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Yawn... here we go again...Originally posted by Churchill View PostJust 'coz I can use more than one mouse button!Comment
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Alright, alright. An old one I know.Originally posted by realityhack View PostYawn... here we go again...
I hereby do solemnly swear not to take the piss out of Mac users, 'coz God knows they have it rough enough already.
Is that better?Comment
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dino dino dino.Originally posted by Churchill View PostAlright, alright. An old one I know.
I hereby do solemnly swear not to take the piss out of Mac users, 'coz God knows they have it rough enough already.
Is that better?
Stop your trolling and join the enlightened 10%. You'll love it."See, you think I give a tulip. Wrong. In fact, while you talk, I'm thinking; How can I give less of a tulip? That's why I look interested."Comment
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I used to write software for the Mac - back when it had a 680x0.Originally posted by Moscow Mule View Postdino dino dino.
Stop your trolling and join the enlightened 10%. You'll love it.
Ok, assuming I buy a Mac, does the OS now come with a development environment so I can at least justify its great expense?Comment
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Do you mean a sandboxed area of the OS for testing stuff? TBH I've no idea as that's not what I do.Originally posted by Churchill View PostI used to write software for the Mac - back when it had a 680x0.
Ok, assuming I buy a Mac, does the OS now come with a development environment so I can at least justify its great expense?
It comes with Apache if you want to test webby stuff, and you can run VMware or Parallels if you need to test/work in a windows environment.
They're also not that expensive compared to a similar spec Win machine."See, you think I give a tulip. Wrong. In fact, while you talk, I'm thinking; How can I give less of a tulip? That's why I look interested."Comment
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The OS comes with a full free development environment. All the Unix stuff plus Apple's Xcode tools.Comment
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but when is the big day then?
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