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Finding The Right OS
cymon:
--- Quote from: RaZoR1394 ---OSX is available for x86_(64?). It's not available in retail but you can download it and tweak it for it to run nice on your custom built desktop. It even works with SSE2 only processors. However I would still as you recommend Ubuntu as a GNU/Linux distro. But, I wouldn't recommend it if you game a lot. A good idea is to check Wine's and Cedega's database against supported games before you get into business. And remember that Cedega is payware (free cvs sucks). On the other hand you could get an Xbox360 or a standard Xbox to play on which I think is much better.
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The pitiful OSX on Intel machines is just some cracked version of the developer preview. The majority of all mac apps aren't compiled for it, so you're stuck with the bundled software.
But you can always get Darwin, or BSD.
:macos: on IA32 = :(
hm_murdock:
The cracked version of the development system requires you to install Darwin first. It's a pain.
ReggieMicheals:
--- Quote from: Aloone_Jonez ---Reggie,
This post illustrates how little you know about the various distributions of Linux Fedora and Ununtu are both fairly easy to use an example of a more hardcore distro might be Slackware.
How many distros have you actually tried?
Not many going by this post, so don't you think you've been a bit quick to judge Linux?
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I myself have tried Fedora, Debian, and Ubuntu before. Debian was slow. Fedora was okay, but still slower than Windows 2000 on my old PC(I've been focusing on Macs for a while). Ubuntu still gave me near same performance with Fedora, though it was slightly faster. I then gave FreeBSD a shot and it gave me acceptable performance, and I will soon be replacing Windows with OS/2(My newer PC[custom made] will handle the games). With these OSes, I can have a wider range of availble software working at the speeds they were meant to have...
Refalm:
--- Quote from: ReggieMicheals ---I myself have tried Fedora, Debian, and Ubuntu before. Debian was slow. Fedora was okay, but still slower than Windows 2000 on my old PC(I've been focusing on Macs for a while). Ubuntu still gave me near same performance with Fedora, though it was slightly faster. I then gave FreeBSD a shot and it gave me acceptable performance, and I will soon be replacing Windows with OS/2(My newer PC[custom made] will handle the games). With these OSes, I can have a wider range of availble software working at the speeds they were meant to have...
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You must have done something wrong. Debian is fast.
And who the hell wants to actually use something as obsolete as OS/2?
It was obsolete when it came out, and it sure as hell is now.
Siplus:
--- Quote from: TonyFordz ---
I would go back to Mac, but it has been so dam long since I have used one, and the prices are outrageous compared to PCs. Though in many ways a Mac will smoke a PC any day.
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I would suggest considering it. They really aren't much more expensive then other oem computers
I never imagined myself advertising for Apple, but ever since I bought my 12" Powerbook, I've liked em.
You get the power of Unix hidden behind apple's infamous interface, without losing any real unix features (except a crippled X11, but that's another story)
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