Nyuck. Macos X is a nice clean UNIX with a carbuncle on the side (and don't -ask- about the Carbon API and the HFS stuph - just too messy for words - half an integration is not as good as noo integration). I still don't understand that hangover from CDE with added -expanding- tool icons. I mean, all because you can apply transform matrices in a slick way, doesn't mean you should. OTOH, it doesn't crash as often as the rest of the Macs.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Snider" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2001 20:12
Subject: Re: Self-publication -- a costing.
> And MacOS X is BSD UNIX, so you can use the shell if you don't want the
> GUI -- butthe GUI is gorgeous and very useable.
>
> On Saturday, August 25, 2001, at 03:32 AM, Robin Hamilton wrote:
>
> > Douglas:
> >
> >> I am a Multics/Unix person who cut his teeth on Algol60,
respect is definitely due here.
> >
> >> I am interested in getting into LInux but I dont think I
> >> am a technical enough person to try for it yet.
> >
> > Isn't Linux mostly a stand-alone unix clone? So if you were on a
> > mainframe
> > with a unix substructure, you shouldn't have a problem.
> >
> > But I haven't tried to install it (has anyone?) and I think there are
> > still
> > problems on drivers (not everything is supported on Linux).
> >
> > Robin
> >
>
|