Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2003 08:09:14 -0700 From: "Bluezmo" <bluezmo@earthlink.net> To: <newbies@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: Hmm Message-ID: <JMEAJACIKMIJMPNGDNNJMEHBCAAA.bluezmo@earthlink.net> In-Reply-To: <DB10DAB3-5B48-11D7-985D-000393987852@mac.com>
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Thanks to all that kindly responded to my query. I've decided to install Linux rather than mess with BSD at the present time. I'm doing so because it appears that I may have a better chance of achieving an install with more devices functioning. However, I did want to thank you all because you did respond with some insightful suggestions. To the people that suggested I run OS X on my Mac I need to say that I already do & am aware of Darwin's presence. However, the superior GUI of the Macintosh distracts me from interacting with the command prompt. I will delve into the reading material suggested to learn more. Thanks to All, The Bluez -----Original Message----- From: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG [mailto:owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Basil Bourque Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2003 7:58 PM To: newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Hmm On Thursday, Mar 20, 2003, at 15:58 US/Pacific, John Murphy wrote: >> I have several computers, Windows & Macintosh & want to learn >> UNIX. > > You will have a lot of fun. Can you run OS ten on that Mac? Yes, as an old-time Mac user I can vouch that Mac OS X is a great way to dabble in Unix while still enjoying a usable computer. All the Unix stuff you learn on Mac OS X is directly applicable to BSD. And vice-versa, you can read about Unix stuff and try it out on your Mac. http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ Tips: - Install Jaguar (Mac OS X 10.2.x), not 10.1.x. Jaguar had many tweaks and fixes for Unix and related network stuff. Upgrade to the latest 10.2.4. http://www.apple.com/macosx/ - Learn about Apple's Terminal program. The book publisher O'Reilly has some great online articles for learning the Terminal and other Mac-Unix stuff. http://macdevcenter.com/ http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/collections/unix.html - The shell used by default in Apple's Terminal is "tcsh", rather than the more common 'bash'. If you really want detail about tcsh, look at this O'Reilly book: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/tcsh - All the Unix stuff is built-in to Mac OS X, as is Java. You don't need to add any downloads except do all the suggested updates in Apple's "Software Update" system prefs panel. If you ever want compilers, Apple has a separate large "Developer Tools" download. --Basil To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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