Re: Best OS for HTML authors. (Was: RE: software to change res. without restart.)
by Bob Bonnell <napmw(at)feist.com>
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Tue, 02 Feb 1999 22:00:03 -0600 |
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Christian Lavoie <clavoie(at)enter-net.com>, "Blakie, John F (John)" <jblakie(at)lucent.com> |
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HWG-software <hwg-software(at)hwg.org> |
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I dont want to start a war on this subject either, but I use both, systems
to work my websites. I use a PC normally to work the sites and have an old
MAC as my back up. My wife runs a Power MAC that I use to to some of the
graphics work.The point here is if you have not tried it, dont knock it,
theres a lot to be learned from both systems.Christian, thanks for the
post,very interensting,we just put OS 8.5 on the Power MAC, it ought to be
interesting!
Bob B
At 01:47 AM 2/3/99 GMT, Christian Lavoie wrote:
>> The software that I use to switch my monitors resolution, bit depth,
>or even
>> which monitor to put my main desktop on is MacOS 8.5. None of which
>requires
>> a reboot.
>
>> I don't mean to be rude to the people that started this thread, but
>since
>> the world is full of mis-information about the "Other OS" I just had
>to
>> reply.
>
>> Another added benefit of MacOS 8.5 that most people don't know is that
>MacOS
>> 8.5 can handle Network Profiles. This is a very nice feature(I refuse
>to do
>> without it) for those of us that do internet design. For instance, say
>you
>> have two different ISPs that you need to have access to, and they have
>> different network settings, such as, DNS numbers, or maybe one has a
>static
>> IP and the other dynamic. I can switch between different network
>settings
>> with two clicks(1 to open a menu and 1 to switch settings), and it
>takes
>> less than a second for the change to be made, then I dial. No reboot,
>no
>> hassles. Welcome to MacOS.
>
>> And no, I'm not an Apple employee, just a user that is tired of
>hearing all
>> of the mis-information that is going around about the best consumer OS
>on
>> the market today(BAR NONE!).
>
>Ok, I'm aware that this can easily degrade in a flame war of some
>sort. It may even be unappropriate, but I don't think so. (And if it
>is, we'll be reminded).
>
>Now, as I myself am an author, here's my point of view:
>
>Linux rules, and here's why:
>
>I can install Apache, and have full control over the environment, see
>the thing out of a REAL webserver and see how it reacts. I can debug
>my own server-side scripts and actually, get all of this FREE (which
>fits quite nicely in a student's budget, ;P ).
>
>But as this is a discussion list, I'd like to hear what YOU think
>about the 'best OS' for HTML/Web developers.
>
>Christian Lavoie
>clavoie(at)enter-net.com
>UIN: 947212
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>
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