I do agree with you, there. I know that I use Linux and OS X for most
of what I do, but it's really a pain to have to jump through hoops to
configure a router. Now, I agree with your condescending outlook on
such things, but there are some things that I'd like to be able to see
a picture of my OS on the box, so I know it works. I have an old HP
Scanjet that refuses to work under any Mac OS. Of course, I knew that,
simply because it's my grandpa's old scanner that he replaced when it
wouldn't work on his new mini. Mice and keyboards are totally different
from a wireless card or a router, as far as I'm concerned. Personally,
I tend to look at the table of compatibility on the box, as it's
usually more accurate than the pictures... For the record, I do have a
Logitech wireless keyboard and mouse with the ugly little Windows logo
on the keyboard where the option key should be...
Caleb
P.S. Don't take this seriously and please don't take offense, but you
might like to try putting the router in the freezer. That'll cool it
down... :)
CSC
On Friday, Dec 23, 2005, at 02:02 America/Chicago, John Siple wrote:
On Dec 22, 2005, at 10:49 PM, Clem Bacani wrote:
Generally routers works fine for both PC and Mac but manufacturers
had the habit of putting in their box that product works ok with
Windows -- XP etc and no mention that it works ok with Mac. Perhaps
they are not targeting Mac users as their clients.
Clem
I suspect they are just catering to the rubes that need a little
picture to assure them that the product works with what they are
running. I've yet to see a little hardware box with a Linux character
on it but networking hardware would be perfectly happy there. So I
think it could actually be a point of personal pride that the routers
I buy don't need to be sold to folks who need pictures of their OS to
prove compatibility.
At any rate the "works with" tags on hardware are little more than
stupidity honey. I've even seen mice and keyboards with little
Windows flags on them that care not a jot what OS they're talking to.
But there are surely some manufacturers who go the extra distance to
invite Mac users to the table. Buffalo does that, as does LaCie.
And I think I've seen more fried routers than any other type of
hardware except perhaps hard drives or laptop screens. Routers get
hot for some reason. They tend to break.
John
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