Dave T, I don’t think the trend towards tabloid IT journalism is anything new. Hell, Computerrag, er, Computerworld has been doing it for years. They publish these groundbreaking stories on how NCs will make the PC obsolete, even before Larry Ellison stuck his foot in his mouth. Most of the studies they quoted (when I had my free subscription) were profound – and put out by the consulting group that runs the paper. Nothing like making your own news, I guess. I’m annoyed by their repeated attempts to give me a free subscription; I’d rather subscribe to the paper of their wholly-owned subsidiary, Weekly World News.

I remember the days (so long ago, it seems) when computer magazines were informational, well-balanced, and all about having fun or being productive with your computer. Now we have a lot of primadonna hacks looking for recognition from their editiorials. Usually, the review comes down to “this sucks” or “you sure could use those extra clock cycles for your SETI@Home screensaver”. In a word: drivel.

Am I bitter? Well, maybe. I just remember the days when everyone was a computer *hobbyist*, and the journalism was more respectable. Instead of schematics, though, now we have articles about how pretty and sleek titlebars are in WindowsXP.
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There was also project PINK that hoped to put MacOS on IBM.

There’s a book called “Apple Confidential” out there that tells the story better than I can.

This would give the GHz boost needed, and give another out to those of us who dislike MS, but need photoshop.

/Dave T.