On Mon, 1 May 2006, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
LOL ... Stopping this sort of thing is much much harder than starting it. :-)
I do like how your summation of operating system attributes only refers to
hardware costs in one case.
I didn't know that hardware was a part of the OS. ];-)
Godfrey
For MacOS it is pretty much by definition. Aside from recent
hacking endeavors WRT MacOS-X-intel on non-macs, the history has required
purchasing Macintosh hardware to run MacOS. That's pretty much the main
reason why I don't run MacOS today. My current machine is a dual Athlon
2400 built for about 1/4 the price of a single (slower) processor Mac at
the time.
Hardware cost: 25% of slower Mac.
OS cost: $0
Application cost: $0
Aggravation: more.
Freedom to tinker: priceless...
:)
-Cory
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