[Pa-furry] Hi Furs

Thu Dec 20 06:20:54 EST 2007

No, OSX is Unix-based (OpenBSD/Darwin to be specific) and Vista is still
Windows-based (NT to be specific, ver 6.0 to be MORE specific).

They both run on x86-based hardware, but only because Apple switched to
Intel-based hardware. Before that, it didn't work.

Try installing an older (non-x86) version of OSX, and tell me it will run,
without modification, on a PC. Even the packaged version won't work properly
without finding ALL the proper hardware drivers for it, outside of on an
actual Mac. I know someone who has installed the x86 version, and even THAT
didn't work with all the hardware.

Thalyn

On Dec 20, 2007 3:24 AM, Chaz Wolf <chaz.wolf at gmail.com> wrote:

> I would have to agree that both Vista and OS X are both just updates of
> the
> previous versions, neither company has made a totally new OS in years (95
> and OS X the first revision being the last time either started almost from
> scratch and even then they used existing code blocks.)
>
> Both Vista and OS X are basically GUI's on a Unix based disk operating
> system code. Hence why they can both run the same basic hardware.
> So if you want the most compatible and stable OS in my vote its UNIX.
>
> Just my thoughts at 3.15AM
>
> Chaz
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 2:32 AM
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> Subject: Re: [Pa-furry] Hi Furs
>
> well, technically, Vista is not that new of a version. Now, if they used
> the
>
> original Longhorn design, then it would have definitely been a completely
> new OS. But now that Vista is just a mix of XP and OS X, (XP being the
> Start
>
> Bar and OS X being the vector based graphics and everything else).
> I appreciate the MAC OS because it is an OS that is just like Vista BUT
> running on the systems with the requirement of XP. So who has really been
> making a superior system though after all.
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Ice Jester" <theeicejester at gmail.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 7:37 PM
> To: "The Pennsylvania Furry Mailing List"
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> Subject: Re: [Pa-furry] Hi Furs
>
> > Slight upgrade? Vista is an entirely new VERSION NUMBER of Windows.
> > Leopard
> > is simply a revision, and a poor one at that.
> >
> > And I would love to see the results of these tests, as well as the
> source
> > for them. If anything, a Macbook Pro would be comparable, due to using
> the
> > same hardware, not better, at running Vista, and possibly worse, due to
> > driver incompatibilities with the hardware.
> >
> > Thalyn
> >
> > On Dec 19, 2007 10:35 PM, Aka Karyuu <dragonfire573 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Wonderful, glad we had this discussion about how the OS I prefer is
> >> inferior to yours.
> >>
> >> For another record: The Macbook Pro is able to run Vista better than
> >> many PCs according to a recent test.
> >>
> >> And on another note: I'll agree with you that Leopard is very buggy
> >> and is just a slight upgrade to 10.4.  Just like say, Vista.
> >>
> >> But who's keeping score?
> >>
> >> <3 Karyuu
> >>
> >>
> >> On Dec 19, 2007, at 10:23 PM, Ice Jester wrote:
> >>
> >> > 10.5, huh? Oh, so a glorified, yet pretty, paperweight?
> >> >
> >> > For the record, Leopard does NOT impress me one bit. Vista has fewer
> >> > problems, and to run smoothly, has fewer hardware requirements.
> >> >
> >> > Thalyn
> >> >
> >> > On Dec 19, 2007 10:21 PM, Aka Karyuu <dragonfire573 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
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