COMPLETELY OT: computer recommendations

[David]

Scott wrote:

> I've had an IBM in 
> the past, and don't think I want another one, and I've got a 
Gateway 
> right now.  So basically I'm asking should I go for a Mac or stick 
> with Windows?  I've had advice leaning both ways.

I'd say, get a Mac because you had a Windows platform last time, and 
then you'll have a broader basis for making good decisions about 
computers in the future.  That may matter more than getting it 
exactly right this time round.

For a while my previous employer had both Macs *and* PCs running 
different versions of Windows.  Also Suns though I didn't get to use 
those.  The Macs were not all the same, either.  Given we were a 
consultancy and we often had to work on customer sites it was useful 
training in adaptability and flexibility.  Eventually they 
standardised, of course, because of that Strangelovian passion for 
order that gradually ossifies all organisations.

David