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...longed for my trusty Macintosh! Macs are easier than PCs in every way, and fixing a software glitch on one is especially simple. (Turn off all the extensions, then turn them back on one by one until you find the offender.) But resolving a PC conflict means entering a time-wasting morass of Washington-sex-scandal dimensions. Still, I had no choice. After fiddling around importantly for a bit, I did what I always end up doing in PC-land: I called the 24-hour, toll-free so-called help line. This turned out to be a mistake...
Meanwhile, Sony encountered an emulator nightmare of its own--only this time the perpetrator was another large software firm. Connectix in January came out with Virtual Game Station, which allowed Macintosh owners to play Sony video games for a mere $50. Macheads snapped up a whopping $3 million worth over three weeks. Sony promptly sued Connectix, which denies any wrongdoing. Last month a judge refused to block shipment of the software while the case is pending. Though it's clearly unlawful to sell or download pirated video games, it remains unclear whether the same strictures apply to emulator software...
...more and more students purchase the Macintosh laptops, the clickety-clack of noisy typing emanating from the machines has attracted the ire of those students who still press pen to paper...
Frank A. Urso, consulting manager at the Technology Product Center, says Powerbooks made up almost 50 percent of Macintosh computer sales at the beginning of the academic year...
...Still, Macintosh users should be wary: The newly instituted changes may force Macintosh computers off the network because HERS2 is designed to function most effectively with PCs, according to Keith Borgen, FAS manager of computer services. (Please see related story, this page...