On 27/09/02 12:37, "Dan Knight" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Someone writes: > >> Os X is not the Mac OS. It is NEXT re-branded and updated with some Mac >> like features. > > I am so sick to death of this idea popping up time and again on these > lists. Mac OS X is a Mac OS. Period. It's made by Apple. It only runs on > Mac hardware. Apple calls is *Mac* OS X. > > No, it's not your father's Mac OS. Yes, it's rooted in NeXTstep and BSD > Unix. Still, it's an operating system from Apple for Macintosh computers. > Hence, they have every right to call it what it is: a Mac OS. > > Next person to state that OS X is not a Mac OS because it's not the > classic Mac OS will be permanently banned from this and any other list. > > Nuff said? Way to go, Dan! -Laurent. -- =========================================================================== Laurent Daudelin Developer, Multifamily, ESO, Fannie Mae mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Washington, DC, USA ************************* Usual disclaimers apply ************************* cargo cult programming n.: A style of (incompetent) programming dominated by ritual inclusion of code or program structures that serve no real purpose. A cargo cult programmer will usually explain the extra code as a way of working around some bug encountered in the past, but usually neither the bug nor the reason the code apparently avoided the bug was ever fully understood (compare shotgun debugging, voodoo programming). -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
