Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2006 14:14:43 -0800 From: <<soralx@cydem.org>> To: <mlager@milieunetworks.com>, <freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: FreeBSD on a Intel Mac... Message-ID: <20061206141443.619312a1@freen0de> In-Reply-To: <002d01c712b0$dbbe89f0$fb0a000a@macbookpro> References: <20061127175805.4db58e25@soralx.cydem.org> <002d01c712b0$dbbe89f0$fb0a000a@macbookpro>
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>>> I haven't seen much discussion about this, but I was able to get a >>> fully functional FreeBSD 6.2-RC1 system dual-booting with Mac OS X >> [why Apple?] > I'm not stating that an Apple laptop is so cool that you would want to > install FreeBSD on it, however, if one has an Apple laptop, FreeBSD > is so cool that you would want to install it on one. > > I develop applications for a company on an Apple laptop for Mac OS X, > and finally I can use FreeBSD on it when not needing to be in Mac OS > X, rather than having to switch over to another laptop. > > Did you get the impression that I was calling x86 users ignorant? I'm > an x86 user as well, and by the way, an Intel Mac is x86, so I'm not > sure what your point was exactly. Apparently, I did not express myself clearly. What I meant is this: being ignorant of Apple hardware most of my life (never liked Macs, except the quality of materials), I noticed that you successfully installed FBSD on an Apple laptop (now that they're x86, this _can_ be done). So I figures, these machines must be really worth it, if you went through all that trouble. If so, I'd like to know their pros, compared to a typical notebook by other manufacturers (it so happens that I'm keeping my eye open for a decent laptop lately -- which is not as easy to find, btw). Also, that message was private, so by 'us' I meant 'me' :) > Anyway, cheers. > > Matt [SorAlx] ridin' VN1500-B2
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