5th Apr 06, 5:55pm |
But the best thing about Macs is A) the OS is nearly completely stable, B) The OS is compiled for the specific hardware its run on, and C) its much prettier than Windows and has a load of neat features, like a built in google desktop type thing, and its fantastic for editing video, music, and photos. A lot of newer movies are edited using Macs and Apple Final Cut.
by Crompee at 6th Apr 5:40pm
A) my windows XP very rarely ever breaks.
B) and that means?
C) the windows look can be edited, google desktop can be downloaed and installed, and windows has all the editing tools that i require.
I dont believe i was listing reasons why Mr. Crompton of the UK should buy it. I was listing reasons why other people buy it.
And the compiling of the OS for the hardware means greater compatibility and better performance with less problems. Like chis said, its a choice, if i could run mac os on a PC, id be happy to do so, but as MS doesnt allow it, this is the best thing.
by Yanker at 6th Apr 4:32pm
But the best thing about Macs is A) the OS is nearly completely stable, B) The OS is compiled for the specific hardware its run on
http://www.gentoo.org
Gentoo was originally designed for the x86 architecture, but it has been ported to many others due to the highly-portable nature of Linux, gcc, glibc and Portage. It currently runs on the x86, PowerPC, PowerPC 970, SPARC, AMD64, IA64, MIPS, DEC Alpha, PA-RISC, ARM, and zSeries/s390 architectures. Gentoo was the first distribution to offer a fully functional 64bit Linux computing environment (user space and the kernel) for the PowerPC 970 architecture.
Why buy a Mac when any old PC with Gentoo has the same good points?
by Jack at 10th Apr 3:47pm
http://www.gentoo.org
Why buy a Mac when any old PC with Gentoo has the same good points?
Because its a pain in the ass to find mainstream products that support Linux? Because people dont feel like entrusting their PC to a bunch of freelancers?
And as far as I know, Linux isnt specifically programmed and compiled for any specific system?