Ben,
Fully understand this from previous threads. I was really focused at a pure
BSD/*nix kind of choice. My bad. I still have much to remember; and learn.
Yes, I have several old friends (not on our list) that still use a vast
array of older MAC platforms, and, oddly, we still converse test-wise.
Rich-text and graphic sharing is sketchy, but doable.
Yes, I will now start looking (pricing).
Best,
Duncan
At 13:56 06/28/2008 -0400, you wrote:
Duncan:
Mac OSX is built on top of BSD. It's the closest you can get to a really
well polished desktop *NIX experience. Ubuntu follows a close second.
The nice thing about Mac hardware is that it's largely compatible with
newer versions of OSX. There are people who have 10+ year old PowerPC
mac's that have had various hardware upgrades and are still fast, usable
machines. It's hard to say that about standard x86 hardware.
IMHO Apple gear is worth a look.
DHSinclair wrote:
Ben,
Thanks, and, mostly I follow your comments and JoeUser's to get an idea
of things MAC. Now that Steine seems to be dabbling, I have another viewpoint.
Not certain that W2K is totally EOL yet; I still get WinUpdates each
month. Yes, I now longer have dreams of one last "SP5" for Win2K. When
these stop I will decide and jump. I no longer have the time and/or money
to try and acquire enough legit XP copies to keep my stable opsnorml. I
will not go warez either. Email and web-banking is very much fun, but I
can still go totally black (offline) and have a very competent, fully
electronic "typewriter" in an interim.
Or, I will just segregate my one XP machine to full internet status and
figure out how to filter it from my home LAN. Right now I am focused on a
major upgrade to my home, so most things computer are again on
hold............ :)
BSD still seems way too much cmd-line to me. Perhaps there are now solid
wrappers that make it easier for a guy sans programmer experience. I'll
give it another look though.
Mostly likely, I will go MAC. I am not concerned about hdw cost. I will
buy as much as I can afford and then run it fully to failure. I do not
tinker much anymore. I accept that I do not have bleeding edge anymore. I
find it is not needed for my life/banking/commerce needs now. Still it is
nice to know what is out there 'if only.'
Best,
Duncan
