Why a Mac?

Well, there are a whole list of reasons why...

1. Apple's new G3 Macintoshes- Yes, the new G3's are here, and that's right, fast as all hell. A G3 is twice as fast as a 603e running at the same MHz. The reason for that is the fact that G3's have more higher bus speeds, and closer L2 caches. Not only that, but the 266 MHz G3 Desktop System is inexpensive, at around $1600.
2. Mac OS 8.1As if OS8 wasn't good enough, Apple released OS 8.1 recently, which included the new HFS+ disk formatting scheme. OS 8.1 fixes a few bugs and incompatibilities, and speeds it up a bit.

3.Ease of use
This one's a given. With Macs, there are no .dll, .exe, .sys, or .wak files that are lurking around on PC's. Sitting there for hours on end trying to set up your C: Drive in DOS/Windows is not very fun. I once had someone argue with me about why PC are better. His only reason was 'Macs are too easy to use.' Some reason. I also noticed that sometimes the Start menu on Win95 computers often fails to open applications. You can try as many times as you want, it just doesn't work.

4. Appearance
The Macintosh is once again, the only computer that can conform to your every whim. Kaleidoscope, Greg's Buttons, Aaron, and many other utilities are available to change the way your Mac looks. Also, MacOS 8 has an Appearance Control Panel that allows the user to change the looks of the system. Quite nice...

5. Speed
Two letters says it all. G3.

6. Software
Yes, there is more software for Macs than there is for Windows 95/3.x. Although you can't buy most of it at a store i.e. CompUSA/Circut City or your local software dealer, you can get it even cheaper from mail order catalogs and on the Internet.Info-Mac is the best place to find shareware and freeware for the MacOS. Most, if not all of the software that I mention here is available from Info-Mac. Check my links page for more.

7. Virii
Yes the good old virus... Accordigng to Symantec Corporation, there are 10000-11000 known DOS virii, 12 Windows 95 virii, 35 Mac virii, and 6 Unix Virii. Since you need DOS to run Windows, 11012 known virii. Who knows how many aren't known or documented.

8. Hardware
On average, PC users buy new computers every 2 years, and Mac users upgrade every three years. Besides that fact, even a Classic can run System 7! And we all know that Macs just aren't good because they don't come in black cases which of course make computers faster and louder... Pickle that one.

9. Loyal Users
Over the years, Mac consumers are more loyal than PC users. Think about it. Once you use a Mac, you can't go back to the Wintel Platform.

10.System Updates
This one is pretty much self-explainatory. Apple seems to come out with updates more often, less expensive. Often system updates are free (i.e. 7.5.5, 7.6.1). Microsuck on the other hand, comes out with $99 upgrades every 2-3 years. Tell me there's not something wrong with that.

11. More Compatible
Yes, as you all know, Macs are very much compatible with PC's; however, PC's are not so compatible with Macs. The MacOS has a very nice piece of software called MacLinkPlus by DataViz. It's great. It can translate multiple files formats into what ever you want, even cross-platform. Not only do Macs have this, but they also have software by the name of SoftWindows and Virtual PC. Both of these