On Jun 3, 2010, at 9:38 PM, Cotty wrote: > Strange as it may seem, there are plenty of people in the world who > would like to use a computer for various tasks - say, accessing the > internet, Skyping distant relatives, writing a letter to the bank - but > who are not the least bit interested in understanding how it works, how > to manage it better, how to improve it, how to accomplish other tasks > with it. In my opinion, the Mac can appeal to this type of person *as > well as* the complete opposite.
You're absolutely right. Due to its Unix underpinnings the Mac platform has become quite popular among eggheads. I used to play about with computers for their own sake. I'd build up a frankenbox from spare bits then spend days getting Linux to work on it. I've since managed to repress the memories of X11 modelines. Once it was all working I'd be at a loss for what to actually do with it so I'd make some changes and start the cycle again. Now that I'm older and busier I see computers purely as a tool. I use Windows and Linux a lot at work. But for home I wanted something that could run Photoshop and Dreamweaver. At the time (about 2003/4) I liked the look of the technologies in Mac OS X - Unix underneath with really useful stuff like ColorSync and a GPU-accelerated desktop (giving us Exposé) sitting on top. Hardware-wise I never considered the G5 PowerMac I bought to be particularly pretty, even though it is astonishingly well made. But that never mattered as it sat under the desk. I now have a Macbook Pro so I can sit in the heated living room during winter evenings. The Mac platform can appeal to people at all levels. If it isn't your cup of tea, go have a coffee instead. You'll still get a caffeine hit, it just tastes different. Now it must be about time we started a Linux distribution flamewar. Debian FTW! Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
