tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16693931.post58023907516338706..comments2024-02-12T17:31:58.684+01:00Comments on Jonstraveladventures: The problem with MacsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11667852535983804885noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16693931.post-86392164440863937732007-11-14T18:15:00.000+01:002007-11-14T18:15:00.000+01:00Lurking beneath Windows is the NT kernel (see Wiki...Lurking beneath Windows is the NT kernel (see Wikipedia for a rather detailed dissection of this beast). Which is actually a reasonably well-designed and engineered piece of software. The userspace running atop it is a separate matter. [I'll stop now as this has been the subject of 1001 Slashdot discussions...]Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16103665772577231939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16693931.post-34798227571269577002007-11-14T15:56:00.000+01:002007-11-14T15:56:00.000+01:00TMT, yeah, I'm afraid so.Luca, having now configur...TMT, yeah, I'm afraid so.<BR/><BR/>Luca, having now configured the keyboard and mouse to do, more or less, what I expect, I think I'm sorted.<BR/><BR/>THE,<BR/><BR/>That makes me dread to think what is lurking beneath windows these days. I presume somehow in the land of leftovers of pieces of code, they have all been incorporated at some point.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11667852535983804885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16693931.post-54274907115240730772007-11-14T14:03:00.000+01:002007-11-14T14:03:00.000+01:00Don't worry, Jon, I hear Fedora 8 works on Macs. O...Don't worry, Jon, I hear Fedora 8 works on Macs. OS X is just a strange form of UNIX. It may look pretty on the surface, but underneath it just Mach with bits of an old FreeBSD kernel and some other stuff grafted on.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16103665772577231939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16693931.post-55507022881320818432007-11-13T19:46:00.000+01:002007-11-13T19:46:00.000+01:00I know it's terribly frustrating to work on an OS,...I know it's terribly frustrating to work on an OS, which actually works like a charm.<BR/><BR/>Welcome to the new world ...Lucahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07493787495591870529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16693931.post-36906627162189201812007-11-13T18:50:00.000+01:002007-11-13T18:50:00.000+01:00et tu brute?et tu brute?helensotiriadishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07740816003291428890noreply@blogger.com