I must agree about the reliability issue. The mindset was different, but the hardware and the o/s were extremely well-thought out. As a user, I was never inconvenienced by "system problems". Any lesser facility seemed "third world". I am currently searching for a fail-safe home platform that will not surprise me with problems I cannot address on my own. I am contemplating a write-inhibited hard drive configuration that will hopefully prevent any actions other than my own deliberate "data saves" from corrupting any system-related files. Has anyone done this yet on a PC?
Chris
I buy several identical HD's with each new system. They are always of sufficient capacity to back each other up. Also, I have (twice now) used parts from one (electronics) to rescue data on the spindle of another. This is cheap and effective. Also, I am putting more stuff up on the internet to serve as master copies.
hth, Chris
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I must agree about the reliability issue. The mindset was different, but the hardware and the o/s were extremely well-thought out. As a user, I was never inconvenienced by "system problems". Any lesser facility seemed "third world". I am currently searching for a fail-safe home platform that will not surprise me with problems I cannot address on my own. I am contemplating a write-inhibited hard drive configuration that will hopefully prevent any actions other than my own deliberate "data saves" from corrupting any system-related files. Has anyone done this yet on a PC? Chris
I buy several identical HD's with each new system. They are always of sufficient capacity to back each other up. Also, I have (twice now) used parts from one (electronics) to rescue data on the spindle of another. This is cheap and effective. Also, I am putting more stuff up on the internet to serve as master copies. hth, Chris