awesome comment their, it's like Horses for course's....:-) the spelling thing worried me more..???? but i suppose he has a good spell checker that knows the names of new and obscure words..???? 7 ?? nice i have 5 and may make it six in the new year. on 25/9/03 8:01 AM, S. Stanley at scart at sympatico.ca wrote: > I agree, I too prefer to see the correct names of things but, on the > Internet you should pretty much accept that it is a given that people > don't always know the names of things and everyone is guilty of making > a typo now and again. I think the fact that your pretentious enough to > say that Mac users are better educated and more literate than PC users > is the most offensive part. Different people need different tools. > Yes I love my Macs too but the purposes I use a Mac for aren't the same > as everyone else. Not everyone can afford a Mac or has the specific > needs (i.e. multimedia design/production) to have to own a Mac. Maybe > some people just wanna surf the net or check their email. Perhaps some > of those PC people are resourceful and can use their $150 PIII's to do > much more than you do on your Mac. You'll probably never know. > Perhaps you need more education to help you understand that making a > stupid Mac vs. PC user intelligence comment is about as useful as > having a Coke vs. Pepsi debate. I used to work for Apple and like you, > I was somewhat of a Mac elitist but I also own a PC and can see what > potential they to can have. I will always love my Macs more (I should, > I have 7 of them) but I don't kid myself into believing that if people > don't own a Mac, that they are less intelligent and don't have a decent > computer. I would be defending Macs users here if some PC user made a > similar comment directed towards them. I think this list would be more > useful if we focus on helping people, rather than dissing them for > using something different than you. Everyone is different, accept it. > > 5c4r7 > >> >>> The model name is not "lombardi", it is "Lombard" without the "i" on >>> the end >>> and with a capital "L". >>> >>> Sorry about the abruptness of this comment, but I get very tired of >>> seeing >>> ignorance displayed on this bulletin board. I was of the opinion that >>> Mac users >>> were better educated and more literate than the majority of the world >>> who use >>> PCs. >>> >>> >> >> >> ---------- >> G4ist, a listserv for discussion of everything G4. >> FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/G4.html>. >> Send a message to <G4-DIGEST at themacintoshguy.com> to switch to the >> digest. >> >> XRouter | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! >> Dr. Bott | Now $139.99 <http://www.drbott.com/prod/xrouter.html> >> >> Dr. Bott LLC 4-port USB Hub in translucent Graphite! >> Dr. Bott LLC <http://www.drbott.com/prod/ghub.html> >> >> Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Canon Digital >> Cameras | >> --Quicksilver & refurbished G4's arriving daily! | and Camcorders!! >> | >> >> MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook 3400/200 Only >> $879! >> Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! We Stock PARTS! <http://www.macresq.com> >> >> OS X News, Dr.Mac, Forums, Tutorials, Tips, Hints, FAQ?s - >> http://www.osxfaq.com >> > > > ---------- > G4ist, a listserv for discussion of everything G4. > FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/G4.html>. > Send a message to <G4-DIGEST at themacintoshguy.com> to switch to the digest. > > XRouter | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! > Dr. Bott | Now $139.99 <http://www.drbott.com/prod/xrouter.html> > > Dr. Bott LLC 4-port USB Hub in translucent Graphite! > Dr. Bott LLC <http://www.drbott.com/prod/ghub.html> > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Canon Digital Cameras | > --Quicksilver & refurbished G4's arriving daily! | and Camcorders!! | > > MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook 3400/200 Only $879! > Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! We Stock PARTS! <http://www.macresq.com> > > OS X News, Dr.Mac, Forums, Tutorials, Tips, Hints, FAQ?s - > http://www.osxfaq.com > >