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(Smail3.1.29.1 #3) id m0tsDaW-0007qcC; Thu, 29 Feb 96 12:00 MST Received: from navajo.gate.net (salernof@navajo.gate.net [199.227.0.15]) by osceola.gate.net (8.6.12/8.6.9) with ESMTP id NAA03450; Thu, 29 Feb 1996 13:59:04 -0500 Received: (from salernof@localhost) by navajo.gate.net (8.6.9/8.6.9) id NAA40532; Thu, 29 Feb 1996 13:56:27 -0500 Date: Thu, 29 Feb 1996 13:56:26 -0500 (EST) From: Fred Salerno <salernof@gate.net> To: "Clifford T. Matthews" <ctm@ardi.com> cc: executor@ardi.com Subject: Re: Executor (was Re: MACINTOSH IS BEST) - some comments In-Reply-To: <ufzqa2xsr1.fsf@ftp.ardi.com> Message-ID: <Pine.A32.3.91.960229135554.62388A-100000@navajo.gate.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-executor@ardi.com Precedence: bulk Im positive. Its 7500 100 Mhz machine fully loaded. Ive got several power macs i can test as well as other machines... Ill try to test them between now and Saturday... On 29 Feb 1996, Clifford T. Matthews wrote: > >>>>> "Andrew" == Andres-Derrick ABALSA <(Andres-Derrick ABALSA) <abalsa@gwsmtp.hec.fr>> writes: > In article <s134d8f7.098@gwsmtp.hec.fr> Andres-Derrick ABALSA (Andres-Derrick ABALSA) <abalsa@gwsmtp.hec.fr> writes: > > > Andrew> Dear Clifford and fellow Executor users, I have read the > Andrew> posting by Clifford answering Joe Ragosta. I think this > Andrew> kind of provocative posting by Mr. Ragosta should not cost > Andrew> so much of Clifford's time. > > In all fairness to Joe, what happens often in the PC vs. Mac "debate" > is something like this: > > And another thing ... Macs can run PC software via SoftWindows, > but Macs can't do the reverse > > Oh yeah? With Executor you can do the reverse. > > If the person who brings up Executor lists its limitations immediately > it's less likely that someone will respond with "But Executor is a > piece of crap." I think Joe wanted people to know about Executor's > limitations, which is fine with me -- we certainly don't hide them, > but he wasn't aware of how capable Executor currently is. > > I try not to get involved in Mac vs. PC discussions, but I try to > clear things up whenever Executor is inaccurately portrayed, whether > the error is claiming that Executor does too little or the claim that > Executor does too much. By spending a little time doing this I think > I reach people who otherwise wouldn't be exposed to Executor. Of > course I'd rather be working on getting Executor 2 out the door, but > we need a little exposre as we toil away so that people will keep > licensing E2-pre-beta so we can pay our bills. > > Thanks for your concern. I'll try not to waste *too* much time > posting on Usenet. > > BTW, an Executor Enthusiast thinks he has access to a PowerMac 7500 at > his work. If so he'll run Speedometer 3.23 on it and get the results > back to me for so I can post them. > > --Cliff > ctm@ardi.com >