OT: Apple (was: Building/running nedit on Intel Macbook)

Jim DeVona jim.devona at gmail.com
Mon Mar 5 03:28:02 CET 2007


On 3/4/07, Thorsten Haude <yoo at vranx.de> wrote:

> * Greg Edwards wrote (2007-03-03 08:29):
> >Intel dual-core MacBooks are very cool, everything just works and
> >does what you want, like those nauseating Mac people say.
>
> My DVDs are two thirds Region 1, one third Region 2; will they "just
> work"?

No, but my camera, printer, drawing tablet, and DV camcorder did.
Nothing to install, let alone build. Scanner did need a driver,
included on CD.

I'll cede the point that having to download VLC before you can double
click it to watch DVDs from any region does not constitute "just
working" out of the box. :-)

> Thought so. I guess I'll have to stay with Linux.

I counter your point in good humor, of course. After all, I am a nedit
proponent!

Be well,
Jim


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