On Thu, Dec 26, 2002 at 09:59:34AM -0500, Andrew Gallatin wrote: > Julian Elischer writes: > > ..
> > Stick with MacOS-X it's going to run better onthis hardware than > > anything else. > > > > It all depends what you mean by better. If you're talking pure unix > performance, then I say you're full of crap. OS-X is a dog. Linux > runs circles around it. If you like, I'll post some LMbench numbers > showing linux kicking sand in OS-X's face on my dual 800MHz crashbox > when I return from vacation. I'm hoping our powerpc port comes close > to doing as well as linux. Also, X11 "feels" quite slow if you're > used to X11. (I'm writing this from KDE running under XDarwin on a ti > powerbook, 867MHz). > > However, if you're talking about ease of operation, then I agree with > you 100%. Suspend always works, the my ti powerbook is up and on the > network before I have the case open. My wife bought me a 2 button+ > scrollwheel mouse for Christmas. The mouse worked (scrollwheel > included) with no configuration at all, just as soon as I plugged it > in. It even worked in XDarwin. I was amazed. Iphoto rocks. Its Yeah, OSX you run for the GUI and ease of use. Not for raw speed. I built a US$ 99 300 MHz G3 PowerMac out of a surplus G3 mainboard, a ATX case (minor sawing work required) and an IDE disk. Just to play with OSX ;) Got inspired by the EuroBSDcon "MacOSX on a budget" presentation. W/ -- | / o / /_ _ [EMAIL PROTECTED] |/|/ / / /( (_) Bulte To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
