Re: [Nolug] Mac OS X to make an appearance at the next meeting.... maybe.

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> On Sun, 2002-11-03 at 14:29, bad-magic-number wrote:
>
> If 90% of you time is at the shell, then why not get a 2GHz x86 box?
> For the same $2,499 cost of the "Faster" G4 box, you could stuff a
> whole lot into a clone box...

Well, I'm trying to break that habit, but only for OS X. I'll gladly stick to the shell
for OpenBSD and Linux.
 
> http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/53/wo/
HYqVr1S9nkI5ays88V2/0.3.0.3.27.37.1.0.1.3.1.3.1.1.0?110,72
>
> If the choice was only between OSX and Wintel, the choice would
> be difficult, but with Linux & *BSD running on x86, how does
> OSX perform substantially better, except in niche markets?

Better chips under the hood. That, and I need that platform for OS 9.2.2 for use
with music software I'll be using. Intels perform poorly when dealing with more
than a few digital channels of audio when mixed.

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