It's getting hard to keep the old OS9 stuff running as they don't release anything new for it. I have some programs running in emulation mode - poky but works - the more memory the better.
I run an old 400 mhz G4 w/ SCSI and 2 GB on the board. Not blazing but I like it. Ugly enough I have Windoze on a laptop - my business it's hard to make a living w/o knowing Windows. I use Linux for almost all my servers - only a few Windows2003 boxes and that's because the clients have programs that execute on the server. I'm very much headed into the open source movement - trying to use as much open source software as possible. I think Apple just did a better job of making *nix friendly than the Gnome or KDE interface. It's getting better, though. -Mike Keith Addison wrote: >Hi Mike Weaver > >I know OSX is UNIX, but it took Apple four or five years after >release for the "tweaking" to produce a really good OS. And I still >don't use OSX, though I'm being forced in that direction, but who >needs an entire software upgrade/replacement? I'll install OSX in the >end and mostly run OS9 with it, for a long time to come I expect. > From what I've seen of such things I wouldn't be too happy about >entrusting the JtF site to a GoLive that's been tweaked for Linux, or >not until it was as solid as say Mailman. > >Anyway, the original argument falls away, if OSX is UNIX anyway, then >why use Linux? That "human face" is of a grown-up, not a kid, and >whether it's UNIX or OS9 it saves me a a large amount of >non-negotiable time. Either way I'd still have this current graphics >conversion problem. > >Best > >Keith > > > >>Actually, Mac OSX is really just UNIX, in the form of tweaked FreeBSD. >>All the Adobe stuff would run on Linux as well as they run on OSX, but >>Adobe (I suspect due the the not so gentle prodding of >>MS and perhaps Apple) has chosen not too release Linux versions. >> >>Anyting that runs on OSX would run on Linux with very little work, >>probably just a recompile... >> >>OSX is *nix with a human face >> >>Keith Addison wrote: >> >> >> >>>Wotcha Weaver >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>Linux. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>I don't think so Mike. Macs are highly developed, I think it'll be >>>awhile before I could do with Linux what I do with a Mac, and as >>>easily and quickly. I'm sure I'll get arguments from the Linux >>>freaks, but I'm on your side, I don't think Macs and Linux are in >>>competition. IMHO the Linux user base just isn't big enough yet, it's >>>only a fifth as big as Macs (which is hugely outnumbered by Windoze). >>>Put an interface on it that's the equal of OSX, or even OS8, with >>>software to match, or with software that can migrate, and I'll >>>probably do Linux too. Right now you still have to be a geek, it's >>>half-baked. IMHO. Tell me again when I can just do the work fast >>>without having to think about what the computer might prefer so you >>>keep tripping over the damn' thing. Linux for people who don't like >>>computers, and don't really want to know exactly how the fridge works >>>either just as long as it keeps stuff cold without making a fuss >>>about it. Speed the day. (No that doesn't mean I want a FuelMeister! >>>LOL!) If I'm wrong about it, hooray, but then please confirm that >>>Linux can do GoLive, or any equivalent that can handle a 1000-page >>>website as fast and seamlessly. Then it'll have to get that much >>>better that it's worth the move. >>> >>>Best >>> >>>Keith >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>Keith Addison wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>>Uh-oh... sorry, I didn't notice the mac part in your mail... >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>:-) My innocence of things MS is but a small sacrifice. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>this >>>>>>converter is Windoz sw. >>>>>>Send me the visio file and I'll have a go at it. >>>>>> >>>>>>Chandan >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>Thankyou Chandan, I'll send it right now. I'll send it to Hakan too, >>>>>as he has an old version of visio itself. It's a new design for a >>>>>Turk burner, but I can't follow the text description without the >>>>>graphics. If it works as claimed I'll upload it. >>>>> >>>>>Thanks again, all best >>>>> >>>>>Keith >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>Chandan Haldar wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>Keith, >>>>>>> >>>>>>>You might like to download the 30-day eval copy of this converter: >>>>>>>http://www.processtext.com/abcvisio.html >>>>>>>which converts visio vector graphics drawings to many image or >>>>>>>pdf formats. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>As far as I can see, it installs and runs fine, but I couldn't find a >>>>>>>visio >>>>>>>file to try it out. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Cheers. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Chandan >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Keith Addison wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>Hello all >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>Someone sent me some interesting diagrams, but I can't extract them. >>>>>>>>He said: "the diagrams i have are microsoft visio doc.s but they may >>>>>>>>convert to html." We use Macs and I can usually get stuff out of >>>>>>>>Windoze docs, but not this time. Would anyone be able to get tiff's >>>>>>>>or jpg's or gif's out of an MS Visio doc if I sent them the file? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>Thanks much >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>Keith >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> > > >_______________________________________________ >Biofuel mailing list >Biofuel@sustainablelists.org >http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > >Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > >Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): >http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > > > _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
