My Apple box collection just keeps on growing....

[Eliot]

Just wait till the whole setup is complete



Yup I use office for mac, 2004 edition iirc. Photoshop, flash, dreamweaver, firefox etc. is some of the other software I use on this machine.

besides if you REALLy needed windows for someting, you could use bootcamp

 

[ironman]

besides if you REALLy needed windows for someting, you could use bootcamp

If I HAD to, i'd just borrow a mates laptop at uni or use one of the other PC's in the house.

 

[Eliot]

If I HAD to, i'd just borrow a mates laptop at uni or use one of the other PC's in the house.

yeah you dont want that filth on your mac

 

[Shure]

The price of software for the mac ruins it for me Office in particular! I've considered switching for a long time now but it just doesnt seem reasonable for me

 

[MichaelHo]

prices of software for windows are similar to macs though.
e.g. office for mac £364, windows £371,

 

[Energize]

Ok not PC's, just windows, if I could install mac osx on my system then I would. Windows is just no where near as stable and nice to use as osx, it has probably reduced my stress levels too which is all good! Also the mac does everything that I need from a computer, I don't play games so that doesn't bother me, office, design applications and java programming is all available so there isn't the need to use windows.

You can use osx on a normal pc or laptop, you get the same os but save a lot of money.

 

[Eliot]

huh? you cant can you???

 

[FrankJH]

fraid so - osX is available for X86 format, has been for awhile I believe

 

[ironman]

Interesting, will keep that in mind for the future. Although i'll probably just go for a mac mini or a powermac, I just like the whole package Apple gives, hardware and software.

 

[Solarius]

Just to irritate that stelly chap a tad more. I bought my iMac G5 1.8Ghz for £183.... Around 5 months ago.... Again not a bad price i dnt think. hehe

Have the receipt somewhere as proof hehe


Sol

 

[Hades]

Ok not PC's, just windows, if I could install mac osx on my system then I would. Windows is just no where near as stable and nice to use as osx, it has probably reduced my stress levels too which is all good! Also the mac does everything that I need from a computer, I don't play games so that doesn't bother me, office, design applications and java programming is all available so there isn't the need to use windows.

Actually I agree with you. I rarely use Windows now, although I went down the Linux route rather than a Mac. Having said that, my wife has a PowerMac so I do have access to one. It's a lovely machine.

I use Linux for the same reasons you use OSX, even down to Java programming

 

[BillytheImpaler]

fraid so - osX is available for X86 format, has been for awhile I believe

The only way to install it on non-Apple hardware is highly illegal. There's no way to buy OS X for x86 without also buying an x86 Mac.

 

[FrankJH]

I am sure I have seen it for sale - even before the announcement that mac's were turning to x86 chips

 

[BillytheImpaler]

You're definitely wrong. To this day you cannot buy a boxed copy of OS X for x86.

Since traditionally Apple's operating systems have not been available to users of commodity x86 hardware, I charge you with this. Find some documentation proving your claim is accurate and I'll rescind my assertion.

 

[Stelly]

Just to irritate that stelly chap a tad more. I bought my iMac G5 1.8Ghz for £183.... Around 5 months ago.... Again not a bad price i dnt think. hehe

Have the receipt somewhere as proof hehe


Sol

I'm not talking to any of you any more

Stelly

 

[Energize]

Yes it is illegal to install it, because apples scared that they wont be able to sell their pcs at rip off prices anymore if the os becomes widely avalible for pcs, though they are actually more likely to lose money by doing this because they cant sell their os to companies like Dell.

 

[Raikiri]

Yes it is illegal to install it, because apples scared that they wont be able to sell their pcs at rip off prices anymore if the os becomes widely avalible for pcs, though they are actually more likely to lose money by doing this because they cant sell their os to companies like Dell.

You're right MS make enough money from Operating systems... tbh I think that would be a better move but then theres the cost for patchs and other services they will have to provide.

 

[Yewen]

Now you have had the screen for a while, could you answer a couple of questions on it for me please.

Is it ok for eye strain do you find?

Does the montior scale resolutions well?

Sorry to revive the old thread, but quite interested in these. (Panel has changed since I had one I think)