Re: [WinMac] Enough Evangelizing

jacques(jacques[at]pathcom.com)
Wed, 03 Feb 1999 06:58:44 -0500

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I couldn't have put it better

Jacques Choquette

P.S. My new mac should be in tomorrow

"Nieuwland, Pascal" wrote:

> Rodger Ling wrote:
> -
> This has been said before, but I did not think advocacy of one
> platform was the purpose of this list. The gentleman who asked for
> "every reason we could think of to go Macintosh" should have referred
> elsewhere, or at least answered in private.
> -
>
> Well, well...
>
> As far as I know this is a list for people working in mixed-platform
> environments, so I don't see any reason to prohibit people asking for
> arguments on which platform is best for a specific purpose (and why), even
> if they state their own preference in the request.
>
> -
> It depresses me greatly when closed-minded debates about which OS is
> superior are encouraged. Most of the arguments on both sides, in my
> opinion, are based more on emotion than fact, and the "facts" that do
> exist are generally based on outdated information and experiences.
> Personally, I'd rather spend my time learning something new rather
> than rehashing old dogma.
> -
>
> There has been no debate on this subject, now has there? Just some people
> giving tips on where to find info on a requested subject.
> As for arguments being based on emotion more than facts, there are people
> on this list who have years of experience on both of the platforms, so I
> think they could have some usefull comments on which platform is -in their
> opinion- the best for a particular purpose, and why.
>
> For those who have an open mind, there's always something new to learn. And
> for those who do not, there always a subject line so you don't have to read
> other people's opinions.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Pascal Nieuwland
> Macintosh systems administrator, Worldwide
> Packaging Technology
> Cordis, a Johnson & Johnson company
> Per address:
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> 9301 LJ Roden
> The Netherlands
> email: pnieuwla@crdnl.jnj.com
>
>
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> Subject: [WinMac] Enough Evangelizing
> Author: ,Rodger Ling [SMTP:rling@cdc.net] at NCSBEEXT01
> Date: 1999/02/02 22:20
>
> Rodger Ling
> This has been said before, but I did not think advocacy of one platform was
> the purpose of this list. The gentleman who asked for "every reason we
> could think of to go Macintosh" should have referred elsewhere, or at least
> answered in private.
>
> It depresses me greatly when closed-minded debates about which OS is
> superior are encouraged. Most of the arguments on both sides, in my
> opinion, are based more on emotion than fact, and the "facts" that do exist
> are generally based on outdated information and experiences. Personally,
> I'd rather spend my time learning something new rather than rehashing old
> dogma.
>
> --Rodger
>
> Rodger Ling
> Manager, Microcomputer Support
> Instructional & Computing Support Services
> Department 4304
> The Univ. of Tennessee at Chattanooga
> Rodger-Ling@utc.edu
> (423) 755-4000
> http://www.utc.edu/helpdesk
> http://www.cdc.net/~rling/home.htm
>
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