Masquerouge
Deity
Then if you could manage to make my wifi connection work you're my hero.
And since it's simple, I guess you don't even need to come to my place, right?
Mac's "Great" apparently... but why doesnt it run games?
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Then if you could manage to make my wifi connection work you're my hero.
And since it's simple, I guess you don't even need to come to my place, right?
Gogf
Indescribable
Do you realize how many moving parts a computer has?
Abaddon
Deity
very few i imagine.. isnt it all electronics.. beyond the fans isnt everything solid?
Kozmos
Jew Detective
I dont want to, coding is like a giant cauldron of liquid hell and I'm not getting paid for it.
skadistic
Caomhanach
I could but not in here you'd have to go the computer section.
A few fans and two maybe 3 electric motors to spin the HD and CD/DVD drives. Why?
Do you have any Idea how many moving parst are in the standard duel overhead cam v block with 8 cyl. and 32 valves?
Gogf
Indescribable
Fair enough, there probably aren't a lot of moving parts in a computer. However, it is still an enormously complicated machine. It's ridiculous to say otherwise.
Old Spice
King
But a mac isn't?
Masquerouge
Deity
Now is a PC a more complicated machine than a Mac?
Abaddon
Deity
i think what he is trying to say, as regard upgrading.. theres only 5->10 parts, and they are actually designed so they will only plug in the right places anyway.. its even colour coded with lil diagrams!
Murky
Deity
Because most commerical game developers learn on windows.
Gogf
Indescribable
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Chairman Meow
Class IV
That's nice. I didn't have to type anything to get my sound card working in Linux.
Also, you seem to think that the only type of server out there is a game server. Linux and the other Unix variants such as BSD also run many web servers, email servers, and such.
skadistic
Caomhanach
It would all boil down to your level of comfort. I can build a rig and make it run in two hours. Swaping out CD/DVD drives is preaty easy (just remember to make one a slave when adding) adding a HD or vid card is preaty much plug and play.
I'm no computer wiz. The only coding I learned was LOGO in the late 80s. I think some people have a fear of computers that a few hours of learning would help to get over. The first comp. I ever used was a Commadore 64 so I've had one all my post toddler life. Maybe I'm just more comfertable.
Gogf
Indescribable
I meant in the sense that it is an enormously complicated machine. As someone who enjoys figuring out how things work, I don't think I would have much problem trying to install something onto a PC. That said, from my experience, it is much easier to install new software and hardware on a Mac.
:shrug: I enjoy figuring out how things work, so it's never really bothered me. Can't say I understand any real programming, though.
Masquerouge
Deity
I have the same background, and all I can say is that networking, be it wireless or LAN, is a b!tch.
Leatherneck
Drive-by poster.
Mac's have a magnetic power cord connection and if you hit by mistake you unplug your computer. Good idea!
Aside from limited software and games they are for the most part a nitch market.
a friend of mine has a mac an is always wanting to "borrow" some of my software just to find out it doesn;t work with a Mac. Or they see some other "cool" program and it doesn't work with a Mac ... to me they are the Betamax of computers.
Aside from limited software and games they are for the most part a nitch market.
a friend of mine has a mac an is always wanting to "borrow" some of my software just to find out it doesn;t work with a Mac. Or they see some other "cool" program and it doesn't work with a Mac ... to me they are the Betamax of computers.
Mise
isle of lucy
Well... now that the MacOS is UNIX based, I'm guessing software developers will start making games for it. You can also run Windows games under Windows emulators, similar to running them under WINE or CEDEGA(sp?) in Linux.
