In article ,
Howard Brazee wrote:

On Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:04:40 -0700, Alan Baker
wrote:

Mac OS X does pretty much everything that Linux does plus it was better
support from software and hardware manufacturers.

I'm not sure about its non-Apple support being better. For instance,
I have to tell Word every time that I want my Kodak printer to print
duplex. Linux has to support all hardware and software.

Howard: pretty much any piece of Linux software can be recompiled for
Mac OS X. So if it works on Linux, you can make it work in precisely the
same way the Linux guys do: compile it and install it.

I can't do it if I don't have the source code nor the compiler.

But that's the point, Howard:

All the thing the Linux types blather on about are the ones for which
you can get the source codes and the compilers.

:-)

--
Alan Baker
Vancouver, British Columbia
http://gallery.me.com/alangbaker/100008/DSCF0162/web.jpg

On 10/27/2011 4:32 PM, Alan Baker wrote:
In ,
Howard wrote:

On Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:04:40 -0700, Alan
wrote:

Mac OS X does pretty much everything that Linux does plus it was better
support from software and hardware manufacturers.

I'm not sure about its non-Apple support being better. For instance,
I have to tell Word every time that I want my Kodak printer to print
duplex. Linux has to support all hardware and software.

Howard: pretty much any piece of Linux software can be recompiled for
Mac OS X. So if it works on Linux, you can make it work in precisely the
same way the Linux guys do: compile it and install it.

I can't do it if I don't have the source code nor the compiler.

But that's the point, Howard:

All the thing the Linux types blather on about are the ones for which
you can get the source codes and the compilers.

:-)


Bingo! The number one reason linux is superior, anyone can write apps
for it without purchasing anything ... indeed, if linux doesn't support
your app, you can even go the OS source and make it do so.

Regards,
JS

On 10/27/2011 2:09 PM, Alan Baker wrote:
In ,
John wrote:

On 10/26/2011 2:01 PM, Alan Baker wrote:
In ,
John wrote:

On 10/26/2011 11:40 AM, Alan Baker wrote:
In ,
John wrote:

On 10/26/2011 6:53 AM, JohnJohnsn wrote:
On Oct 25, 6:23 pm, Alan wrote:

In ,
John wrote:

On 10/19/2011 12:21 AM, Alan Baker wrote:
...
You realize that Mac are preferred computers for doing film editing,
right?

That's pretty demanding.
...

Makes you wonder what they could do with a more powerful PC, and why
they aren't ... that is pretty demanding, seeing the logic!

Some do use PCs, John.

But there is more to overall productivity that simply reading numbers
from a benchmark.

Linux for DEVELOPMENT
Mac for ANGRY BIRDS AND iTUNES
Palm for MOBILITY
Windows for PRODUCTIVITY (with occasional hiccups)

--
Alan Baker
Vancouver, British Columbia
http://gallery.me.com/alangbaker/100008/DSCF0162/web.jpg


Linux is actually the system I would choose to have in the most wide
spread use in all areas of computing ... however, since it is given away
for free, fools cannot recognize the value ... hence, not a large enough
market share to interest game developers and other large market share
uses ... it is a crying shame and demonstrates the truth to the
statement, "85%+ of American are idiots."

But, dual boot to windows 7 and linux is well worth it ...

Regards,
JS

John:

Mac OS X does pretty much everything that Linux does plus it was better
support from software and hardware manufacturers.


Can it load up windows libraries and run windows binaries?

You mean using WINE? Yup.

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MACS are weak, and you will have to abandon any hope of running most
free/shareware apps or even popular mainstream apps ... they just aren't
written for the MAC ... the bitter truth.

Incorrect... ...as usual.


No, it is true ... all of my text ... anyone doubting it needs only
purchase a MAC and find out ... end of story. Let 'em put up or shut up.

Quick:

Name a Linux app you claim the Mac (please note that "MAC" is an acronym
for Media Access Controller, among other things, not the name of Apple's
computers).


Hey, let them buy the MAC and find out, most of us will enjoy a good
laugh. They have been warned ... alright already.

Trust me, if they come back and want to thank you, more power to them,
and you ... roflol!

Regards,
JS

On Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:30:01 -0700, John Smith
wrote:

I can't do it if I don't have the source code nor the compiler.

But that's the point, Howard:

All the thing the Linux types blather on about are the ones for which
you can get the source codes and the compilers.

:-)


Bingo! The number one reason linux is superior, anyone can write apps
for it without purchasing anything ... indeed, if linux doesn't support
your app, you can even go the OS source and make it do so.

No, only people who have the know-how and willingness to write their
own drivers can do so. Which is a very small subset of those who use
computers.

--
"In no part of the constitution is more wisdom to be found,
than in the clause which confides the question of war or peace
to the legislature, and not to the executive department."

- James Madison

On 10/27/2011 6:06 PM, Howard Brazee wrote:
On Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:30:01 -0700, John
wrote:

I can't do it if I don't have the source code nor the compiler.

But that's the point, Howard:

All the thing the Linux types blather on about are the ones for which
you can get the source codes and the compilers.

:-)


Bingo! The number one reason linux is superior, anyone can write apps
for it without purchasing anything ... indeed, if linux doesn't support
your app, you can even go the OS source and make it do so.

No, only people who have the know-how and willingness to write their
own drivers can do so. Which is a very small subset of those who use
computers.


Yeah, in their case, the users you speak of, it only benefits by
allowing the apps to be created which are freely available and cheap ...
that is NOT a benefit to a minority, it is of true and real benefit to
all involved ...

Regards,
JS

In article ,
John Smith wrote:

On 10/27/2011 4:32 PM, Alan Baker wrote:
In ,
Howard wrote:

On Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:04:40 -0700, Alan
wrote:

Mac OS X does pretty much everything that Linux does plus it was better
support from software and hardware manufacturers.

I'm not sure about its non-Apple support being better. For instance,
I have to tell Word every time that I want my Kodak printer to print
duplex. Linux has to support all hardware and software.

Howard: pretty much any piece of Linux software can be recompiled for
Mac OS X. So if it works on Linux, you can make it work in precisely the
same way the Linux guys do: compile it and install it.

I can't do it if I don't have the source code nor the compiler.

But that's the point, Howard:

All the thing the Linux types blather on about are the ones for which
you can get the source codes and the compilers.

:-)


Bingo! The number one reason linux is superior, anyone can write apps
for it without purchasing anything ... indeed, if linux doesn't support
your app, you can even go the OS source and make it do so.

And you can run those apps on Mac OS X.

:-)

--
Alan Baker
Vancouver, British Columbia
http://gallery.me.com/alangbaker/100008/DSCF0162/web.jpg

In article ,
John Smith wrote:

On 10/27/2011 2:09 PM, Alan Baker wrote:
In ,
John wrote:

On 10/26/2011 2:01 PM, Alan Baker wrote:
In ,
John wrote:

On 10/26/2011 11:40 AM, Alan Baker wrote:
In ,
John wrote:

On 10/26/2011 6:53 AM, JohnJohnsn wrote:
On Oct 25, 6:23 pm, Alan wrote:

In ,
John wrote:

On 10/19/2011 12:21 AM, Alan Baker wrote:
...
You realize that Mac are preferred computers for doing film
editing,
right?

That's pretty demanding.
...

Makes you wonder what they could do with a more powerful PC, and
why
they aren't ... that is pretty demanding, seeing the logic!

Some do use PCs, John.

But there is more to overall productivity that simply reading
numbers
from a benchmark.

Linux for DEVELOPMENT
Mac for ANGRY BIRDS AND iTUNES
Palm for MOBILITY
Windows for PRODUCTIVITY (with occasional hiccups)

--
Alan Baker
Vancouver, British Columbia
http://gallery.me.com/alangbaker/100008/DSCF0162/web.jpg


Linux is actually the system I would choose to have in the most wide
spread use in all areas of computing ... however, since it is given
away
for free, fools cannot recognize the value ... hence, not a large
enough
market share to interest game developers and other large market share
uses ... it is a crying shame and demonstrates the truth to the
statement, "85%+ of American are idiots."

But, dual boot to windows 7 and linux is well worth it ...

Regards,
JS

John:

Mac OS X does pretty much everything that Linux does plus it was better
support from software and hardware manufacturers.


Can it load up windows libraries and run windows binaries?

You mean using WINE? Yup.

http://www.google.com/finance?q=NASDAQ:AAPL


MACS are weak, and you will have to abandon any hope of running most
free/shareware apps or even popular mainstream apps ... they just aren't
written for the MAC ... the bitter truth.

Incorrect... ...as usual.


No, it is true ... all of my text ... anyone doubting it needs only
purchase a MAC and find out ... end of story. Let 'em put up or shut up.

Quick:

Name a Linux app you claim the Mac (please note that "MAC" is an acronym
for Media Access Controller, among other things, not the name of Apple's
computers).


Hey, let them buy the MAC and find out, most of us will enjoy a good
laugh. They have been warned ... alright already.

Trust me, if they come back and want to thank you, more power to them,
and you ... roflol!

Regards,
JS

So you can't name one, then?

--
Alan Baker
Vancouver, British Columbia
http://gallery.me.com/alangbaker/100008/DSCF0162/web.jpg

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--
"In no part of the constitution is more wisdom to be found,
than in the clause which confides the question of war or peace
to the legislature, and not to the executive department."

- James Madison

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Windows 8 How It Will Change The Way We Work and Play, on page 62.

I think I will wait untill Windows 8 hits the market (in about a year,
if I live that long?) and buy a Windows 8 desktop computery from
Velocity Micro in Richmond,Virginia.
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