GNU utilities are frequently superior to the Solaris ones, but I'll keep my smitty, TYVM:)
AIX is still the best Unix IMHO. Best tools, best support. Linux is also very nice. Years of supporting Solaris (99-2007) have taught me nothing but hatred for it. Most of those years were also spent supporting AIX, which I found was better in almost every respect.
Usually, I don't bother much with ACs, but you make a point worth addressing.
It has nothing to do with the PROCESSOR. It has to do with the fact that around the same time as they changed the lineup, they also stopped including hardware that set them apart.
PPC vs Intel? Sure, take your pick. I'd take PPC, or Athlon by pref. Does it matter? Not much. Firewire 800/400? Nice feature. It used to really set Apple apart. Now standard many places. USB? Long ago, Apple led the charge on USB. Now standard many places. Rendered desktop? Apple adopted this long before MS decided it was useful. High-end video in laptops? Apple ruled here, now they're just an also-ran. High speed hard disks? Apple was on par or ahead with most of the major manufacturers. Widescreen? Hmmm - seems to me Apple led this one, too.
Now, it would seem to me that for Apple to set themselves apart again, they need more of those "niche" features that you flippantly dismissed. For me, it doesn't take much - I just want to make sure that for my money I'm getting a machine with comparable specs, not just an also ran with some plastic surgery.
Actually - speaking as someone who is a bit brand conscious (i.e. will buy something based on name on occasion) I tend to desert brands as soon as the maker starts producing crap routinely.
For example: I like OSX. I found the OS to be faster and more intuitive for my daily work, the tools it bundled to be useful, and the experience to be worthwhile. Apple hardware, for a little while there, was superior in many respects that mattered. It bundled USB, Bluetooth, Firewire, Gigabit, 802.11b and DVI when many other machines were more concerned with parallel ports, serial ports, and winmodems. So I became a fan of Apple in general.
Since the move to Intel, I've found the (IME) quality has decreased, the price has remained constant, and the "experience" has been diluted. Apple no longer leads in features (I'm currently writing this on a cheap HP laptop that bests my Macbook Pro in nearly every respect), Apple no longer leads in functionality or style (just look at the iTV, the new fat iPods, etc), and therefore I am no longer much of a fan. Tiger looks promising, but while I stood in line for Leopard and Panther, I won't for Tiger. It's too little, too late.
These cables are just like an Armani iPhone knock-off. Who cares?
Since no-one else seems to have commented on this, you're dead wrong on your ACL history. Mainframe security is *completely* different from Unix security, and can be absurdly tight. The model isn't even similar.
Windows security is theoretically closer, but not enough. In practice, windows really has almost no security.
As for phone security? I can't even imagine what a nightmare that is. I'll leave it to people who like to put apps on their phones. For me, I just want the stupid thing to work more than half the time.
I've done lots of hiking and backpacking, and I HATE it. I'll take my comfortable and enjoyable life any day. Rock climbing? Sure. Surfing? I do it all the time. Cycling? Nearly every weekend. 6 mos of homelessness? I'll pass.
The best part - I personally bought the extra car packs. I started a system link game, unknowingly using a car from that pack (BMW M3). The other player was unable to race, but with no error message or anything. We just couldn't start it.
Solution? I had to go to the other machine and look over the cars *he* had to find one that I could use. Ended up buying the packs on his account too, just to get it done with.
This SUCKS. At least *tell* me if I can't use the car with the other player, yeah?
No - I have (well, had, I just dumped it) a Nokia 7280. So far as I can tell, this thing has no replaceable battery. It's also not the world's most useful phone, but it was awesome.
"I will never own a Mac until Steverino departs the scene..."
So, you have an older PowerMac, then right? Scully was more your cup of tea?
I've never seen this itunes error, and I use fast user switching all the time. On OSX it just simply works.:) Of course, that's part of why I think Safari on Windows is silly - itunes on Windows is silly too. Broken crap under Windows doesn't convert people to use Mac, it just pisses them off.
That's a retarded comment. Look how much was *lost* in the dark ages - hundreds of years of torment, torture, slavery, and having to rediscover even the most basic science.
The point is not that we landed on the moon - the point is where would we be in the astronomers of Mesopotamia, Persia, Greece, and India had been able to work together since the beginning.
Instead we have entire continents that went to fire and sword as one empire after another fell. With them fell their knowledge, their science, and their arts. Perpetual copyright is tanamount to having the most beautiful spouse in the world... but being unable to touch them or speak to them.
Precisely... because, you know, all those of us who bought a first gen Intel Mac did it specifically to run Windows:D
Honestly, I got one because I wanted to be able to easily run my old (pre Win95) games. They didn't run very well on PPC. If I had know how bad Adobe CS2 would suck on Intel, I wouldn't have even gotten one then. I'd have waited until CS3.
I dumped digg when I tried to link to a really good article that wasn't covered, and was told that "that site is not eligible for submissions". I mean seriously - either go democratic or go editorial. Digg is just crap.
You have it wrong - they can't *market* it with your name:
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GNU utilities are frequently superior to the Solaris ones, but I'll keep my smitty, TYVM :)
AIX is still the best Unix IMHO. Best tools, best support. Linux is also very nice. Years of supporting Solaris (99-2007) have taught me nothing but hatred for it. Most of those years were also spent supporting AIX, which I found was better in almost every respect.
Usually, I don't bother much with ACs, but you make a point worth addressing.
It has nothing to do with the PROCESSOR. It has to do with the fact that around the same time as they changed the lineup, they also stopped including hardware that set them apart.
PPC vs Intel? Sure, take your pick. I'd take PPC, or Athlon by pref. Does it matter? Not much.
Firewire 800/400? Nice feature. It used to really set Apple apart. Now standard many places.
USB? Long ago, Apple led the charge on USB. Now standard many places.
Rendered desktop? Apple adopted this long before MS decided it was useful.
High-end video in laptops? Apple ruled here, now they're just an also-ran.
High speed hard disks? Apple was on par or ahead with most of the major manufacturers.
Widescreen? Hmmm - seems to me Apple led this one, too.
Now, it would seem to me that for Apple to set themselves apart again, they need more of those "niche" features that you flippantly dismissed. For me, it doesn't take much - I just want to make sure that for my money I'm getting a machine with comparable specs, not just an also ran with some plastic surgery.
Bugger - correcting myself here: I won't wait for the New OSX (Leopard). I always get the stupid cat names confused.
So... we need to be wired with these cables? :D
Actually - speaking as someone who is a bit brand conscious (i.e. will buy something based on name on occasion) I tend to desert brands as soon as the maker starts producing crap routinely.
For example: I like OSX. I found the OS to be faster and more intuitive for my daily work, the tools it bundled to be useful, and the experience to be worthwhile. Apple hardware, for a little while there, was superior in many respects that mattered. It bundled USB, Bluetooth, Firewire, Gigabit, 802.11b and DVI when many other machines were more concerned with parallel ports, serial ports, and winmodems. So I became a fan of Apple in general.
Since the move to Intel, I've found the (IME) quality has decreased, the price has remained constant, and the "experience" has been diluted. Apple no longer leads in features (I'm currently writing this on a cheap HP laptop that bests my Macbook Pro in nearly every respect), Apple no longer leads in functionality or style (just look at the iTV, the new fat iPods, etc), and therefore I am no longer much of a fan. Tiger looks promising, but while I stood in line for Leopard and Panther, I won't for Tiger. It's too little, too late.
These cables are just like an Armani iPhone knock-off. Who cares?
Since no-one else seems to have commented on this, you're dead wrong on your ACL history. Mainframe security is *completely* different from Unix security, and can be absurdly tight. The model isn't even similar.
Windows security is theoretically closer, but not enough. In practice, windows really has almost no security.
As for phone security? I can't even imagine what a nightmare that is. I'll leave it to people who like to put apps on their phones. For me, I just want the stupid thing to work more than half the time.
I'm in agreement there.
I've done lots of hiking and backpacking, and I HATE it. I'll take my comfortable and enjoyable life any day. Rock climbing? Sure. Surfing? I do it all the time. Cycling? Nearly every weekend. 6 mos of homelessness? I'll pass.
You must have played PGR 3 on the XBOX 360?
The best part - I personally bought the extra car packs. I started a system link game, unknowingly using a car from that pack (BMW M3). The other player was unable to race, but with no error message or anything. We just couldn't start it.
Solution? I had to go to the other machine and look over the cars *he* had to find one that I could use. Ended up buying the packs on his account too, just to get it done with.
This SUCKS. At least *tell* me if I can't use the car with the other player, yeah?
I used to get one from my CC that said cr 3.00 DUE IMMEDIETLY
:)
I actually called a few times to ask where it was, and if I got interest on it
No - I have (well, had, I just dumped it) a Nokia 7280. So far as I can tell, this thing has no replaceable battery. It's also not the world's most useful phone, but it was awesome.
How about a Pocket PC? A Palm? Many of the Palms and Pocket PCs didn't/don't have user replaceable batteries.
How about my logitech cordless mouse here? It doesn't.
Lots of devices don't have replaceable batteries for lots of reasons.
"I will never own a Mac until Steverino departs the scene..."
:) Of course, that's part of why I think Safari on Windows is silly - itunes on Windows is silly too. Broken crap under Windows doesn't convert people to use Mac, it just pisses them off.
So, you have an older PowerMac, then right? Scully was more your cup of tea?
I've never seen this itunes error, and I use fast user switching all the time. On OSX it just simply works.
Looks like you just got a fax :)
I have a SCSI NIC :) does that count?
Sure... it's for an Apple Plus, but it's still a nice NIC
I've never understood that - why is it embarrassing to purchase tampons? Are you ashamed of buying toilet paper? Afraid to buy condoms?
Good grief. It's better than buying adult diapers I bet.
That's a retarded comment. Look how much was *lost* in the dark ages - hundreds of years of torment, torture, slavery, and having to rediscover even the most basic science.
The point is not that we landed on the moon - the point is where would we be in the astronomers of Mesopotamia, Persia, Greece, and India had been able to work together since the beginning.
Instead we have entire continents that went to fire and sword as one empire after another fell. With them fell their knowledge, their science, and their arts. Perpetual copyright is tanamount to having the most beautiful spouse in the world... but being unable to touch them or speak to them.
Seriously - it's the only way to retain any hope for mankind :)
Precisely... because, you know, all those of us who bought a first gen Intel Mac did it specifically to run Windows :D
Honestly, I got one because I wanted to be able to easily run my old (pre Win95) games. They didn't run very well on PPC. If I had know how bad Adobe CS2 would suck on Intel, I wouldn't have even gotten one then. I'd have waited until CS3.
Holy moly, that's the exact experience I had... I wonder if we worked at the same place :D
Good on the Acer - I also get 3.5 or so on my MBP, but I get less than 2 on a thinkpad. I get about 45 minutes on the Dell I had before that :D
Maybe I should check out Acer?
I dumped digg when I tried to link to a really good article that wasn't covered, and was told that "that site is not eligible for submissions". I mean seriously - either go democratic or go editorial. Digg is just crap.
Yeah, I recall the same. Still not sure about Vista, but I'm sure the usual people will buy it, same as always.
Nah, it's Simon Jester :D
You have it wrong - they can't *market* it with your name:
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Screw lightsabers, I want replicators :D
lol - yeah, reminds me of how some groups think that the "K" for Kosher on some products means that they're in some vast secret Jewish conspiracy.