Re: Mac vs. PC choice for college.

From: Dave (dmamhw_at_rogers.com)
Date: 08/26/03

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    On 07 Aug 2003 14:46:41 -0400, westin*nospam@graphics.cornell.edu
    (Stephen H. Westin) wrote:

    >Keith Keller <kkeller-spammmm@wombat.san-francisco.ca.us> writes:
    >
    >> [note Newsgroups: line]
    >>
    >> In article <u65laftqf.fsf@graphics.cornell.edu>, Stephen H. Westin wrote:
    >> >
    >> > I think it's quite easy to dual-boot Linux and OS X on the same
    >> > Mac. You will have a choice of Linux distributions for a Mac, though
    >> > not as wide a choice as with an Intel box. And Linux driver support
    >> > will be less on a Mac than on Intel.
    >>
    >> Not necessarily. Since there's less variety in the hardware in Apple
    >> boxes, it's a little easier for kernel coders to write drivers for
    >> a greater proportion of the hardware available for the Apple architecture.
    >> I've had little problem getting hardware working under linux-ppc, and
    >> in fact one device (a crappy USB scanner) works only in linux, not
    >> OS X.
    >
    >I meant compared to Linux/Intel. Chances are that you scanner would
    >also be supported on Linux/Intel. My limited impression is that things
    >in the open-source world get debugged on Intel first.
    >
    >> (Laptops are a different beast, of course, but aside from mirroring
    >> my display correctly my iBook has run linux just fine.)
    >
    >That's great news.

    I would get the ibook. Face it, you want the cool stuff, and to boot,
    with the Mac you can have everything: Linux, XP, and OS 10.2.

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