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Therrin · 11th April 2008, 11:15 PM

Built my first PC when I was 8, before the windows OS was around. Used BBS's with modem stacks back then...oh what joy! Miss those days sometimes.

I've used Mac's at school, and they're okay for that. I think of mac's like a commuter vehicle, or something I'd lease. Whereas a PC is something I can slide underneath, do some work on, set it up for 4wheeling, etc etc.

Personally though, I love modding my computers. PC's are really the better way to go with that. Always upgrading one part or another, or pushing it to do something specific that I want. Except for a IBM Thinkpad I picked up about 7 years ago, I've never bought a computer. Each has been hand built; but therein lies the rub. I actually ENJOY buidling PC's. If it's not your thing, then I can understand why you'd stick with a Mac.

I used to have 1 PC for web browsing, 1 for Gaming, and 1 that I had linux-unix type OS's on that I'd mess around with and learn the OS.

I'm not sure that it's fair to call Windows "copying" Apple's interface. There are several OS's that can be run via text, or using the GUI. (like Unix) In the old days at least, when I'd have trouble with the GUI, I'd just revert back to text and go in and fix problems that way.

PC's ya do kinda gotta stay on top of, but once you learn the secrets I personally think that it allows you a more vast world of opportunities than a Mac. But then, I've never been just a "user", I like to maintain and get down into the nutsNbolts and learn stuff from the inside out. PC's I think are more capable of being manipulated to specific tasks.

Ekka, Aerial's right about the image files. (iso) I run a primary master hard drive with an underslung slave. If you're transfering PURE data, then it matters not which drive has the OS. But if you're trying to copy over programs and such that need to execute through the OS, then you'll have a hard time of it.
I run everything program related through my Master (C), and store all my data on my Slave (D). Though also have an external slave I can hook up for cold storage.

Which leads me to say, that when I got my 15-card reader, for xfering data off of SD and other type cards, I was able to get a piece of hardware that I could slot right in the front of my case, giving me the internal reader so that I didn't have to have it lyin around as an externally connected peripheral. I liked having the ability to mod things like that as I choose.

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Therrin The Tree World Bandit Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Lancaster, Ca Posts: 1,255	Re: Mac vs. PC? Built my first PC when I was 8, before the windows OS was around. Used BBS's with modem stacks back then...oh what joy! Miss those days sometimes. I've used Mac's at school, and they're okay for that. I think of mac's like a commuter vehicle, or something I'd lease. Whereas a PC is something I can slide underneath, do some work on, set it up for 4wheeling, etc etc. Personally though, I love modding my computers. PC's are really the better way to go with that. Always upgrading one part or another, or pushing it to do something specific that I want. Except for a IBM Thinkpad I picked up about 7 years ago, I've never bought a computer. Each has been hand built; but therein lies the rub. I actually ENJOY buidling PC's. If it's not your thing, then I can understand why you'd stick with a Mac. I used to have 1 PC for web browsing, 1 for Gaming, and 1 that I had linux-unix type OS's on that I'd mess around with and learn the OS. I'm not sure that it's fair to call Windows "copying" Apple's interface. There are several OS's that can be run via text, or using the GUI. (like Unix) In the old days at least, when I'd have trouble with the GUI, I'd just revert back to text and go in and fix problems that way. PC's ya do kinda gotta stay on top of, but once you learn the secrets I personally think that it allows you a more vast world of opportunities than a Mac. But then, I've never been just a "user", I like to maintain and get down into the nutsNbolts and learn stuff from the inside out. PC's I think are more capable of being manipulated to specific tasks. Ekka, Aerial's right about the image files. (iso) I run a primary master hard drive with an underslung slave. If you're transfering PURE data, then it matters not which drive has the OS. But if you're trying to copy over programs and such that need to execute through the OS, then you'll have a hard time of it. I run everything program related through my Master (C), and store all my data on my Slave (D). Though also have an external slave I can hook up for cold storage. Which leads me to say, that when I got my 15-card reader, for xfering data off of SD and other type cards, I was able to get a piece of hardware that I could slot right in the front of my case, giving me the internal reader so that I didn't have to have it lyin around as an externally connected peripheral. I liked having the ability to mod things like that as I choose. __________________ Ken Fessia I.T.S.A. Tree Service (661) 916-4703