Quartz graphics layer - antialiasing, built in PDF, smoothed fonts, 128X128 icons, transparencies, drop shadows, genie effect, GPU accelerated GUI, cursor casts its own shadow, no bit-maps .
Multiprocessor support. XP Home doesn't have it.
Sherlock 3 and/or Watson.
iMovie, iTunes, iPhoto, iDVD, iCal, iSync, iChat
Multi-threaded Finder.
Actual CD burning support out of the box.
Columns view.
Near zero hard disk fragmentation.
Rendezvous.
Inkwell.
System wide address book.
Microsoft Office v.X
Software Airport Base Station.
Services - now works in the Finder with Jaguar.
.Mac
Spring-loaded folders.
Core Audio.
Plug and Play networking.
Long file names.
Animated folder icons.
Multi-threaded boot.
Free developer tools.
Very good developer tools.
Keychain.
Scientific calculator, complete with paper tape.
AppleScript - Can control and automate everything by typing plain English.
CURPS printing
Bluetooth support
Built-in speech recognition
Speech-to-text
No product key activation.
Apache
Unix based - And the all features that come with it
The Dock
No Wizards.
No Yellow dogs.
No Fisher Price.
Full keyboard access.
Hide Application command
Hide every other application command
Save as PDF.
No registry.
No device manager.
Easy to change permissions.
Software updating that isn't done through IE.
Universal Access.
Desktop slide show.
Built-in Mail client that puts Outlook Express to shame.
Stickies
QuickTime isn't slow on a Mac.
RealOne uses Altivec.
Smart window resizing.
Finder kicks Windows Explorers butt.
Easy to hide any tool bar.
Drag and drop installations.
Dragging a program's folder or icon to the trash actually deletes it.
hm video editing in real-time on a powerbook. DVD encoding in a fraction of the time a PC takes, run Mac OS X, install hardware and get it to work in 2 minutes...the list goes on.
Digital Audio Baby! Have you ever actually used Logic, Cubase, Protools etc on the PC? Have ever tried to install them !!!!!! Dont even go there girlfriend!
these things are amazingly useful in life....and on the computer.
its funny...5 years ago if you asked this question mac heads wouldn't have hal of the great responses that we've got here now...thanks OS X(and I guess I should say thanks windows XP for not being all that its cracked up to be in the slightest)
digital audio is the worst on a pc...I should know...we installed a couple of demos and stuff on my gaming pc(just for kicks) yikes...three hours of frustration I could do without.
<strong>Total time to set up my home Mac network: <10 minutes.
Total time to network friend's PC desktop and IBM Thinkpad: I'll let you know if we ever figure it out.
Hey, and don't forget about 'Target Disc.' All Macs have a Firewire port and that target disc trick is the slickest thing since corn in a can.</strong><hr></blockquote>
hmm maybe you dont know how to network the 2 pc's. because it took me about 5 minutes to figure it out.
One of the biggest differences between XP and OSX is the Internet experience. I hate to report that XP leaves OSX in the dust in terms of speed and reliability. <img src="graemlins/oyvey.gif" border="0" alt="[No]" />
<strong>One of the biggest differences between XP and OSX is the Internet experience. I hate to report that XP leaves OSX in the dust in terms of speed and reliability. <img src="graemlins/oyvey.gif" border="0" alt="[No]" /> </strong><hr></blockquote>
<strong>One of the biggest differences between XP and OSX is the Internet experience. I hate to report that XP leaves OSX in the dust in terms of speed and reliability. <img src="graemlins/oyvey.gif" border="0" alt="[No]" /> </strong><hr></blockquote>
Comments
You can only play bubble trouble on the mac.
it beats warcraft3 anytime.
Real Plug and Play.
Fewer security holes.
Stability.
Better user interface.
Quartz graphics layer - antialiasing, built in PDF, smoothed fonts, 128X128 icons, transparencies, drop shadows, genie effect, GPU accelerated GUI, cursor casts its own shadow, no bit-maps
Multiprocessor support. XP Home doesn't have it.
Sherlock 3 and/or Watson.
iMovie, iTunes, iPhoto, iDVD, iCal, iSync, iChat
Multi-threaded Finder.
Actual CD burning support out of the box.
Columns view.
Near zero hard disk fragmentation.
Rendezvous.
Inkwell.
System wide address book.
Microsoft Office v.X
Software Airport Base Station.
Services - now works in the Finder with Jaguar.
.Mac
Spring-loaded folders.
Core Audio.
Plug and Play networking.
Long file names.
Animated folder icons.
Multi-threaded boot.
Free developer tools.
Very good developer tools.
Keychain.
Scientific calculator, complete with paper tape.
AppleScript - Can control and automate everything by typing plain English.
CURPS printing
Bluetooth support
Built-in speech recognition
Speech-to-text
No product key activation.
Apache
Unix based - And the all features that come with it
The Dock
No Wizards.
No Yellow dogs.
No Fisher Price.
Full keyboard access.
Hide Application command
Hide every other application command
Save as PDF.
No registry.
No device manager.
Easy to change permissions.
Software updating that isn't done through IE.
Universal Access.
Desktop slide show.
Built-in Mail client that puts Outlook Express to shame.
Stickies
QuickTime isn't slow on a Mac.
RealOne uses Altivec.
Smart window resizing.
Finder kicks Windows Explorers butt.
Easy to hide any tool bar.
Drag and drop installations.
Dragging a program's folder or icon to the trash actually deletes it.
Previews in the Finder.
QuickTime movies and DVDs play in the Dock.
Transparent command line Window.
Doesn't make Bill Gates richer.
or just send him here: <a href="http://www.apple.com/macosx/"; target="_blank">http://www.apple.com/macosx/</a>;
G-News
Ha!
I tried XP today - what a POS.
Laughable...its like a fisher price set.
UTTER CRAP.
MSKR
..i was told by my isp - dont bother with a firewall..macs are safe..
so another PLUS POINT
NET SECURITY !
these things are amazingly useful in life....and on the computer.
its funny...5 years ago if you asked this question mac heads wouldn't have hal of the great responses that we've got here now...thanks OS X(and I guess I should say thanks windows XP for not being all that its cracked up to be in the slightest)
digital audio is the worst on a pc...I should know...we installed a couple of demos and stuff on my gaming pc(just for kicks) yikes...three hours of frustration I could do without.
Total time to network friend's PC desktop and IBM Thinkpad: I'll let you know if we ever figure it out.
Hey, and don't forget about 'Target Disc.' All Macs have a Firewire port and that target disc trick is the slickest thing since corn in a can.
He replied:
"If you have to ask, you'll never know."
Mandricard
AppleOutsider
<strong>Total time to set up my home Mac network: <10 minutes.
Total time to network friend's PC desktop and IBM Thinkpad: I'll let you know if we ever figure it out.
Hey, and don't forget about 'Target Disc.' All Macs have a Firewire port and that target disc trick is the slickest thing since corn in a can.</strong><hr></blockquote>
hmm maybe you dont know how to network the 2 pc's. because it took me about 5 minutes to figure it out.
<strong>
hmm maybe you dont know how to network the 2 pc's. because it took me about 5 minutes to figure it out.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Maybe he doesn't know because it's harder to do on the PC.
"Everything is easier on a Mac" is an Apple motto for a reason.
[ 08-21-2002: Message edited by: torifile ]</p>
<strong>"Everything is easier on a Mac" is an Apple motto for a reason.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Yeah, because "Easy as Mac." was taken.
you're all missing the obvious... LOOK PRETTY!!!!!!!!
<strong>One of the biggest differences between XP and OSX is the Internet experience. I hate to report that XP leaves OSX in the dust in terms of speed and reliability. <img src="graemlins/oyvey.gif" border="0" alt="[No]" /> </strong><hr></blockquote>
Could you be a little more specific?
<strong>One of the biggest differences between XP and OSX is the Internet experience. I hate to report that XP leaves OSX in the dust in terms of speed and reliability. <img src="graemlins/oyvey.gif" border="0" alt="[No]" /> </strong><hr></blockquote>
as SoP already said, be more specific.
I have no idea of what you talk about!
[ 08-22-2002: Message edited by: Hornet ]</p>