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To: MacRules who wrote (24599)	5/5/1999 10:57:00 PM
From: Ralph Deen	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 213177

>> Also I know there is so many virus for Windows 9X, how about Mac. Do I need virus protection products if I buy a Mac?<< Absolutely. There are several really good anti-virus apps out there for the Mac...and you SHOULD use one. I do believe there are many more pc viruses than Mac...but we're not immune. Norton Anti-Virus, Virex, Doc. Solomon's...etc...all work well. Re the pc fan being noisy....dunno what to tell you. I'm on my 7th Mac...and remember ONE of them, 7100, being a little noisier than all the rest. Using a beige G3 now...and it's quiet as its mouse. (g) Come on over...you'll LOVE your Mac. Regards, Ralph

To: MacRules who wrote (24599)	5/5/1999 11:25:00 PM
From: Slugger	Respond to of 213177

RW, I'm the proud new owner of a blue G3 MT, just got it yesterday. Boy is it sweet! You will not regret getting one. As far as the fan is concerned, I hadn't even noticed it until I read your post and then made a point to listen. Yeah, you can hear it, but its's not something that stands out to me, not annoying at all. Slugger

To: MacRules who wrote (24599)	5/5/1999 11:43:00 PM
From: Matt Peterson	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 213177

Viruses (Viri?) and Macs: I haven't run virus protection in several years. To be honest, it seems to be more trouble than it's worth. I've used Macs since they've come out, and I've come across a virus twice. The last time was 4 years ago on a disk brought back from Europe. A lot of the active scanners are a big pain in the ass (and don't always work right), but it still wouldn't hurt to get one that could scan periodically. Your best bet would be to get a tape backup system if you can afford it. BTW: Macs are Melissa proof. However, Macs are often suseptible to Word and Excel macro viruses.

To: MacRules who wrote (24599)	5/6/1999 12:37:00 PM
From: Ralph Deen	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 213177

R.W. & all...re the virus on Macs conversation...just want to share with you all that several PRINT PUBLICATIONS with which we do business...have been hit by virus' in the last couple of weeks. Likewise...2 video edit facilities have suffered from the "auto play worm" virus. In all cases...their Macs were rendered useless for a few hours until they ran virus programs. We run a small ad shop and exchange zip discs, etc, containing logos, layouts, storyboards, etc...and, while OUR Macs have yet to be hit...MANY others have. That's the bad news. The GOOD news is the Mac Virus apps are doing a good job. We have Norton Anti-Virus (used to be Symantec)...and have it programmed to automatically scan for virus every Friday at 1 PM. So far, so good. Just didn't want R.W. to think that Macs are immune. The horror stories we're hearing about PCs & virus are HORRIBLE. R.W....let us know what kind of Mac you buy. The new G3's are absolute KILLERS! Best regards, Ralph