Actually, Mac is based on Unix as is Linux. I have been using a Mac
since 1987 and have never worried about a virus etc. Lately I have
been playing with Linux which I think is great and has all the Ham
apps for digital that I need although for contesting I use Cocoamodem
on the Mac. The latest version of Ubuntu, 8.04, is impressive
especially on an old 733 Mhz Compaq I have. If you would like to test
Ubuntu, you can now install it on your Windoze machine without
partitioning the hard drive and everything is in one folder so you can
remove it easily. I tried this on a computer I bought at an auction
with windowsXp installed but immediately installed Linux but left the
other system on it. If you would like to try Ubuntu give this a try.
Darrel
On 29-Mar-08, at 10:49 AM, Ken Meinken wrote:
Actually, the Mac OS is based on Linux.
FWIW, after using PCs since 1982, I'm now using a Mac. I got tired
of all the virus (and anti-virus) hassles with the Windows
environment.
Ken WA8JXM
On Mar 25, 2008, at 11:12 AM, Howard Brown wrote:
It appears your opinion is shared by others:
http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS8541837412.html?kc=EWKNLNAV032408STR4
An excerpt:
For the first time in ages, the sale of new PCs with Windows as a
percentage of the PC market is declining sharply. The new winner is
the Mac, but, while no one does a good job of tracking the still-
new, pre-installed Linux desktop market, it's also clear that Linux
is finally making impressive inroads into Windows' once
unchallenged market share.
