With the development of Windows 95, what will happen to the Macintosh? We, as Macintosh users, will be the first to say the Mac OS is just better than the rest. True or not, the Macintosh seems to be lagging behind in some aspects. Furthermore, the release of CHRP will let us, as Macintosh users, operate with all versions of Windows and every other operating system available on one computer. For many people, that is a godsend. Most companies base their systems around IBM. Many of these companies will be upgrading to Windows 95 when they can and could easily force employees to use it. With CHRP, we can use both systems and not have to buy a different computer, just a new OS.

Windows 95

Windows 95 is going to be, if not already, a success. And why shouldn’t it be? If you were a Windows user, you too would be flaunting Windows 95 as if there were no tomorrow. Most of the more noticeable changes are right on the desktop. In past versions, the desktop was hidden by the Program Manager, which should have been called the desktop. The Recycle Bin is the equivalent to what we call the Trash. It enables you to take things out of it after you have put them in there. The Start Button should be a very useful tool, but the Macintosh does the same thing more elegantly. Using the Start Button, the user has a hierarchical menu for recently used documents and applications. It sounds great, but the user has to put them in the menu. That is easier said than done. The rest of us will not see these as revolutionary innovations in technology simply because we have had them since 1984.

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