Mac vs PC - Page 4

Cobbydaler · 28-09-2006, 12:05

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Originally Posted by Incognitas

You little devil!

I'd have just said argue among yourselves until you get bored.

Discuss indeed.

Keeps them occupied & out of mischief...

AntiSilence · 28-09-2006, 17:16

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Originally Posted by danielf

I like a computer that has a proper delete button on the keyboard, so you are not forced to drag items to the trash.

I also like an OS that allows for multiple select (shift - select) regardless of how the contents of a directory are viewed. Particularly when the default does not allow it.

I like an OS that orders items in a directory. Not displays them on top of each other/unaligned as default.

An Os that does not occasionally decide to list every directory in a directory listing twice would be nice.

It would be nice if the OS could update the contents of directories reliably. Not wait for me to click in it before it decides new files have been created in it.

I want a keyboard with an 'end' key and a hash sign standard. I spent two grand on this machine excluding the monitor. It's not too much to ask, is it?

Which OS does all that then? What's wrong with your delete key, end key and hash key?

danielf · 28-09-2006, 17:20

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Originally Posted by AntiSilence

Which OS does all that then? What's wrong with your delete key, end key and hash key?

OS X Does. (With the standard keyboard.) When selecting a file you have to drag it to the trash. Pressing delete doesn't work. The keyboard has no end or hash key. You need to select the hash sign from a pull down menu... Great for programming

AntiSilence · 28-09-2006, 17:40

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Originally Posted by danielf

OS X Does. (With the standard keyboard.) When selecting a file you have to drag it to the trash. Pressing delete doesn't work. The keyboard has no end or hash key. You need to select the hash sign from a pull down menu... Great for programming

Wasn't aware of any of that. I thought OS X was perfect

danielf · 28-09-2006, 19:08

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Originally Posted by AntiSilence

Wasn't aware of any of that. I thought OS X was perfect

Well, guess again. OS X is ok, but there's plenty to get annoyed about.

DocDutch · 28-09-2006, 19:40

but then you have the thing... is there a thing called a perfect OS?

windows. got bugs and flaws
linux. got bugs and flaws.
MAC OS. also some bugs and flaws.

if some1 knows a totally perfect OS then I would like to see it

AntiSilence · 28-09-2006, 19:42

End of the day, OS's are coded by people, and will therefore always have bugs and flaws.

bmxbandit · 28-09-2006, 19:53

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Originally Posted by DocDutch

if some1 knows a totally perfect OS then I would like to see it

popper · 28-09-2006, 19:59

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Originally Posted by AntiSilence

Which OS does all that then? What's wrong with your delete key, end key and hash key?

OSX does that, they copyed it from amigaOS, they didnt as far as i know though, also copy the the ability to move the mouse cursor around with the keyboard.............

no one so far has copyed the ability to set any number of partitions as bootable (256+ if you like) and then boot any one of them by holding right/left mouse button (or the keyboard equiv of them) and having a GUI pop up so you can select a boot partition.

thats one copyed option that many people would find very useful.

**Hugh** · 28-09-2006, 20:03

Won't be long now before someone mentions CP/M.

popper · 28-09-2006, 20:16

ohh look foreverwar mentioned CP/M.

what did that stand for Forever?........

**Hugh** · 28-09-2006, 20:29

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Originally Posted by popper

ohh look foreverwar mentioned CP/M.

what did that stand for Forever?........

Control Program/Microcomputers - and no, I didn't use it (in the eighties I used cobol, rpg, and mainframe assembler - those were the days (my *rse)

I had to learn it for my Masters in Computing, though, which I did in the 90's - waste of time that was

danielf · 28-09-2006, 21:11

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Originally Posted by DocDutch

but then you have the thing... is there a thing called a perfect OS?

windows. got bugs and flaws
linux. got bugs and flaws.
MAC OS. also some bugs and flaws.

if some1 knows a totally perfect OS then I would like to see it

Very true. I just thought I'd list some of my peeves with OS X. For the sake of balance

(I do like OS X, I use use it on a daily basis at work, but I wouldn't buy a Mac for home)

Oh. And Unix apps under cygwin are often easier to install than on the Mac imo...

AntiSilence · 28-09-2006, 21:37

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Originally Posted by foreverwar

Control Program/Microcomputers - and no, I didn't use it (in the eighties I used cobol, rpg, and mainframe assembler - those were the days (my *rse)

I had to learn it for my Masters in Computing, though, which I did in the 90's - waste of time that was

I had to use CP/M to format disks on my Amstrad CPC!

DocDutch · 28-09-2006, 22:07

LMFAO okay Bmxbandit. you made that picture?