Fun_People Archive
16 Dec
Real-time 64-bit QDWI. - Apple vs. IBM


Date: Sat, 16 Dec 95 01:46:16 -0800
From: Peter Langston <psl>
To: Fun_People
Subject: Real-time 64-bit QDWI. - Apple vs. IBM

From: bostic@bsdi.com (Keith Bostic)
Forwarded-by: Rob Mayoff <mayoff@tkg.com>

URL: http://custwww.xensei.com/users/zug/outgoing/appleibm.html

Apple Vs. IBM. Again.

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Only the "old-timers" still argue about whether IBM PC's or Macintoshes are
better, since they're practically the same machine nowadays. Such outdated
"computer tribalism" is quaint and endearing, when the truth is that we're
all one digital world, watched over by the all-knowing, unblinking eye of
Bill.

I thought it would be warmly reminiscent, though, to compare the technical
support of the Apple and IBM web sites. I used the tried-and-true method of
making up a fake technical term and seeing if they admitted ignorance or
tried to bluff their way through.

You tell me who won this one.

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Subj: Question
From: Baked Ham
CC: Baked Ham

I was thinking of buying a Macintosh, but I'm unaware of whether you
currently support real-time 64-bit QDWI. Now, I'm skeptical as to whether
you could even achieve reasonable rates on a SparcStation, but your web site
seems to point to fully-enhanced QDWI modifications with a little hardware
tweaking.

Alternately, if you could point me to any computer vendors that you think
would offer QDWI compatability, I would greatly appreciate it. I might still
buy a Macintosh, as I'd really like to get hooked up with America Online.

Thanks!
John Myers Hargrave

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Subj: Re: Question
From: dcm@taurus.apple.com
CC: webmaster@apple.com

You've got me. QDWI stands for ??? (Of course, if I don't know that, I
probably don't know the answer to your question; however, I may be able to
find out)

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Dale C. Mead
Information Analyst
Corporate Library e-mail: dcm@apple.com
Apple Computer, Inc. desktop: dcm@taurus.apple.com

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Subj: Question
From: Baked Ham
CC: Baked Ham

I was thinking of buying an IBM PC (personally, I think a clone is just that
- a clone!), but I'm unaware of whether you currently support real-time
64-bit QDWI. Now, I'm skeptical as to whether you could even achieve
reasonable rates on a SparcStation, but your web site seems to point to
fully-enhanced QDWI modifications with a little hardware tweaking.

Alternately, if you could point me to any computer vendors that you think
would offer QDWI compatability, I would greatly appreciate it. I might still
buy an IBM, as I'd really like to get hooked up with America Online.

Thanks!
John Myers Hargrave

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Subj: No Subject
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