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palloco
October 24, 2003, 7:58 pm
Greetings Mac lovers, you should live in the overpopulated Virginia:
http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=15600242

I would like to see now another big cluster, but of Athlon 64.

Hitman
October 24, 2003, 9:41 pm
Built from Macs :). Mac's are the best! (don't start BMF!) I can't wait to get my 17in powerbook...

ReDevil
October 24, 2003, 9:44 pm
Ohh come on PC is the best, MAC kinda sux, thats the general point :\

aLpHaNuMe12iK
October 25, 2003, 3:39 am
IBM r TRAITORS! DEATH TO THE TRAITORS!

hif
October 25, 2003, 4:01 am
But OSX is like sex, in a non sad way :(.

BMF
October 25, 2003, 6:08 am
OSX is like anal sex with a big sweaty inmate (i know Hitman, i know)

CardBoardWarrior
October 25, 2003, 2:58 pm
w00t macs own :) but soldat wont run on them rite? :(

Hitman
October 25, 2003, 3:18 pm
Lol, thanks for that BMF. Soldat will run on them if you get 'Virtual PC': http://www.apple.com/macosx/applications/virtualpc/

palloco
October 25, 2003, 3:53 pm
However it Virtual Pc does not work ing G5, "Mac with PowerPC G3 or G4 processor only ? native models, no upgrades" (I had also read it somewhere else), therefore Macs are worst than PC, at least until a new Virtual Pc which supports G5 is created.

enjoyincubus
October 27, 2003, 3:00 am
Macs seem like the perfect fit for college age, left wing Liberalist women who put those damn bandanas over their heads, wear those dark black glasses, listen to Melissa Etheridge, and drive their VW Beatles down the street while protesting President Bush's "terrorist" actions, while also still believing the year is 1970...

But yeah, that's just me.

Why do I believe all this? Because Macs take a lot more dough from your pocketbook, and until the past few months, they ran WAAAY slower than PC's. The OS isn't that good (well, better than anything Micro$oft is capable of), the computers are very hard to upgrade (like the RAM or processor), you have to use emulators or whatever just to run some programs, and they're just not going to beat out Microsoft. Leave them to the women...no matter how many stupid women there are, there is always a smart man around to hopefully open their eyes, or at least return that Mac to the store...:P

If you don't like Windows, use Linux...I'm a bit scared to switch at the moment, because Windows hasn't crashed in a while, but I think I just jinxed myself...*computer crashes*

Ardaen
October 27, 2003, 3:33 am
Yes, Microsoft is stabalizing windows so they can better run thier spyware. They found that the spyware is useless if they computer crashes every 15 minutes.

*ahem* anyway. Too bad for mac lovers. Soldat is based on Delphi and DirectX two things that just dont mix nicely with macs. Soldat does run on linux but I cant give all the details of how I run it due to... well I'm not allowed to share hacks that could lead to cheats.

Flanagan
October 27, 2003, 4:12 am
If you don't like macs 'cus you can't afford them/they are too expensive, you need to rethink that. Does a M3 suck because it costs too much? No, can it outperform cheaper cars, maybe, depending on who's driving, what the competition is, and a whackload of other variables. Enjoy, I doubt you even know how to use linux. Everybody who just says its better. It isn't, for everybody. For some it kicks ass. There's reasons that companies don't make cross platform, ease of use, capable computers, because that way they can't exceed their competition as they do now.

And why the hell should mac lovers live in Virginia just because its got a super computer made from macs. Go live in Redmond and get anally raped by Bill if you liike windows so much Pallaco.

The bottom line is STFU. n00b.

BMF
October 27, 2003, 4:22 am
EI why in the world would you use Linux? Linux is designed for programmers / medium sized servers.

Linux has a clumsy graphical interface, it does not support 90% of games or other programs that you use everyday. I am too sleepy to argue right now, but who in the right mind would run Linux on their machine unless they are a programmer or a hacker wanna be??

Anyway, my XP is VERY stable even with all the porn and games i download. Linux?? Please, gimme a break.

And MACs blow, deal with it.

Ardaen
October 27, 2003, 4:44 am
Well, your views of linux are along the right lines, but a bit limited [:p]

Linux, at this point, is better suited to able computer enthusiests. Those who just know howto send e-mail are likely to get lost.

As for the graphical interface, it depends on which exact interface you are using. If set up correctly it can be much nicer than this *shudders* windows enviornment.

Anyway, dont underestimate the power of a *nix system for graphical interfaces. Just look at the BSD based darwin, the most commonly known darwin based os is probably "Mac OS X".

palloco
October 27, 2003, 8:50 am
BMF, I repeat the same, how much time had happened since you used Linux. Or if you are using it then maybe it is something like Debian(that system is really annoying for noob users like me).And well, you will probably give Linux one more try in 3 or 4 years, when Windows systems will be equipped with programs that disallow you to copy a CD-ROM with video captured from Tv or MP3... just read about windows media system or something similar, dunt remember the name. And you will need the latest windows to run stuff. I cannot install neither Norton 2004 or Reader 6 because they ask for ie 6, and for some reason IE 6 crash my system, and several programs ask for winxp. And the same will happen with Mac users but they always liked to pay for everthing. Sooner or later you will be forced to use Linux.

Spitzfiya
October 27, 2003, 3:45 pm
quote:Originally posted by BMF
EI why in the world would you use Linux? Linux is designed for programmers / medium sized servers.

Linux has a clumsy graphical interface, it does not support 90% of games or other programs that you use everyday. I am too sleepy to argue right now, but who in the right mind would run Linux on their machine unless they are a programmer or a hacker wanna be??

Anyway, my XP is VERY stable even with all the porn and games i download. Linux?? Please, gimme a break.

And MACs blow, deal with it.


I totaly agree

BMF
October 27, 2003, 9:21 pm
quote:Windows systems will be equipped with programs that disallow you to copy a CD-ROM with video captured from Tv or MP3

I doubt that Bill Gates will ever try anything that would put his income in geopardy

enjoyincubus
October 28, 2003, 12:34 am
quote:Enjoy, I doubt you even know how to use linux.

Yeah, because I'm just an idiot like that...I don't think I could EVER figure it out...I don't use Linux, but I know some friends who do, and they say it's much better than Windows. I've read great reviews for Unix on a site.

I can tell you that within the next few years, there will be major issues with Microsoft that limit your computer use...you won't be able to copy CDs or DVDs (legally, at least). Hell, I bet in the future, Microsoft will also say you can only use your computer for a certain number of hours a day, and you'll have to pay for software updates. Well, I hope they don't go that far. But I just hope there's a chance for idiots such as myself to climb from our mudpits and learn something about computers before we are labled neanderthals...

BMF
October 28, 2003, 12:59 am
quote:I don't use Linux, but I know some friends who do, and they say it's much better than Windows. I've read great reviews for Unix on a site.

You dont use Linux, but you know some friends that do? You have read great reviews on a site? Do you take me for an idiot? Or are you an idiot yourself? You advocate an operating system that you never even tried. Lol, i am not going to comment you posts anymore.

Oh wait, i will.

quote:I can tell you that within the next few years, there will be major issues with Microsoft that limit your computer use...you won't be able to copy CDs or DVDs (legally, at least). Hell, I bet in the future, Microsoft will also say you can only use your computer for a certain number of hours a day, and you'll have to pay for software updates.

You can tell that there will be "major issues with Microsoft" over computer usage. Who are you, a freaking prophet? Or a market analyst? Where do you get this stuff?
Hell, i bet in the future we will all grow a second head and live on the moon. How does that sound?

JayBDey
October 28, 2003, 1:54 am
BMF, all the things he is saying are true. Do you think your pretty looking WinXP doesn't have hidden spy-ware and DRM already? Microsoft even said they will be REQUIRING the DRM patch for all windows in order to receive future updates. So you if want to get security patches you basically will have to turn your PC over to them.

And MS can lock you in like this because the average user doesn't know WTF DRM or spy ware is, and doesn't care if they can't rip MP3s anymore.

They've done it before, and they'll do it again. Sorry, that's just how it will be if we all don't wake up to whats really going on.

More on the subject:

http://www.againsttcpa.com/
http://www.[:-censored]microsoft.com/content/whatsbad.shtml


NightCabbage
October 28, 2003, 2:06 am
lol, this thread is a classic!!

Must save it when you're all done :)

hahahahhaa oh dear :P

CardBoardWarrior
October 28, 2003, 2:35 am
lol.
Have any of you heard of Lindows?
www.lindows.com
pretty cool, i want it.

Hiroshto
October 28, 2003, 2:49 am
yes macs sux

Cookie.
October 28, 2003, 3:50 am
0.o Lindows is interesting interesting indeed... i thought linux mandrake was kinda cool when i borrowed it from a friend hmmm id like to try these other ones too some of the stuff on that lindows site is BS though IMO

Trinity_Liger_BA
October 28, 2003, 9:05 am
Hiroshto, wat does your statement have to do with CardBoardWarrior's question??


i have heard of it from a friend...though i wasnt really listening to him at the time..lol


palloco
October 28, 2003, 9:06 am
I heard before about Lindows... heard that it was a Linux system with an improved emulator for windows but now I saw the webpage and it does not talk about running UNIX or windows apps. And it costs money! Lindows is crap