I "live" on a Mac laptop. I chose to do so because there are only three possible alternatives for laptop (or PC) users:
- Windows - "anti-Windows" (i.e. Linux) - the middle-ground (i.e. Mac) The Mac is mature (20 years) and has applications, such as Microsoft Office, Netscape, etc. I have no quarrel with MS about their applications (they only suck at operating systems) -- it is what they do best and I think it is nonsense to learn a different word-processor other than Word, a different spreadsheet other than Excel, a different presentation tool other than PowerPoint. On Linux, you have no choice. On Mac, you get all those things because MS has always had a soft spot for the Mac (let's hope it continues). Oracle has even produced a "developer's release" of Oracle9.2 for Mac OS X, downloadable from OTN. Now, the folks at Apple are nonetheless surprisingly arrogant about their place in the world -- v10.2 of Mac OS X still leaves a bit to be desired when you are trying to live in a world of Windows. C'mon folks: you have only 3% of the worldwide market -- let's start acting like it! Nobody cares that you have better technology longer -- you have to work with Windows, not the other way around! Some vendors (i.e. Digital cameras, printer drivers, etc) simply refuse to port their stuff to Mac OS X. If you are trying to use Oracle Apps R10.7 NCA or R11.0, you cannot use the Applet Viewer or the Jinitiator, though I haven't had problems with the newer 11i versions. Most surprising of all, X-Windows is a johnny-come-lately to Mac OS X; when I started with Mac earlier this year, you had to jump through 20 hoops to get something installed. Now, X-Darwin is an easy install. But the nicest thing is having UNIX (i.e. FreeBSD) underneath. Finally, 15 years after I drooled over the AT&T 3B1 (i.e. the UNIX PC), I've got UNIX-to-go and I'm not having to fight with Windows people for everything about everything. on 11/4/03 7:44 PM, Mladen Gogala at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Jonathan, you're a very smart guy and a very nice one as well but I cannot > make sense of this clarification of yours. Would you care to explain it a bit? > What confuses me is that you agree that one version of Unix (Linux) is not > appropriate for a home user, but then, in the same message, recommend OS X, > which is essentially a version of BSD Unix. Was that a joke? Are you > moonlighting as an Apple salesman? > > On 2003.11.04 20:29, Jonathan Gennick wrote: >> Tuesday, November 4, 2003, 7:19:25 PM, Joe Testa ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: >> JT> Redhat recommending windoze for desktop. >> >> JT> http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104_2-5101690.html >> >> I find that assessment reasonable. It's no slam against >> Linux, just a recognition that for perhaps the vast majority >> of non-business users (i.e., home users) that Windows is a >> more appropriate choice. Actually, given the number of >> support calls I get from "friends" running Windows, OS X >> might actually be the *best* choice for such people. >> >> Best regards, >> >> Jonathan Gennick --- Brighten the corner where you are >> http://Gennick.com * 906.387.1698 * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> Join the Oracle-article list and receive one >> article on Oracle technologies per month by >> email. To join, visit >> http://four.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/oracle-article, >> >> or send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and >> include the word "subscribe" in either the subject or body. >> >> -- >> Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net >> -- >> Author: Jonathan Gennick >> INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com >> San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message >> to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in >> the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L >> (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may >> also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). >> -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Tim Gorman INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
