"HK" wrote in message
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CalifBill wrote:
"hk" wrote in message
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...if I were starting over, or as a newbie, I'd go with the Apple stuff.
It's simply far more elegant, and the level of tech support available
from some of the smaller vendors who supply Mac software is incredible.
I was trying to set up a popular backup program for the Mac, not the one
that comes with it, and I actually got emails of help from the author of
the program.

But it is the well-engineered (and overpriced!) hardware that I really
like.

The original Mac's were some of the slickest looking systems, with some
of the crappiest engineering inside of all systems! No parity on major
busses, minimal power supply, that hardly provided enough power for the
system as it was. Maybe the newer ones are better engineered, but I
would not bet on it. The user interface is very nice, but PARC research
center should have patented it.
I'm not talking about "the original" Macs from 25 years ago. Maybe you
should get out for a look see.

Crikey.

They are not the 25 year old systems, but is from the same culture.