On Wed, Mar 14, 2007 at 09:35:30PM -0700, Jim wrote:
> Lynn Newton wrote:
> > > After years of getting Dell "all windows"
> > > catalogues, and after years of calling them about
> > > getting a machine with linux and without windows,
> > > I finally cast my ballot at shoprcubed.com.
> >
> > If Dell had such a machine available I would buy one
> > right now -- today -- rather than wait for the survey
> > to be open, a development cycle, and an announcement.
> > Because right now is when I need and have funds for
> > a new laptop.
> >
> > As it turns out, I'm also seriously considering one of
> > the Mac notebooks.
>
> Isn't the Mac OS just a fancy gui sitting on top of BSD?
Apple used *significant* parts of FreeBSD for OS X. They made
modifications, and added tons of stuff to make it Mac-like. So the short
answer is "yes."
--
Darrin Chandler | Phoenix BSD Users Group
dwchandler@stilyagin.com | http://bsd.phoenix.az.us/
http://www.stilyagin.com/darrin/ |
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