Now THAT'S what I call a "switch" article!!!
from byte.com:
<a href="http://www.byte.com/documents/s=7620/byt1032475416823/" target="_blank">http://www.byte.com/documents/s=7620/byt1032475416823/</a>
byte hasn't written much about the mac for a long time, but that could change now it seems.
Is this really a trend? UNIX/Linux user "switching" (or adding to their setup) to Mac OS X. What's your take?
EDIT: spelling/gramma
[ 09-23-2002: Message edited by: Power Apple ]</p>
<a href="http://www.byte.com/documents/s=7620/byt1032475416823/" target="_blank">http://www.byte.com/documents/s=7620/byt1032475416823/</a>
byte hasn't written much about the mac for a long time, but that could change now it seems.
Is this really a trend? UNIX/Linux user "switching" (or adding to their setup) to Mac OS X. What's your take?
EDIT: spelling/gramma
[ 09-23-2002: Message edited by: Power Apple ]</p>
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The powerbook has a 14.1 inch screen?
The magazine started in 1975 and was considered one of the greatests authorities on technology. Heck, they even invented the term "PC". (no... not "politcal correct"!...
When they stopped the print edition and went .com only, it kinda went downhill. And they almost completely stopped covering apple and the mac. So reading this article is a sign of things changing (to the better) I think - or hope.
It also made me fell a little bit nostagic of the good ol' days (97) when you could buy a PowerMac 9600 with 350 MHz 604e (a KICK-ass machine!!!) and Intel Pentium hadn't even broken the 300 MHz barrier. Oh, those were the days...sigh...
anyway, I'm getting a little carried away, better stop now.
<strong>I am now typing this column on a Mac G4 Powerbook (800 MHz with 512-MB RAM, a combo DVD/CDR and a gorgeous 14.1 inch screen)
The powerbook has a 14.1 inch screen?</strong><hr></blockquote>
That was the one thing that stuck out in the article when I read it. Obviously, it's a typo.
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That was the one thing that stuck out in the article when I read it. Obviously, it's a typo.</strong><hr></blockquote>
but not the only one...
[quote]...In no time I had my web site (www.moshebar.com) served from within the
iBook...<hr></blockquote>
he got that with his mac mixed up a little. but aside from that, it was a nice review.
It went waaay downhill.
And I never liked Jerry Pournelle. He's an ass.