You're right (technically)... The main difference, though, is that there
are a million different configurations of intel machines, and only a
handful of apple boxes...
Remember mac clones? They didn't last too long, exactly for that
reason... even now, I can't get my stupid CD-R running on my Umax
s900... while it works fine on my ancient mac 7200....
-- jon
On Wed, 27 Sep 2000, Robin Regennitter wrote:
> On Wed, 27 Sep 2000, you wrote:
> the only reason why Mac is different than Intel is the fact they run completely
> different processors. Mac is PPC Intel is Pentium.
>
> > 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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