And that BSD compatibility is also helping them port OSX over to the x86 platform.
_________________________ Why do ducks have webbed feet? To stamp out fires. Why do elephants have flat feet? To stamp out burning ducks. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:hlcoders- > [EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Chris Foss > Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 2:29 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Mac VS PC > > bah, I have nothing better to do. > > Macs are good at what they do: drool proof systems, graphics design, and > matching the curtains. > > PCs are true general purpose machines. anything you can do with a mac you > can do with a PC, the inverse is not true. > > on Ooperating systems: > Linux does what it does well (server, file recovery, being 1337, being > stable.) > > Windows is good with games, but is rather buggy for a 100%, mission > critical, 'net connected server. > > Mac OS is good at looking pretty, and with BSD, you can actualy do stuff. > > An apple salesperson showed off a dual g4 box with osX (before it came out > to the masses). I was like: yeah, but does it have a command line. he > popped > open a term, and said: it has all of the basic *nix commands, but they're > in > slightly diferent locations. > > macOS is promising, let's put it that way. (there have been successes in > making an Xfree compatibility layer with osX, meaning X programs can run > on > aqua or cocoa or whatever it's called.) > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Daniel Koppes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 3:58 AM > Subject: RE: [hlcoders] Mac VS PC > > > > I'll stick with PC + Windows 2000... its pretty much 100% stable.... > > *hides from the Linux fanboys* > > > > > > >For sure, lol. > > > > > >I love Mac design !!! > > >I dream of a mix-computer mac hardware + x86 software > > > > > > > > > > > >On 10 Oct 2002 at 23:46, Daniel Koppes wrote: > > > > > > > Um. Please tell me you're kidding. Please.... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Ok....so it's a fruit ^^ > > > > > > > > > >I often eat apple-pies, can I eat PC-pies too ? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >On 10 Oct 2002 at 22:31, Philip (Fiber) wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Uh oh. See www.apple.com > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________ > > > > > > Why do ducks have webbed feet? To stamp out fires. Why do > elephants > > > have > > > > > > flat feet? To stamp out burning ducks. > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:hlcoders- > > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Bob le Pointu > > > > > > > Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 10:10 PM > > > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > Subject: RE: [hlcoders] Mac VS PC > > > > > > > > > > > > > > What is a mac ? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > (;>) > > > > > > > On 10 Oct 2002 at 19:29, Philip (Fiber) wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Some love them and some hate them. I personally have never > seen a > > > > > > > > program crash on a mac, but everybody has seen different > things so > > > > > > you > > > > > > > > live with what you want and be happy with it and I'll do the > same. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________ > > > > > > > > Why do ducks have webbed feet? To stamp out fires. Why do > elephants > > > > > > have > > > > > > > > flat feet? To stamp out burning ducks. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:hlcoders- > > > > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Avatar-X > > > > > > > > > Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 5:51 PM > > > > > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Mac VS PC > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] > > > > > > > > > Yes, it's available on mac, but it really really sucks on > the > > > mac. > > > > > > > > it's > > > > > > > > > slow, it's buggy, it crashes a lot > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > oh, wait, every piece of software on the mac does that :) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -av > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Philip (Fiber) wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>IE on mac is so horrible... i suggest you get Omniweb, > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > >www.omnigroup.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>its buggy and doesnt work very well but at least it > works > > > better > > > > > > > > than > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > >IE > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>on mac. > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >[Phil] IE is horrible on the PC as well, so I use Mozilla > which > > > > > > is > > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > > > >best on PC and Mac (it is available on Mac right?). > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > > > > > > > > >To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the > list > > > > > > > > archives, > > > > > > > > > please visit: > > > > > > > > > >http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > --------- > > > > > > > > > [DRP]Avatar-X > > > > > > > > > SillyZone Homepage: www.thesillyzone.com > > > > > > > > > SillyZone Forums: forum.thesillyzone.com > > > > > > > > > My Homepage: www.cyberwyre.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the > list > > > > > > archives, > > > > > > > > > please visit: > > > > > > > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > > > > > archives, > > > > > > > please visit: > > > > > > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > > archives, > > > > > > > please visit: > > > > > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > archives, > > > > > please visit: > > > > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > > > >To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > archives, > > > > >please visit: > > > > >http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > archives, > > > please visit: > > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > >To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > > >please visit: > > >http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
