Subject: Re: Big surprise: Linux ain't Windows or MacOS. GASP! (was "RE: Linux laptops")
From: Eric D. (liriodendron@mac.com)
Date: Thu Mar 07 2002 - 21:13:11 MST
on 7/3/02 12:52, Robert Brandtjen at rob@prometheusmedia.com wrote:
> On Thursday 07 March 2002 09:47 am, Eric D. wrote:
>> I'm intrigued by Linux but it's nothing more than a toy for me at the
>> moment beside OS X (since OS X gives you the GUI/seamlessness PLUS the
>> stability). The way I approach it is the same way I approach Windows.
>> Windows is for tinkering, Mac OS is for working. If I want to browse the
>> web I don't care what platform I do it on. If I want to construct a
>> document I'll still go back to Mac, because the integration is as perfect
>> as is available.
>
> You must do your surfing on OS9 then - as OSX still doesnt have a working
> java/browser implementation.
Couldn't tell you. I have no use for Java in a web browser so I have it
turned off as a rule. Now if only HTML in e-mail could be banned that would
be another step forward. As far as preferred platforms for web browsing
speed -- Windows (the @#$!#$ P166 Win 95 with IE 5.5 was outperforming my
B&W G3/450, in both Linux and Mac) (then again, that is one thing that M$
has done well on their Win boxes... optimise IE for speed). Interface -- Mac
(no one, and I mean no one has command-click to move around a page (well,
Opera for Mac does too (does the Win version?)). Novelty -- Linux.
L8r.
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