From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mtao05.charter.net ([209.225.8.179]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1HwI9w-0006yl-00 for ; Thu, 07 Jun 2007 09:36:16 -0400 Received: from aa06.charter.net ([10.20.200.158]) by mtao05.charter.net (InterMail vM.7.08.02.00 201-2186-121-20061213) with ESMTP id <20070607133546.RUPY1417.mtao05.charter.net@aa06.charter.net> for ; Thu, 7 Jun 2007 09:35:46 -0400 Received: from h14me.homelinux.net ([24.151.115.123]) by aa06.charter.net with ESMTP id <20070607133546.CNGV17968.aa06.charter.net@h14me.homelinux.net> for ; Thu, 7 Jun 2007 09:35:46 -0400 Received: from h14me.homelinux.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by h14me.homelinux.net (8.13.4/8.12.11) with ESMTP id l57DZjwC004104 for ; Thu, 7 Jun 2007 09:35:45 -0400 Received: (from alex_snow@localhost) by h14me.homelinux.net (8.13.4/8.12.10/Submit) id l57DZjou004103 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Thu, 7 Jun 2007 09:35:45 -0400 Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2007 09:35:45 -0400 From: Alex Snow To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: Definitely unslung Message-ID: <20070607133545.GA4085@gmx.net> References: <20070605030234.GB32366@ourhouse.brannan.name> <001501c7a71e$1ba45340$0901a8c0@HANDS> <20070605031014.GA32497@ourhouse.brannan.name> <472CC8C1-1F61-4B21-9F9A-352C11B9E46D@softcon.com> <20070605234921.GC26352@gmx.net> <7795925B-859F-4021-8E1F-EC46A4B00E1D@softcon.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <7795925B-859F-4021-8E1F-EC46A4B00E1D@softcon.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV version 0.88, clamav-milter version 0.87 on h14me.homelinux.net X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Chzlrs: 0 X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2007 13:36:17 -0000 Well Darwin was running on intel well before the switch happened, so I guess that helped them a bit. On Wed, Jun 06, 2007 at 06:33:40PM -0500, Travis Siegel wrote: > Actually, the switch to intel wasn't all that bad of a plan. > The ppc line of processors was running out of upgradability, and the > intel still has a lot of life in them. Thus, the switch was an > attempt to remain competative in the general market. > With the added bonus that you can now run windows on your mac (if you > so choose to ruin such a good machine) > That's the draw for most, a stable os that still allows execution of > all your legacy software just in case you absolutely can't do without > it. > Personally, I have booted into xp roughly 3 times in the last year, > so for me, the xp thing was only a nice to have, but definitely not a > necessity. > > However, the conversion from ppc to intel went rather smoothly > considering it was an entire os that got ported over (I know, linux > is on several platforms and it works just fine) Well, now apple has > proved it can be done with a commercial os as well. > > > > > On Jun 5, 2007, at 6:49 PM, Alex Snow wrote: > > > Kind of lost interest when they went intel > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Linux: the operating system with a CLUE... Command Line User Environment. -- seen in a posting in comp.software.testing