[ltp] In search of the perfect laptop combination

[Tod Harter]

Yeah, but you PAY for that Apple Logo, and dearly! They have nice stuff, but 
that little sticker raises the price by 40% or so. For that money I want that 
sticker to do something, like release some Anthrax the next time some dink 
tries to lift my machine. ;o).

OSX is a pretty nice OS, but don't be fooled into thinking that 'under the 
hood lives BSD Unix' uh-uh. Try compiling a few apps and you will quickly 
learn that Apple seriously hacked it up, and annoyingly the things they did 
to it are totally non-standard, yet there were perfectly good standard ways 
they could have achieved the same results. Its typical Apple. "We refuse to 
comply with standards, they're for lame people." bah! 

Run OSX if you would run Windows and want a nicer OS. If you want a system to 
do dev work, you like/want a Unix style OS, or you need compatibility with 
one then consider carefully, OSX might fit your needs and it might be no 
closer to meeting them than WinXP. 

On Wednesday 16 July 2003 11:54 am, Ken Firestone wrote:
> Check out the Apple Powerbooks. They have all this stuff, and just
> remember, under the slick gui lives BSD unix.
>
> On Tue, 15 Jul 2003, Jim Hughes wrote:
>
>    Hello all,
>
>    I am looking for the perfect laptop combination.  I currently have a
> i1200 series Thinkpad.  I am looking for the laptop that has a 1394
> connection so that once I get a iPod I can hook up to it.  Also I want it
> to have a big display, fast processor, lots of room for memory, and a DVD-R
> burner.  I would also like Bluetooth built in.  A 10/100 network connection
> built in is also needed.
>
>    Any and all help is greatly appreciated.
>
>    Thanks,
>
>    Jim Hughes
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Tod Harter
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