Thread: What computer should I buy?

Originally Posted by thegent

and the bill comes to 32,000 bt

Ouch! Hope it comes with dual hexacore processors for that price......

^ Noted your post about Bryce and thought you might like to try Blender.

blender.org - Home of the Blender project - Free and Open 3D Creation Software

It's free and available for a Mac and you may find it fun.

Originally Posted by nigelandjan

Don't really matter does it Troy ?,, its his money to spend as he pleases .

I'm sure thegent will be happy with his choice and let us all know how much he loves the new Mac.

Cheers for that mate ,, tbh I,m so busy at the moment , but will get hold of it for later on

Mac User Guide

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^ & ^^ Would be the simplest reply......

After being unable to print they're flight tickets to the latest Windows 9 all singing / dancing touchsreen laptop being virused and conflicted up Harry Taperecorder + Tin can concede and go to off quietly to the nearest Apple shop

There was a time when the argument was whether SysV was better than BSD. No other OS was even considered worthy of competing.

Since Mac is based pretty much on BSD and Linux is loosely based on SysV then I am not going to say anything about the pedigree of the Mac OS.

I should say that the first thing I do on my Windows machine is install GNU Unix tools; PuTTy; Perl; and VIM just to give it a hint of usability.

Mac may be overpriced and limited in hardware but it is certainly not a choice for dummies.

no Mac user knows how to run the Unix shell on their mac, so it's irrelevant

and one minute in that shell shows you how "dysfunctional" their "Unix" is, it's completely fucked up, ala Steve Jobs

the war between SVR4 and BSD or even Linux vs OpenBSD is long gone

so is the war between Windows and Mac,

however the war between user retards and real computer players is still on, and this thread is a perfect example

Originally Posted by nigelandjan

After being unable to print they're flight tickets to the latest Windows 9 all singing / dancing touchsreen laptop being virused and conflicted up Harry Taperecorder + Tin can concede and go to off quietly to the nearest Apple shop

This is stupid beyond belief ! I have only ever had one virus and knew enough about my computer to get rid of it. I take a pride in knowing what to do and learn all I can. I don't want to be a dummy with a box that works and have no idea why it works. I am conversant with all Windows systems but do not have a Windows 8 machine. I use my daughter's and my cousin's too so I know about it.

MY PC's last me years because I service them myself. There are no limits to what I can do.

Originally Posted by Butterfly

no Mac user knows how to run the Unix shell on their mac

Originally Posted by can123

MY PC's last me years because I service them myself.

[quote=thegent;2816587]Oi! Please, no silly moderation here. The guy would have drifted off and gone elsewhere.

No i would not. He's a [at][at][at][at] and the only computer worth buying is a Mac.

I bought an iMac when they first were sold with intel processor and it died in January this year. Bought a macbook 2 years after i bought the iMac and it's still going strong. battery is fucked though. And no clever cvnt Buttfuk i don't just browse the web and email.

Originally Posted by Butterfly

no Mac user knows how to run the Unix shell on their mac, so it's irrelevant

and one minute in that shell shows you how "dysfunctional" their "Unix" is, it's completely fucked up, ala Steve Jobs

the war between SVR4 and BSD or even Linux vs OpenBSD is long gone

so is the war between Windows and Mac,

however the war between user retards and real computer players is still on, and this thread is a perfect example

You are such an arsehole. Cretin.

Originally Posted by robjak

You are such an arsehole. Cretin.

Best fact-based argument ever!

You really showed him!!!1

What?

The gents??

Ordinary???









Yes, you're quite right.
Carry on.

Originally Posted by Troy

GNU Unix tools; PuTTy; Perl; and VIM

a vt100 interface for what ? and how do you really exit from VIM ?

Originally Posted by thegent

I may need to review my policy on the Thai.

Holly fuk, did I just bread that correctly.

Jesus mate,

They have finally let you into Gullivers with your Sausages and Bacon EH.

Happy days.

The main function of kernels is to facilitate cross platform functionalities, integrate dynamic paradigms and as any fule no, maximise scalable protocols. They work quietly in the background in a low level abstraction layer and the Macs hybrid XNU kernel is considered to be the best one available.

I'm sure all that would make perfect sense if we dropped a tab of Blue Cheer acid, put Atom Heart Mother on and lit a candle.

thegent. just buy what buttfuk says i'm sure you will be happy with it.

Originally Posted by thegent

Apropos earlier posts re. Unix shell. Is this wrapped around the kernel thingy and can I access it? How will I know if I have found it and what does it do? Is life somehow enriched if I can service my own computer?

I've had lots of cars and must say that an inability to access the ECU never hampered its function. Indeed, when one vehicle's ECU became ill the mechanic simply threw it away and inserted a new one.

It is more about driving your own car rather than servicing it. You will be chauffeured around but unfortunately not to your desired destination, more likely, somewhere mac deems is close enough for you.

BTW, apropos happens to be a unix style command, albeit a wrapper for man -k that allows you to search the man(ual) pages.

Originally Posted by baldrick

a vt100 interface for what ? and how do you really exit from VIM ?

Somehow I doubt you will be able to use them in any of your up and coming cunning plans.....

Originally Posted by thegent

I'm sure all that would make perfect sense if we dropped a tab of Blue Cheer acid, put Atom Heart Mother on and lit a candle.

Or for younger folk, a double dipped purple ohm, Dark Side of The Moon and a traffic beacon.