vic20owner wrote:
Smerf, once you have really gotten an understanding of linux (and some of it's hassles) you should try a mac for awhile. you will you really appreciate just how nice it really is.
I have tried OSX, several times. Due to frustration I always ended up going back to Linux. My frustration has been based upon obscurities in the system when building software, the issues you get when installing newer libraries and includes in parallel with Apple's pick of the week - and actually, lack of speed, darwin is obviously slower than linux the on same hardware. I find the user interface rather hyped, I dont think it's particularly user friendly compared to other systems.
But the new macs are excellent. It's not the same company anymore... Jobs is back and he brought NeXt with him and modernized it. I wonder how many people actually know what NeXt is?
I also used NextStep back in the days on a NestStation.
It was snappy and solid, even on the old 68040.
For some reason, OSX is not equally snappy, and I have no idea why.
Think of the new OSX as Linux (actually BSD which is more stable anyway), with a standardized desktop, applications that aren't in pre-beta stage, and an install method which is simpler and easier to use than yum, apt-get, or rpm.
You forgot the most important part - standardized hardware.
Any idea why Apple still refuses to give out hardware information on old discontinued products like the m68k macs and the newtons?
I think it's because they enjoy being asses. :-D
