Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'm a PC and Linux guy, but I'd love to have a Mac just so I could run image editting software and have a nice BSD command line at my disposal at the same time. I used to love BSD on the early Sparc boxen. Yummy! My bro' (MS Comp Sci) recently made the switch to Mac for pretty much the same reasons. Scott Lawrence Zeitlin wrote: > > On Sep 19, 2006, at 10:32 PM, lug-request@leica-users.org wrote: > >>> Ric, good comeback. >>> I want to buy a MacBook for myself, I mean for my wife. I have five >>> PCs & a laptop already. >>> Now come on be honest, groovy interface and all, just run the spec >>> of an iMac against a comparably priced PC. Power Mac G5 sure, >>> looks fantastic if expensive. I wonder if there is an INTEL CPU in >>> their future? Ooops, I guess we're in another discussion group >>> right about now. >> > > > This Business Week review of the MacPro indicates that not only does > it perform very well but that it is cheaper than a comparably > equipped Dell. In addition, you get an excellent suite of software > and the wonderful operating system - AND NO VIRUSES (well, very few > so far.) > http://yahoo.businessweek.com/technology/content/sep2006/ > tc20060913_201871.htm > > Larry Z > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Pics @ http://www.adrenaline.com/snaps Leica M6TTL, Bessa R, Nikon FM3a, Nikon D70, Rollei AFM35 (Jihad Sigint NSA FBI Patriot Act)