Subj : Re: Synchronet can maybe.
To   : Digital Man
From : Darkytoo
Date : Tue Sep 20 2005 12:37 am

  Re: Re: Synchronet can maybe.
  By: Digital Man to Darkytoo on Tue Aug 02 2005 12:53 am

 >   Re: Re: Synchronet can maybe.
 >   By: Darkytoo to Digital Man on Mon Aug 01 2005 09:19 pm
 > 
 >  >  >  >  > > I don't understand why Synchronet will not run on OSX. OSX is 
 >  >  >  >  > > **KNOW** Synchronet will run on LInux!
 >  >  >  >
 >  >  >  >  > OSX is *NOT* Linux.. it's based on Darwin (BSD derivative with a
 >  >  >  >  > core) ... Also, the biggest issue is that the mac processors (ou
 >  >  >  >  > new intel/x86 version of OSX for developers) use a big-endian by
 >  >  >  >
 >  >  >  >
 >  >  >  > AFAIK, Linux, BSD, etc... are all originally based on Unix :-)
 >  >  >  >
 >  >  >  > So was DOS for that mater. I think DOS was basically like "Unix for
 >  >  >  > lol :-)
 >  >  >
 >  >  > No, DOS v1.0 was basically a clone of CP/M. DOS 2.0 introduced hierarc
 >  >  > directory structures (ala Unix), but it was still more CP/M than Unix.
 >  >  >
 >  >  >  > DOS is the only command prompt OS (that I know of) besides Linux, U
 >  >  >  > BSD, etc... type OS's.
 >  >  >
 >  >  > Most OSes have a "command prompt" of some type.
 > 
 >  > Apparently MacOS technically didn't.  That's one of the things that makes
 >  > the most secure web server platform because you can't gain root access
 >  > remotely.
 > 
 > I did say "most" (not "all"), and technicall MacOS *does* have a ROM-level
 > command prompt used for driver development/debugging. I used to work for a
 > company that sold their product (a PCI video conferencing adapter) for both 
 > and Macs and watched in wonder at the Mac developer typing away at a black o
 > white Mac debugger (full-)screen. Yes, it exists. In Mac OS X, there's even 
 > user-level command shell available (e.g. bash).
 > 
 > What that has to do with "remote root access" I have no idea.
 > 
 >                                                   digital man
 > 
 > Snapple "Real Fact" #65:
 > A one-day weather forecast requires about 10 billion math calculations.
 > 
I gotta remember who i'm talking to.  It's so rare for me to find someone
that knows more than me it's always a trial learning to deal with it :) 
Sorry I haven't been around but I ended up switching jobs to work @ best buy
and that's been taking all my time.  HUGE improvement though!
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