[AT] Off-topic Operating Systems (was Re: Forum registration)

[Stephen Offiler]

I always had a picture of Mac's as machines for artists and writers and
graphic professionals and free-thinkers in general, while the dour business
applications ran under Windows.  I suppose there was a day when that was at
least sort-of true.  My engineer brain felt like it was "jumping ship" when
I recently chose to purchase a Mac for home use, like it was more of a toy
than a machine.  I was just completely surprised by how nice and capable it
is all the way around.  And I'm typing this note from a fancy Win 7
quad-core 64-bit 3 workstation optimized for 3-D CAD right now at work...
crossing my fingers the company doesn't move to Win 8...

SO


On Mon, Mar 9, 2015 at 4:27 PM, Mike <meulenms at gmx.com> wrote:

> Steve, I think that's why Mac's have fewer problems that Windows based
> systems, they were built using an established and proven code.
> PS- sent from my Windows 7 machine.
>
> Mike M
>
> On 3/9/2015 3:19 PM, Stephen Offiler wrote:
> > My phone runs iOS 7 point something.  It's a 4-ish year old iPhone 4.  It
> > can't handle the latest iOS8.  My phone is a little slow and the battery
> > life creeps steadily downhill, but I use 'em up, wear 'em out, make 'em
> do,
> > or do without.  (Not usually that last one).  Interesting article!  Never
> > knew the Mac OS was UNIX-based.  Not like it's a secret...  Look at
> Apple's
> > own marketing:
> >
> > https://www.apple.com/imac/osx/
> >
> > PS:  oh THAT Sheldon Cooper... I completely missed the big bang reference
> > right in front of my face!
> >
> > SO
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Mar 9, 2015 at 2:33 PM, Indiana Robinson <
> robinson46176 at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> You are probably running something like iOS-8 or so? I'm not that up on
> the
> >> new stuff.
> >> By running iMac you probably would not find that much of a learning
> curve
> >> from Linux especially the more finished distributions. Some of the
> simple
> >> ones are still pretty cryptic. OS and Linux both came from Unix and
> still
> >> share some stuff.
> >> This article is a couple of year old but I found it interesting. At
> least
> >> it is dated. One of my big gripes is undated information on sites. Time
> >> passes...  :-)
> >> http://www.wired.com/2013/08/jordan-hubbard/
> >>
> >>
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> >> Central Indiana USA
> >> robinson46176 at gmail.com
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