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20071220 A New Toy
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This evening's post is special, because it is dedicated to the computer on which I am writing it: An Apple MacBook.
Granted, it is an older one. The processor is an Intel Core 2 Duo 1.83 GHz (2 MB L2 Cache), it has 1 GB of RAM running at 667 MHz, and the OS is Mac OS X 10.4.11.
I'd like to thank my very nice coworker who works for the IT support of another department. He made it possible for me to test drive this MacBook. I consider buying one, but I am not sure, if I a Mac and I would be a good combination (because I am used to my Linux boxes and shells and so on).
!!! First impressions
* Boot time: Not amazing, but absolutely OK.
* WLAN access: No problem. I activated AirPort, selected my WLAN, entered the WPA passphrase and surfed the web.
* Dashboard looks nice
* I am so happy: I found an X terminal! :^)
Well then, we'll see how things develop. I am allowed to test drive it for the next two weeks. Afterwards I'll drop another news item and tell you my conclusions.
This evening's post is special, because it is dedicated to the computer on which I am writing it: An Apple MacBook.
Granted, it is an older one. The processor is an Intel Core 2 Duo 1.83 GHz (2 MB L2 Cache), it has 1 GB of RAM running at 667 MHz, and the OS is Mac OS X 10.4.11.
I'd like to thank my very nice coworker who works for the IT support of another department. He made it possible for me to test drive this MacBook. I consider buying one, but I am not sure, if I a Mac and I would be a good combination (because I am used to my Linux boxes and shells and so on).
!!! First impressions
* Boot time: Not amazing, but absolutely OK.
* WLAN access: No problem. I activated AirPort, selected my WLAN, entered the WPA passphrase and surfed the web.
* Dashboard looks nice
* I am so happy: I found an X terminal! :^)
Well then, we'll see how things develop. I am allowed to test drive it for the next two weeks. Afterwards I'll drop another news item and tell you my conclusions.