... use one of these...

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm279/stacybrahm/cdc/DEC-PDP-8.jpg
Stacey wasn't that a beautiful machine
smoked glass or wood grain panels
i worked on them and they were fixable

btw don't forget the PDP-12 the tape reels ran backwards

Melissa Johnson

08-26-2008, 02:28 PM

Anybody else remember Clive Sinclair's Spectrum ZX that introduced us all to playing Space Invaders at home back in the 80's on a small compact machine. Used large floppy discs and was so slow by today's standards , but still ground breaking.

That and others like it were rapidly killed off when HP started marketing Home PC's with Microsoft's then revolutionary user friendly Windows system that needed no computer knowledge at all to play with.

Sarah Estella

08-26-2008, 03:02 PM

I had 2 Spectrums. 48k. Both used a cassette tape to load programmes. They had the famous rubber keyboard that was a pain to use. I also had an Amstrad 464, a Commodore 64 and Amiga with an extra 1meg of ram added. Used many early pc's using ms-dos versions 3 thru to 6.2. Still have copies of Windows 1 on 5 1/4 and 3 1/2 disks. I mentioned the Oric the other day. Used to like using the BBC micro too as well as the Acorn Electron. In fact I've probably used most machines since about 1981.

Alysia

09-02-2008, 06:29 AM

I had a Sinclair ZX81. I even connected it to a proper keyboard. To see if it would make it work any quicker. It didn't. Because every time you pressed a key. It rewrote the entire line.