Mac OS X

[Clinton MacDonald]

Mr. Ricken:

Jim Ricken wrote:
> You know all this time that I have spent playing around with Ydl 3.0 ,I 
> finally decided that my favorite OS is Mac OS X.

Hear, hear! I agree 100%!

Oh, Mac OS X has its faults, but is well on its way to overcoming them. 
Its biggest fault, in my opinion, is that OS X really, really wants a 
fast G4 processor, lots of system RAM, and lots of video RAM. However, 
once one has overcome the hardware obstacles, it is a sweet system. (In 
fact, your upgraded 8600 is a minor miracle. :-) )

Linux is my second favorite OS, however. My satisfaction with OS X is 
part of what led me to try Yellow Dog Linux. Some of the things I love 
about OS X are due to its BSD Unix roots: true multitasking (man, one 
gets used to *that* real fast) and memory management (so that a crash in 
one application does not affect another). Wow, I thought, if the 
Macintosh OS was only awaiting these features to to become so good, then 
what else does Linux have to offer, especially on older hardware?

> The reason being is that everything works in OS X.

That's where Linux needs to catch up. It's on its way, though.

Best wishes,
Clint

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Dr. Clinton C. MacDonald | <mailto:clint DOT macdonald AT sbcglobal DOT net>