> -----Message d'origine----- > De : G-List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]De la part de Nick Harman > Envoy� : samedi 6 juillet 2002 14:17 > � : G-List > Objet : Lord save me from osx > > > The more i use it, the more i realise that it may say apple on the box but > its nothing to do with the apple we all knew. > > Now my mac is refusing to display its correct ip address, so that i cannot > get on the net (its a fixed ip). I wont bore you with the > progress Im making > suffice it to say that apple expect me to be familiar and confident with > unix. Im not, thats why im an apple user
*** Be open to new challenges.. ;-) So what do you mean by "refusing to display its correct ip address"? OS X being BSD based (I think) and from my Linux knowledge your IP should be readable with anything like "ifconfig" or "ifconfig lan0" or something similar. I am new to MacOS and have not been able to play with OS X but did you try "man ifconfig" assuming it is provided...? This brings me to the subject of my message: Me being newbie (has been a long time ago I had to say that :-). A lot of Linux lists I am on have the unwritten rule of asking new members to introduce them selves briefly. I hope you do not mind!? Like I said, I am 100% newbie concerning Mac's and glad to be. At last a challenge and something I was looking forward to since some time now. I have become a proud owner of a PM G4 3 days ago. At this point I am using Mac OS 9xx. My background is that of a long haired, bearded Linux hacker. I am working and living in Paris, France as an UNIX/Linux systems integrator for big to huge companies. I am obliged to use W2k on my Thinkpad because of customers who still think W***** is the only OS able to handle office work. I need to get on their networks without problems and most of the time it are NT domains... OK, enough of this, let me come to the point: Could somebody tell me what would be an equivalent to iMovie for MacOS 9xx? I need to do some DV capture from my Canon camera and be able to edit the scenes without any need to compete with Hollywood. An utility preferably for free or at least cheap. I do no want to invest huge amounts into that type of software. > may not mean much to you now, but when you all get osx it will be > as much a > part of your lives as command option power > > its driving me mad all this. OSX is not suitable for domestic > users without > access to professional Unix IT support. *** From my experience command line demands a little personal investment into understanding it but is very rewarding once the newbie stadium passed. Imagine: [fsck -y] compared to "Look for the scandisk icon, "I am sure I saw it somewhere", wait for the window to appear, click on corresponding option, confirm"... With [fsck -y] + [ENTER] I am already doing something else. The point is that Apple did a great job mixing *nix proven qualities with Apples unique GUI. Give it some time to mature and accept a change in the way you worked before. Remember the "command line" is user friendly, it is just picky about who its friends are. Cheers, Zoran. -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
