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To: ptanner who wrote (154941)	1/11/2002 11:21:03 PM
From: Paul Engel	Respond to of 186894

Pete - Re: Apple & ") tighter control over the hardware and OS reduces the potential for conflicts and makes integrating features" That is and was an illusion. MACs crashed all over the place - but the Apple crowd denied this - but believe me - before OS X - they were no more stable than a Windows system. Further, Apple had a zillion OS releases - they had to use THREE digits. And with every new release, older hardware just got left in the dust bin - and couldn't support the new software. OS X may be the equivalent of Windows 2000 in stability - but it cannot be run on a lot of MACs that are not too old. Paul

To: ptanner who wrote (154941)	1/11/2002 11:24:45 PM
From: Paul Engel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Pete - Re: "a personal disfavor with LCDs (they always seem to be concave to me)." This phenomenon was first observed about 10 or 12 years ago when Zenith introduced their Flat Tension Mask CRTs - which were dead flat - like today's Sony Wega TVs. Most people are accustomed to the convex surfaces of "standard" CRTs and a flat CRT = or a flat LCD - at first appears concave. My main display is an 18.1 inch Sony LCD - and it is fantastic. Now, a regular CRT appears VERY CONVEX ! Paul