> > > It's not the desktop, IMO. It is the entire software stack. From the kernel up though the application layer with a predictable hardware and firmware layer underneath. Even in the days of the buggy Apple firmware, Macs worked exceptionally well because the buggy layer would still act predictably. > > Desktops are no good if the applications calling them cannot get run reliably. That reliability requires properly functioning layers all throughout the system stack. > > In the Linux and Windows worlds this is most obvious in the > device drivers, particularly with networking.
Speaking of... Has anyone else noticed that SMB client performance on the Mac is lousy? I'm seeing 2-3x slower write performance to my Linux Samba server compared with Linux and Windows clients. - Orion _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf
