Apple doesn't have to do anything to prevent anyone from running Windows on a x86 Mac. They already have your money. If you want to run an inferior OS on your expensive Mac, that's no skin off their nose.
A louder fan IS part of the user experience. If the laptop gets hot enough to burn your lap, that's part of the user experience. The CPU certainly can make a difference. I don't think I'd want a Mac with a Pentium 4, though hopefully a Pentium M Mac would be ok. I guess we'll find out in 2006-2007.
Yup! If every Y2K bug I fixed in 98-99 had hit in January 2000, it would have been a mess! The world wouldn't have stopped spinning, but there would have been problems ranging from 1900 on reports to old data getting deleted. I would have gotten rich on overtime, but my social life (yes, I do have one) would have been down the toilet.
Iron Man is one of my favorites. Tony Stark IS one of the most human heros. He has flaws, including alcoholism, but when the chips are down, he's a true hero.
Exactly! x86 has one big advantage - compatability with a HUGE amount of x86 software. The only reason Apple is switching is because IBM couldn't/wouldn't keep up with the demand.
I heard a blip on the radio about it, so it probably IS true, but that doesn't mean Macs will switch to x86. Maybe Intel will crank out PPC chips. Or Itanics. Or something new.
Not quite true. I bought my iBook mostly for OSX, but the hardware is much better than the Dell craptop I got a few years ago. I'm sticking with OSX because I want a computer that "just works", but Linux is still more flexible, and presumably faster than OSX.
The flip side is, if one of the disaster scenarios (Y2K, Peak Oil, etc) ever actually happens, the people who don't know how to grow their own food and build their own houses are screwed, and the Amish will rule the world.
Don't worry about it. Debian will include AMD64 support when etch is released in 2012. Of course everyone else will be using 128-bit machines, but that's not the point.
I just tried your free nasal spray. Your investment opportunity sounds great! Normally, I'd ask my financial advisor before making a decision, but I trust you, and I'm ready to email you my bank acct #, DOB, SSN, and mom's maiden name.
Last time I looked, Walmart did have cheaper computers, but less selection than the other stores, and 100% Windows. More knowledgable sales staff? I never actually talked to a Walmart sales-monkey, but I had thought that they were the same as the sales staff at the other stores.
Is it that easy to buy a pre-installed Linux box? I can walk into any Worst Buy, or Short-Circut City and walk out with a Doze box. I have yet to find a Linux box at any of those places. If I want a pre-installed Linux box, I have to search the Internet, order a box from a store I've probably never heard of, and hope that Fed-Ekk doesn't leave in on my porch with a "Steal me" sign on it while I'm at work.
The PPC and 68K are totally incompatible. Apple ran the old 68K software through emulation, and the only reason it wasn't dog-slow was because the PPC was much faster than the 68K.
As other people have said, the operative word is that YOU installed Linux for him. Once a Linux system is set up it's easier than Windows, but setting it up in the first place isn't always that easy.
Here's the problem. I can walk into Comp USA and get a pre-installed Doze box. I can walk to the other end of the store and get a pre-installed Mac. But where are the pre-installed Linux machines? *crickets chirping* Once Linux is set up, it's not really any harder than Doze, except for a learning curve and the specialized uses you mention, but setting it up can be a problem. Nobody HAS to set up Doze or OSX.
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If your Tiger app is 64 bits, you're screwed anyway. Your app won't run on any of the G4 iBooks, Powerbooks, Mac Minis, etc.
Apple doesn't have to do anything to prevent anyone from running Windows on a x86 Mac. They already have your money. If you want to run an inferior OS on your expensive Mac, that's no skin off their nose.
A louder fan IS part of the user experience. If the laptop gets hot enough to burn your lap, that's part of the user experience. The CPU certainly can make a difference. I don't think I'd want a Mac with a Pentium 4, though hopefully a Pentium M Mac would be ok. I guess we'll find out in 2006-2007.
Yup! If every Y2K bug I fixed in 98-99 had hit in January 2000, it would have been a mess! The world wouldn't have stopped spinning, but there would have been problems ranging from 1900 on reports to old data getting deleted. I would have gotten rich on overtime, but my social life (yes, I do have one) would have been down the toilet.
Iron Man is one of my favorites. Tony Stark IS one of the most human heros. He has flaws, including alcoholism, but when the chips are down, he's a true hero.
Hell really HAS frozen! Next thing you know, Apple will move to Intel!
Exactly! x86 has one big advantage - compatability with a HUGE amount of x86 software. The only reason Apple is switching is because IBM couldn't/wouldn't keep up with the demand.
Will Rosetta "run" PPC apps, or will they crawl like a snail through molasses?
I heard a blip on the radio about it, so it probably IS true, but that doesn't mean Macs will switch to x86. Maybe Intel will crank out PPC chips. Or Itanics. Or something new.
Not quite true. I bought my iBook mostly for OSX, but the hardware is much better than the Dell craptop I got a few years ago. I'm sticking with OSX because I want a computer that "just works", but Linux is still more flexible, and presumably faster than OSX.
I tried LFS, and I certainly learned what Pat V. has to do to get Slackware working so well.
The flip side is, if one of the disaster scenarios (Y2K, Peak Oil, etc) ever actually happens, the people who don't know how to grow their own food and build their own houses are screwed, and the Amish will rule the world.
Don't worry about it. Debian will include AMD64 support when etch is released in 2012. Of course everyone else will be using 128-bit machines, but that's not the point.
I just tried your free nasal spray. Your investment opportunity sounds great! Normally, I'd ask my financial advisor before making a decision, but I trust you, and I'm ready to email you my bank acct #, DOB, SSN, and mom's maiden name.
Ack! I have the same password!
Yeah, but Debian should be up to 5.0 by then.
Last time I looked, Walmart did have cheaper computers, but less selection than the other stores, and 100% Windows. More knowledgable sales staff? I never actually talked to a Walmart sales-monkey, but I had thought that they were the same as the sales staff at the other stores.
I've got a decent accounting package on Linux (gnucash). I will admit, however, that Windows has overwhelming superiority for POS.
Is it that easy to buy a pre-installed Linux box? I can walk into any Worst Buy, or Short-Circut City and walk out with a Doze box. I have yet to find a Linux box at any of those places. If I want a pre-installed Linux box, I have to search the Internet, order a box from a store I've probably never heard of, and hope that Fed-Ekk doesn't leave in on my porch with a "Steal me" sign on it while I'm at work.
How long is his life expectancy?
The PPC and 68K are totally incompatible. Apple ran the old 68K software through emulation, and the only reason it wasn't dog-slow was because the PPC was much faster than the 68K.
As other people have said, the operative word is that YOU installed Linux for him. Once a Linux system is set up it's easier than Windows, but setting it up in the first place isn't always that easy.
Linux installs are still YMMV, SuSe included. On my older machine SuSe 9.0 was a no-brainer install, but on my latest and greatest, SuSe 9.1 choked.
Here's the problem. I can walk into Comp USA and get a pre-installed Doze box. I can walk to the other end of the store and get a pre-installed Mac. But where are the pre-installed Linux machines? *crickets chirping* Once Linux is set up, it's not really any harder than Doze, except for a learning curve and the specialized uses you mention, but setting it up can be a problem. Nobody HAS to set up Doze or OSX.