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Jeff Halverson (halv0019@gold.tc.umn.edu) wrote:
: jlp@cheeta.inesc.pt (Jaime Lares Rebelo Pinto) wrote:
: >Jeff Halverson (halv0019@gold.tc.umn.edu) wrote:

[...]
: >: The Mac IIsi at work, on the other hand, crashes under MacTCP at least once 
: >: every day.
: >
: >    May be the problem is just a configuration problem, or may be you should
: >use unix for the kind of things you do. I think that it's a mistake to
: >believe that we all should always use MacOS, as it is a mistake to think
: >that we all should always use unix. For some tasks and for servers unix
: >can be very good, and is complexity is justifiably, while Macs with MacOS
: >can be wonderful personal computers.

: I guess thats the point I was making.  (Trying to make)  Unix is better fit for the whole 
: internet hype.  Macintoshs are better for non-computer users to get work done in a 
: relatively productive way.  ("non-computer users" is _not_ a derogatory word...  I only 
: mean those that are not used to computers...)

    I agree.

    But I suppose that the growing networking needs won't be a problem for
Macs (if used like personal computers, not servers), because the MacOS
is getting better, too.
    
    And don't forget that since most people won't learn unix, most
software won't be done/ported to unix, so even some people with some
experience in programming for unix (like me) end up having Macs
and becoming Mac enthusiasts.

: >
: >    As it was said before, you can have a very good environment to develop
: >for the Mac, and some things are much easier to develop on a Mac than on
: >Linux.
: >

: Not intending this as a flame... but what is easier to develop on a Mac?  (I really want 
: to know, I'm not poking fun, or saying its not possible.)  I guess I ask because I've 
: only developed (small projects) on Linux, and have found amazingly simple GUI tools that 
: make magic.  I think there is some misunderstanding on some peoples part to thinking that 
: these tools don't exist on Linux.  People tend to think of Linux as complex, when it 
: doesn't _have_ to be...

     I'm not the best person to answer this, since I have no experience
developing for either Linux or MacOS. But I suppose that it's easier on
a Mac to develop programs that use speech generation or recognition,
video, and probably digital sound and MIDI, because of better support
from the MacOS.

[...]
: Jeff Halverson


    Cheers,
    Jaime.