You can run dual OS on a Mac. Our guys at work do it all the time.
Windows 7 & Mac OS. I personally hate Macs. I didn't until the iTunes
concept was developed. Now Steve Jobs is 666 to me.
Ben near Detroit
On 4/2/2011 10:11 AM, BStromsoe wrote:
> Run Ubuntu. You can always have both on your computer. I fire one of
> mine up on Ubuntu (like right now), and then go to XP where all my old
> programs reside.
> brian from la verne, ca
>
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> *From:* Mark in Lakewood CO <beeser750@q.com>
> *To:* diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
> *Sent:* Sat, April 2, 2011 7:01:44 AM
> *Subject:* RE: [diesel_mercedes] Re : Computer Help
>
> And the number one reason NOT to run anything not MS-based:
>
> Not everything is made to run on non-Windows operating systems.
>
> I just bought me a nifty HP color laser printer at the Ultimate
> Electronics "Going Out Of Business Sale". I've been dying to get such
> a beast for years; now, I was finally able to get one for a decent
> price. Only problem is: There are no drivers for this particular
> printer to run on the Mac OS. I'd return it, but, all sales are
> final. So now I'm going to have to download X-Code and jigger
> something up. SHAME ON YOU, HP!
>
> Having said that, I'm seriously considering putting Ubantu on my
> daughter's Dell laptop. We've had it for about a year and a half, and
> it's been more troublesome than the 3 Macs in the house have given in
> 5 years, combined. She insisted on it because she wanted to play some
> games that would not run on the Macs. (In reality, she mostly uses it
> for media production. Hello! Mac!!) A few months ago, something got
> in there that crashed the hard drive, so THAT had to be replaced.
> Now, it's running REALLY slow, and just randomly shuts down. If it
> wasn't for Costco's complimentary extended warranty service, this
> thing would have been in the dumpster months ago.
>
> We're going to have to do SOMETHING with this Dell. It was supposed
> to last her through college, another 8-10 years. I'm loathed to dump
> computer hardware that's younger than that (I'm typing this message on
> a 14-year old Mac 8600 PowerPC running Tiger, soon to be upgraded to
> Leopard). If Ubantu will give the Dell a second chance, well, that
> may be a better destiny than the landfill....
>
> Mark in Lakewood, CO
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
> From: grumpygubbe@gmail.com
> Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2011 10:50:46 +0200
> Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re : Computer Help
>
> Nate
>
> Windows 7 is the current operative system sold by Microsoft.
> X Snow Leopard is the current operative system sold my Mac.
> Ubuntu is an operative system which is updated twice a year, it is
> based on Linux and is totally free.
>
> There are loads and loads of versions of Linux, read:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Linux_distributions
>
> I chose Ubuntu because it has a graphics interface similar to both
> Windows and Mac. You just point and click and there are drop
> down menu's etc. Everything is there, you get to choose which browser
> and mail program you prefer, the office suite is very powerful as is
> Gimp the Linux version of Photoshop. Again though everything is free.
> With regards to virus's and malware etc you would have to actively
> install it for it to work and that includes stuff coming through
> Internet and mail and you would need to be quite clever to be able to
> do that.
>
> Any other programs you might want to install are in the depository,
> CAD programs, Astronomy, Ham radio, Geniology, Finance and hundreds of
> other including of course Google Earth, Picasa etc again all for free.
>
> When you are connected to the Internet there is a thing called Update
> Manager, opening this shows a selection of improvements and advances
> that have been made to the system or to programs in the depository
> ensuring that you are always up to date. Twice a year in April and
> October Ubuntu is renewed thus the releases 11.04 (now) and 11.10 in
> the autumn.
>
> There's lots more here are 25 reasons:
>
> 1. Ubuntu is Free and so any other Linux distro. (Saved ~ $250)
> 2. You don't have to buy Office (Word, Power-point, Excel etc.)
> separately. It comes with OpenOffice preinstalled. (Saved ~ $200)
> 3. You don't have to buy costly hardwares for the basic need. (RAM.
> Processor, HDD etc.)
> 4. Ubuntu is more stable.
> 5. You are free from Viruses so you don't have to buy another
> upgrade of Norton or any other Antivirus software. (Saved ~ $75)
> 6. When you have installed Ubuntu, you don't have to install
> anything else to get you started with your productivity.
> 7. You don't have to wait for years for the bugs to get fixed. You
> can track them down in Ubuntu.
> 8. You can update everything on your system with just one update
> manager. No need to run separate Update manger for all the
> softwares you installed. (Saves your system resources.)
> 9. Don't get tired restarting your computer all the time. You do it
> almost never with Ubuntu.
> 10. You are free from Pirated softwares. With Ubuntu you can share
> it with as many people as you want and it is LEGAL.
> 11. Don't have to bother searching the web for new softwares. Ubuntu
> gets a whole lot of software free of cost to you.
> 12. Play hundreds of games for Free.
> 13. Your PC won't get slower day by day. It happens in Windows only.
> 14. Use MSN, AIM, ICQ, Jabber, Gtalk, Yahoo and many more with a
> single program. No need to install separate software for the
> same thing.
> 15. Tired of managing multiple windows on your screen. You can use
> workspaces to manage your work.
> 16. You old computer will get a second life. Because Ubuntu does not
> need those high resources as Windows.
> 17. Jump into the next generation of desktop themes with Compiz
> fusion and all with lot less resources than Windows Vista.
> 18. With Ubuntu, you are always free. Free as in Freedom and in Free
> Beer. Ubuntu is free and will always remain free. (Saves ~ $200
> every 2 years when Microsoft releases a new version of its
> operating system and you have to buy it.
> 19. All future upgrades of Ubuntu are provided free of cost.
> Upgrades are released every 6 months.
> 20. Upgrades are installed automatically. You don't have to bother
> about losing your data and redoing lots of personalization.
> *Edit* The updates are installed with your permission and only
> if you want them…not in the background without you knowing it.
> 21. You can tweak your desktop wallpaper or any other setting the
> way you want it. You can make it look like Windows or Mac (if
> you want.). You can even get the sidebar you were fascinated in
> Vista.
> 22. You don't have to defrag your hard disk every now and then to
> boost the performance. Ubuntu does it for you automatically.
> 23. You don't have to go to a shop to buy operating system. You can
> download it anytime you want it and burn it on a CD. You can
> even burn it on a re-writable CD to save some CDs.
> 24. Thousand of user are there to help you with when you are stuck.
> Become a part ofUbuntuforums <http://ubuntuforums.org/>.
> 25. You will get free and Long Term Support (LTS) for Ubuntu. Ubuntu
> 11.04 Desktop version also will get a LTS. )
>
> I think these many reason are enough to get you started with Ubuntu
> <http://www.ubuntu.com/> or any other Linux flavor. Keep visiting this
> blog for more information on Linux, Ubuntu in particular. If you want
> to try it now you can download /Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal)/ now and
> later it will be updated to the released version.
>
>
> Hope this helps.
>
>
> 2011/4/2 Nate <vwnate1@yahoo.com <mailto:vwnate1@yahoo.com>>
>
>
> What is this Mr. Grumpy ? .
>
> TIA ,
>
> -Nate
> Old Grumpy <grumpygubbe@...> wrote:
> >
> > You could always download Ubuntu http://www.ubuntu.com/ and
> forget about
> > virus's.
> >
> >
>
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