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Get a 13" Macbook Pro - full screen bash prompt and you will fit right in the Linux environment.Politicians are wonderfull people, as long as they stay away from things they don't understand, like working for a living! -
Or you could do it properly.Originally posted by portseven View PostGet a 13" Macbook Pro - full screen bash prompt and you will fit right in the Linux environment.
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ksh rules! Bash is for noobs!Originally posted by portseven View PostGet a 13" Macbook Pro - full screen bash prompt and you will fit right in the Linux environment.Comment
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surely zsh. I want my tab key to do the work.Originally posted by stek View Postksh rules! Bash is for noobs!merely at clientco for the entertainmentComment
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ssh rather than telnet, please. Even if you are on your own LAN, it's good practice. It was quite a swine to enable the telnet server on OS X (maybe a few releases ago) as well, so I thought "Why bother?".Originally posted by Churchill View PostHe could telnet/virtual desktop into the development machines if he needs real horsepower.
After trying out various distros, I've more or less settled on that too.Originally posted by Churchill View PostOpenSuse 64bit ftw...Last edited by Sysman; 13 September 2011, 12:36.Behold the warranty -- the bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away.Comment
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Esc-\ does the tab work in korn if you've done 'set -o vi', I think, over a week since I was on the console. I will fire up an LPAR on the pSeries anon and feedback....Originally posted by eek View Postsurely zsh. I want my tab key to do the work.
zsh and tcsh exist on my SGI Fuel, pity it's no noisy...Comment
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Get a Core i7 15" Macbook Pro. Treat yourself, you gets what you pays for. 13" bit too small for working on all day.Comment
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Of course there is now a rumoured speed bump to keep you wandering whether to buy now or wait a couple of weeks.Originally posted by Durbs View PostGet a Core i7 15" Macbook Pro. Treat yourself, you gets what you pays for. 13" bit too small for working on all day.merely at clientco for the entertainmentComment
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