[Discussion] [MAC] [Linux]

[Joseph J. Hansen]

March 21, 2009

With all the interest shown in BOTH Mac OS X and Linux, I don't see  
why we shouldn't have discussions on both of these systems.

I, personally, have both an iMac running OS X and a sub-laptop  
running Xandros Linux (a variant of Debian), and would be interested  
in both discussions.  Since Mac OS X is based on Unix, these systems  
are all first cousins, at least under the hood.

Any Mac users wishing to explore the Unix underpinnings of their  
systems might find Dave Taylor's book "Learning Unix for Mac OS X  
Tiger", published by O'Reilly, useful.  It presupposes no Unix  
knowledge.  AFAIK, it hasn't been updated for OS X Leopard, but  
that's really no problem.

Bob Wonderly "(it's been almost 54 years since I started my  
programming career and my BA/MA degrees are in Math)" has me beat by  
a couple of years; I got out of graduate school in 1958, a mere 51  
years ago, and started working as a programmer on the IBM CPC (Card  
Programmed Computer), a vacuum tube and relay machine.

Best regards, Joe


On Mar 20, 2009, at 11:33 PM, Dave Yeo wrote:

> On Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:18:50 -0400, Joseph J. Hansen wrote:
>
>>
>> March 20, 2009
>>
>> Maybe we could (should?) have a Mac subgroup on this list.  I suspect
>> that we have a number of Mac gurus on the list as OS X is a logical
>> transition for OS/2 users.  I've learned a lot in the 4+ years since
>> I got my first Mac (I'm on my second now; my wife inherited my 2005
>> Mac, and she loves it).  I would be happy to share what I know.
>>
>> This list is better and more helpful than any others that I've seen,
>> regardless of the software or OS to which they pertain.  Most of us
>> have been on it for many years.  I don't see any reason why we can't
>> help one another with a different OS.
>
> People could always add something like [MAC] or [LINUX] to their
> subjects as in this email. That way anyone not interested can  
> delete or
> filter them.
> Personally I'd be interested in following the conversations.
> Dave
>
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