Re: What's the Big Deal with Firefox?
"Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T" <[email protected]>
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Andrew DeFaria wrote: > Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T wrote: > >> Howard Brazee wrote: >> >>> On 13-Jan-2005, Andrew DeFaria <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I've heard of machines at work running Unix that have been up >>>> continually for some 5+ years. >>>> >>>> Can you're Mac do that? >>> >>> >>> I don't know if he is Mac can do that (whatever that means). >> >> >> I belive it is supposed to read: "....his Mac ..." >> >> Sure Mac's are just as capable of running non-stop as any Machine. >> They would more likely run longer, because Unlike PC's Apple use >> certain vendors and they have to build to a certain specification. >> If the don't then Apple finds another vendor that is acpable of >> manufacturing to their specifications. This is one reason Apple >> products cost more. > > > You're talking hardware here - I was talking OS or software. > >> ON the Other hand there are bunches of PC manufactures and they get >> their components from the lowest bidder. so that they can build >> fantastic speed demon machines $500-600 on up. >> >> I worked on PC's from Epson, IBM, Winn, even HP and other >> mainstream Manufacturers, While as a technician for a school >> system. And the inner workings of each when opened, no two were >> alike except possibly the CPU. Drives, CD's, Floppies were all >> different. Even Power Supplies were manufactured by different >> manufacturers, even among the same model number and Brand. >> >> So I expect if My Mac was setup with OSX Server software, and >> properly protected against electrical failure, and the elements. It >> most likely would still be runing long after any PC or UNIX Server >> died. > > > Again, you're talking hardware here and I was talking software. Now I > know that Mac's basic underlying OS os Unix at it's core so I'd > expect it to be able to remain in operation longer than Windows, but > I don't think it'd be up any longer than any other Unix system (sans > hardware problems). > > Tell ya what - turn on your Mac and keep it up. Write back in 5 years > to let us know how you're doing! ;-) Let Me ask you. OSX.3.7 is the very latest version of FreeBSD UNIX available. How reliable is that is that version of UNIX? (A Serious Question. No huffing or Puffing, just a question) The Mac look and feel is handled by QuartZ which is the GUI. which is somewhat equivelent to Xfree, or KDE. In fact you could run a Mac now by UNIX command line by switching to the Terminal. -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Phillip M. Jones, CET |MEMBER:VPEA (LIFE) ETA-I, NESDA,ISCET, Sterling 616 Liberty Street |Who's Who. PHONE:276-632-5045, FAX:276-632-0868 Martinsville Va 24112 |[email protected], ICQ11269732, AIM pjonescet --------------------------------------------------------------------------- If it's "fixed", don't "break it"! mailto:[email protected] <http://www.kimbanet.com/~pjones/default.htm> <http://www.kimbanet.com/~pjones/90th_Birthday/index.htm> <http://www.kimbanet.com/~pjones/Fulcher/default.html> <http://www.kimbanet.com/~pjones/Harris/default.htm> <http://www.kimbanet.com/~pjones/Jones/default.htm> <http://vpea.exis.net>