On Wed, Apr 28, 2004 at 10:27:56PM -0600, Philip Stortz wrote: > is to get away from apple's increasingly proprietary and monopolistic > practices. [...] for instance, i was excited about the g5 machines, > until i found out that apple has tied the microcontroller that runs > the cooling into the os!
Perhaps it was cheaper to tie the microcontroller into the OS? As for "proprietary" and "increasingly monopolistic", it seems to me that Apple has always been tight on documentation. In a similar vein, the Wintel world seems to be becoming increasingly monopolistic. For instance, the chief problem with running Linux on my PowerBook is the nVidia video chip and wireless adapter (which I don't actually have). Both of these chips are used in PCs as well, so where is the difference? Also, the amount of support depends upon the OS. Of course, Mac OS X provides the best support for the hardware because Apple knows exactly what is inside this machine. Linux is a close follower, with power management being the big problem (again, it is a problem on most of the PC laptops I've seen), and OpenBSD and NetBSD lag behind. Granted, I still prefer OpenBSD and NetBSD because the don't suffer from the same amount of code bloat. Byron. -- MaX-list is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> MaX-list info: <http://lowendmac.com/linux/max.shtml> --> 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/max-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
