Windows is buggy and slow lets buy a Mac

[smerf]

Hi,

@fanscale

"If someone can explain to me why Windows needs all those gigabytes of hard drive space I might calm down."

To put it quite bluntly, the reason Windows needs all that HD space is because todays college trained programmers are not taught to conserve or compress their programming skills, they have all the room they need to overbloat their program. Another reason today is graphics during the Amiga introduction 320X200, 320X400, 640X200 and 640X400 at 32 colors or 64 colors half bright, and HAM modes didn't really take up that much room as compared to todays 1920 X 1200 million of color screens.

Running a modern day computer today takes massive memory, hard drive space and graphics cards to play todays modern day games, when I go back on my old trusty Amiga and look at their games, they are blocky, when I play the Amiga's music it still sounds good, but I know compared to todays computers with sound I am listening to a 4 player band on the Amiga, compared to a orchestra on my PC.

Therefore todays computers have larger programs, larger sound, much larger graphics and poorer programmers then computers of yesteryear. All except for the MAC, their users get all excited about bouncing icons on a bar. Yes indeed a very boring operating system. Does MAC have any games for its users to use. I can't seem to recall seeing MAC games in gamestop, I know they have playstation, Xbox, WII and PC games, and of course games for Windows, but I don't recall ever seeing MAC games.

Oh thats right why should anyone make games for MAC, this would require thinking to play today's games, and everyone knows that MAC users can't think, their machines are turn on, use, then turn off, a completely controlled environment. This way their users won't make any mistakes or crash the MAC.

And

ever since Windows 7, "This is smerf and I am a PC"

And

ever since Amiga "This is smerf and I am a Amiga"

smerf

[smerf]

A console is another piece of Windows bloat to add to your PC.:roflmao:

I can see the worth of a console in multiplayer arcade games, but for more complex FPS it feels like your handicapped.

It only reaffirms what I think, Windows has driven gamers off of the PC.

Hi,

@Fanscale,

Sorry, but you are wrong.

Almost every PC power user I know plays games, and according to MaximumPC (sure hope I can say this) when they were asked if PC gamming was dying, they stated "Just wait there are tons of new high powered graphic and sound games comming out for the PC this year, the consoles will look cheap compared to the new high powered stuff comming out for the PC".

I have so many games on my PC I don't know which to play first.

Yes during VISTA's time gamming was terrible, most games wouldn't even play on the PC.

Windows 7 has changed that.

To all you Amiga users spouting off at PC's.

1. Buy yourself a modern day PC computer, believe it or not they are cheaper to buy then you think.

2. Get rid of your old slow 400 meghertz machines (I know that you think they should be fast because they are millions of times faster then you miggy) but that is not true anymore.

3. Buy a dual core (at the least) to a quad core machine, you will be amazed at the multi tasking these monsters could do.

4. Get Linux and Windows 7, I use Ubuntu, and would recommend this to most new computer users and MAC and Amiga users. It is easy to install and easier to use.

5. With Windows 7 get install the 32 bit first, the 64 bit is a bit more complex to run. Buy one of the new modern day games for the PC install and play. You will be amazed on how much better todays PC games are.

6. Install Amiga Forever, on these new machines and watch the Amiga OS fly.

For you MAC users, bite into the Apple and look for the worms.

smerf

[smerf]

You're dead right I don't think about anything other than turning on, using and turning off my MacBook. Why should I have to think about anything else? When I'm using my Mac for writing my dissertation, researching something for use in clinic, viewing and annotating handouts during a lecture or seminar, or any number of other taxing tasks, I don't want to have to think about what my computer is doing or why. I want my OS to leave me alone while I'm working, and OS X does that.

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moto

Hi,

@motorollin,

Exactly, and that is just what MAC's are made for, people who just want to use them and have them do the work to just get er done. My windows machine is like my hot rod, I am constantly changing hardware, writing programs, playing the latest games, watching TV, playing music, trying different OS's, emulators, and just having fun with my computer, I very rarely use my windows machine for anything useful. For office work like databasing, spreadsheeting, and word processing I use Ubuntu. I have thought about buying an Apple product once or twice, but could never see spending that much money for an outclassed over rated computer. If I want a MAC I will just expand my PC by buying the Hackintosh, and the Leopard OS. Is Windows buggy, I don't trust it with my important stuff and I am using Windows 7. So far since I bought Windows 7 (first day) I have had no problems, my test time for an OS is about 3 years, if it doesn't crash then I will start using it for my important stuff. So far the only operating systems that have been trusted with my data are CPM, Amiga, and TRS-80. Ubuntu Linux has really impressed me, I have been using it since ver 7.04 and it has kept all my data secure.

So now you know I don't use computers, I terrorize them. I push them to there limits, any OS that passes my tests I consider great. MAC's will never get my approval because of there lack of playability. They just don't do enough.

smerf

[smerf]

You sound like a prick.

Hi,

@Hell Labs,


Only to MAC users,

I just can't see buying over priced computers, and software that regulates on how you use your equipment. The Amiga computer and OS where open, and the PC computer is really open but windows does have some regulation, but does allow you to play with the OS a lot.

One of the best computers for playing with was the C64, still have one and it is just about as amazing as the Amiga.

Sorry I want freedom with my computers.

smerf

[smerf]

Hi,

@beller

OK, you have one or two games that are good at that site but most of them died on the PC about 5 years ago. If I am going to buy a $2500 computer it better play the latest games out there. Once again sorry, but most MACs I have looked at are not really as powerful as my now obsolete 2 year old Quad core computer that I am getting ready to upgrade to a new Intel 5 or 7 computer. You know if you are going to edit a few home movies, do a couple of photo manip's or write letters I guess a MAC would be fine. Sorry but once again I buy power and want games that will torture my new hardware and graphics cards.

smerf

[smerf]

Hi,

@dreamcast270mhz

"I like the fact that with apple, you can remove safari altogether."

You have a point there, I tried Safari and removed it from my PC altogether also.

WOW!!!

I find the command line interface a very usable feature, I don't like using computers without it. The CLI in a multi task environment is like using gold, I liked it on the Amiga, and I like it in Linux and also on the PC. Since you brought it up, this is one of the features or lack of that I do not like a MAC. Once again it that old Apple saying, "Make it simple to use"

smerf