On Saturday 12 June 2004 11:05 pm, Kent West wrote:
> Cecil wrote:
>
>> But how does OS X perform for the following things:
>>
>> Coding(various languages and sorts of apps)
>
> Not being a coder, I can't speak to this.
>
>> Can I run linux apps on it?
>
> Yes, no, sort of. Many Linux apps have OS/X versions; some apps run
> on the X11 server that can be installed on OS/X.
>
> Also, you can go the other way; install Debian on a Mac laptop,
> then install MOL (MacOnLinux) and run OS/X on top of Debian, but
> there'll be some limitations.
>
>> I will be mainly coding on this little thing, email, and the
>> usual things(research, research papers, etc) Does anyone code on
>> this?
>
> On what? OS/X? an iBook? a Dell laptop, as was mentioned in the
> post to which you replied?
>
>> Am I wasting my time thinking about using this as my code machine
>> for the next 4-5 years?
>
> Again, what do you mean by "this". I saw no reference to any
> particular machine in the post to which you replied, except your
> "only other alternative" of an iBook.
I'm sorry. I mean I-book, when I refer to this. Sorry about the
vagueness. In written communication, as well as oral, I should
remember to be precise, as vagueness doesn't help.