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Media Credit: Natalie Weber Students German Coello and Darren Cheng sit in the quad with their computers of choice. Despite the great similarity between both operating systems, many users remain diehard fans of their preferred system.

Even before the commercials came out pitting Mac users against PC users, there was the question of which one is better: Macs or PCs?

PCC students seem to be split on the issue, and the faculty seems to find both kinds of computers useful in everyday life.

"Macs do not get viruses," student Darren Cheng, who was sitting in the quad using his Mac computer, said as the main reason why he prefers Macs over PCs.

Some students feel that Macs are easier to handle if the user is better with computers than an average user.

On the other side, some say that PCs are easier to handle no matter how much knowledge of computers the user may or may not have.

"PCs are simpler to work on, cheaper, and the programs are a lot more consistent," PCC student German Coello said while sitting in the quad using his Toshiba PC. Users of PCs feel that although they are more prone to viruses, it is not much of a problem if you buy good anti-virus software.

The PCC faculty members who work most closely with computers are those of the Computer Information Systems department.

These professors include Babak Khollesi, Steven Johnson and Richard Ashenfelter, who all teach classes in Business and Computer Technology.

"As far as I know, nearly all of the personal computers at PCC are PCs," said Ashenfelter.

Computer classes are taught in the R building and online.

Some professors feel they are able to use either one and do not seem to have a preference as to which kind of computer is better.

"The applications my classes use are made for PCs," said Khollesi.

"However personally, I can use either one."

Many of the teachers had the same response.

"We use Windows based PCs in our classroom. My personal choice is more of a mix," said Johnson.

Ashenfelter said, "The differences between Macs and PCs is much less than it used to be and for most people it wouldn't matter much so we go with what we know."

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