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gcbrowni · 10-01-2004, 05:00 AM

I'm a network engineer.

I used an apple a little in College, 15 years ago, and have been a die-hard Windows user since then, mostly for the games support. Since the advent of XML, I've been using IE because it supports cline-tside XSL and other advanced features more than other browsers. My co-workers mosltly switched to Mac's when OX-S came out. I switched over four days ago on Monday.

I don't know how I ever lived without it. I'v already been able to do things I've never been able to do in XP. I've been able to run 400mbit iperf tests to my desktops (XP can't handle that kind of rate) to research and fix backbone latency and loss problems. I've been able to use my desktop as my development platform for my server-side XSLT, XML, and perl monitoring applications. It has the three basic functions I need: e-mail, web, and ssh, but it can also serve as a known-good platform for network testing and as a development platform for my perl and XSLT apps.

That being said, I don't see how I could ever get one for home. My work machine cost several thousand dollers. My home machine cost several hunderd (for an AMD64 no less.) My needs at home center around ssh, e-mail, web, and ... games .

The Mac can't compete in games or cost.

10-01-2004, 05:00 AM	#6 (permalink)
gcbrowni Tilted Location: Indianapolis	I'm a network engineer. I used an apple a little in College, 15 years ago, and have been a die-hard Windows user since then, mostly for the games support. Since the advent of XML, I've been using IE because it supports cline-tside XSL and other advanced features more than other browsers. My co-workers mosltly switched to Mac's when OX-S came out. I switched over four days ago on Monday. I don't know how I ever lived without it. I'v already been able to do things I've never been able to do in XP. I've been able to run 400mbit iperf tests to my desktops (XP can't handle that kind of rate) to research and fix backbone latency and loss problems. I've been able to use my desktop as my development platform for my server-side XSLT, XML, and perl monitoring applications. It has the three basic functions I need: e-mail, web, and ssh, but it can also serve as a known-good platform for network testing and as a development platform for my perl and XSLT apps. That being said, I don't see how I could ever get one for home. My work machine cost several thousand dollers. My home machine cost several hunderd (for an AMD64 no less.) My needs at home center around ssh, e-mail, web, and ... games . The Mac can't compete in games or cost. __________________ From the day of his birth Gilgamesh was called by name.