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mblchris · 05:34 PM

I had been kicking around the idea of getting a laptop for quite some time but the price never worked for me (I'm a poor college student, go figure). But when I saw the new ibooks I was intrigued and had to take a look. I come from a completely Linux background and have several other systems but I've never had any mac hardware (as my sig shows). So this will be the first laptop I've owned as well as the first bit of Apple tech that I have.

After a *lot* of second-guessing (pretty sure my friends are sick of hearing about screen sizes), I decided on the 14" G4 with the 1 ghz. I want the extra speed and I like the larger screen (good for movies and such). I just wish Apple had increased the screen resolution to at least 1280x960 on them. I also ordered another stick of ram from a reseller to save some cash (640 mb total).

I'm hoping this will fit my needs for programming and some occasional movies and games. I can't wait until I can take the following screenshot in OSX with native aqua versions: www.simoniac.com/~chris/screen.png.

Oh well, I'm happy. Can you tell?

Cadaver · Nov 7, 2003, 10:47 PM

Enjoy!

I truly believe MacOS X 10.3 is a Linux user's dream come true - Standard commercial applications (Office, Photoshop, Illustrator), killer Apple apps (Keynote, Final Cut Pro/Express, SoundTrack) and free iApps (iTunes, iMovie, iDVD, iCal/iSync), native X11 support, BSD *nix command line, Java 1.4, a slick and professionally designed desktop environment, world-class stability... what more could anyone want?

si_lance · Nov 9, 2003, 01:03 AM

mblchris,
Dude I think it's hilarious that you are using japanese derrogative terms as computer names.

Might I suggest a few more:
sukebe (pervert)
kichigai (crazy)
busaiko (ugly)

I'm leaving a lot out, but you get the hint.

Thanks for the laugh.

mblchris · Nov 9, 2003, 03:03 AM

Originally posted by si_lance:
mblchris,
Dude I think it's hilarious that you are using japanese derrogative terms as computer names.

Might I suggest a few more:
sukebe (pervert)
kichigai (crazy)
busaiko (ugly)

I'm leaving a lot out, but you get the hint.

Thanks for the laugh.

People always seem to get a kick out of it if they catch the references

si_lance · Nov 9, 2003, 03:15 PM

I just ordered my iBook G4 last night... hmm wonder what I should name her? Gogo perhaps?

mblchris · Nov 9, 2003, 04:55 PM

To update this thread, I've finally settled on the following:

14" ibook, 933 mhz. 60gb HDD and 256mb RAM (more ram will come from crucial come payday).

Ordering it friday for sure

riverfreak · Nov 9, 2003, 05:10 PM

chris on irc.haskmark.net #macnn
kuso: Athlon 1800+, Gentoo Linux
baka: Athlon T-Bird 750 mhz, Debian Linux
aho: Pentium 100 mhz, FreeBSD
yarou: 12" Powerbook G4]

Umm, just curious, but why do you run different distributions of linux? Don't you find that this is a pain moving from different configurations and such? For me, I want all of my machines to basically be clones of each other so that I can quickly do what I need to do.

mblchris · Nov 9, 2003, 05:25 PM

Originally posted by riverfreak:
Umm, just curious, but why do you run different distributions of linux? Don't you find that this is a pain moving from different configurations and such? For me, I want all of my machines to basically be clones of each other so that I can quickly do what I need to do.

As far as configuration is handled, most distributions and applications store configuration files in standard places such as /etc and the dotfiles in your home directory. So configuration isn't all that different, I also configure most of my settings by hand so I don't use the "distro specific" methods like the gui wizards. I just happen to like Gentoo on my desktop at home (though it may become Debian again) and Debian on my system at work. The router is a BSD because I much prefer configuring firewalls / routing with them. It's all a matter of what I consider the best tool for the job

si_lance · Nov 9, 2003, 08:41 PM

It's all a matter of what I consider the best tool for the job

Well said... also, variety is the spice of life. Interesting, however, no Redhat Linux, but perhaps you'll try Yellow Dog Linux when you get the iBook.

mblchris · Nov 9, 2003, 08:54 PM

Originally posted by si_lance:
Well said... also, variety is the spice of life. Interesting, however, no Redhat Linux, but perhaps you'll try Yellow Dog Linux when you get the iBook.

I plan to keep OSX on it

si_lance · Nov 9, 2003, 09:09 PM

You could always dual boot especially if you have the room... course I'm use to having only one system (well... one at work also, but I don't count that). I guess if you're in the mood for Linux you'll just use kuso or baka.