An intel port of OS-X is never going to happen. The whole Apple vision
depends on a consistent box to go with the OS -- in this case, a box that
only apple makes.
-- jon
> From: "F. E. Schaper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 09:33:18 -0400
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: OT [newbie] Microsoft and George W. Bush
>
> Hey Y'all,
>
> Before I got into using Linux I used various versions of the MAC O/S and I
> always found it to be somewhat unstable, the one thing I did like about it
> was the fact that it was not nearly as dumbed down as Windows, it is easy to
> use, but you still need to have some kind of understanding as to what the
> machine is doing. Hopefully when OS/X gets all the way (it is available in
> server packages) out they will somehow port it to run on Intel based
> processor machines, and hopefully the stability problems will be corrected,
> without having to compromise the ease of use.
> If these things happen, and the work on developing a more consumer friendly
> Linux product continues, Microsoft could be in for quite a shock.
>
> Of course bad news for Bill is good news for the rest of us.
>
> I'll leave the Presidential debate open for others to discuss as I think
> that is too far off topic for this list, but I will ask you this:
> Do you want a President who, up until this point is most famous for
> approving the execution of 2 women, and for picking his nose on national
> television?
>
> I may have to move to Canada next year.
>
> Fritz
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2000 4:56 AM
> Subject: Re: [newbie] Microsoft and George W. Bush
>
>
> On Wed, 27 Sep 2000, you wrote:
>> On Wed, 27 Sep 2000, you wrote:
>>
>> Isnt OSX a MAC versions of Operating System. I thought it's not related
> to
>> Linux. Of course there are some Linux distributions for the Mac. But
> what
>> I've heard Apple is producing the next generation of O/S entitled OSX.
>>
>
> --
> It is Mac. But OS X is based on Unix. The buzz is that it is very stable
> and
> easy to use. If Mac makes the OS X Intel compatible, watch out! So,
> although
> it is not Linux, OS X is a perceived threat to Windoze.
>
>
> Jay
> "May the sound of happy music, And the lilt of Irish laughter, fill your
> heart with gladness, that stays forever after."
> "May the enemies of Ireland never meet a friend."
> http://www.mrsnooky.com
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