> Good question! If you happen to have Linux as your base OS, then MOL > is very desirable, so why wouldn't the reverse be true for > _occasional_ users of programs developed for Linux?
If the program developed for Linux won't build and run on Mac OS X, then it's probably not going to run under emulation either. If the program developed for Linux is only available in binary form, then it's probably x86 and won't run on Linux PPC anyway. It's hard for me to envision a situation where someone who has a reason for running mostly-Linux on Power PC would practically be able to switch to Mac OS X with Linux emulation instead. I'm prepared to be corrected, but right now I'm at a loss. > 1. A simple way of backing up and restoring all partitions, including > a boot partition. One that doesn't require purchasing expensive > additional software (because it's something that any decent Unix > should provide). CarbonCopyCloner and BootCD? > C. reduce (or enlarge) the size of a partition, while retaining > all data on it. This one is very tricky, and requires deep juju unless the file system was designed for it in the first place. Doing it to live partitions without designed-in file system support is almost inconceivable. > 3. Much, much better device support...especially for AV devices that > didn't come bundled with the system: drivers in place to use the > same internal/external/ATAPI/SCSI/1394/USB2.1 devices that Windows > PCs can. This requires vendor support, particularly with CD and DVD writers that seem to all be unique. You should be able to use any hard drive or storage device, and any CD or DVD reader, but writers and less common devices are pretty much up to their manufacturers. Video cards, now. On our Alpha systems we can use normal PC video cards by running the BIO for the card in an 80x86 emulator until they're initialised and then looking for an Alpha driver that can work with the initialised card. That would let you use PC versions of supported cards without flashing them. I'd also like to grab Adaptec by the throat and shake them until they drop a 2940 driver in my lap. > 4. (Peter listed this.) Good tape support, for most common tape formats > and drives. Mac OS 9 really has no tape support, it's Dantz and co that actually provide the drivers. Mac OS X should be able to present a UNIX tape device so we can use things like tar and Amanda as well as Retrospect. > 5. (Peter listed this.) Multiple swaps, across multiple drives. This can be a major performance win. -- Unsupported OS X is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Unsupported OS X list info <http://lowendmac.com/lists/unsupported.html> --> 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/unsupportedosx%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
