tinyjo: (webdesigner - chez geek)
Given that I've decided that my next laptop purchase is going to be a Mac, does that affect my decision re what op system to run on my server? Do Macs play nicely with a Windows network? (They claim to, but do they really?). Alex's computer is running Windows, so I suppose it's a question of what's more difficult - getting a Windows computer to play nicely on a Linux network or getting a Mac to play nicely on a Windows network? Also, I suppose it would be quite cool to have the server running Linux because then I'd have access to all 3 op systems at home for testing purposes...

Update: cross-posted to [livejournal.com profile] macosx as per [livejournal.com profile] jintys suggestion

My mac is happy enuf

Date: June 29th, 2003 05:25 am (UTC)From: [identity profile] damiancugley.livejournal.com
My powerbook 12" uses the same file share that Jeremy's NT box does (which is in fact hosted by my Linux box). That's how Jeremy and I exchange files between these and the ancient Mac Performa the scanner is plugged in to.

Ariel (the PowerBook) gets its internet connection via the Linux box, too -- through standad Unix routing. It reads the WWW via my caching proxy in the usual way. All the standard IP, TCP, HTTP, etc., stuff works as standard (because these ARE open standards).

I have not as yet persuaded it to use my printer (I have been trying to get old-style LPR printing to work). Allegedly Panther (the next iteration of Mac OS X) improves Windows network support for printing.

My mac is happy enuf

Date: June 29th, 2003 12:28 pm (UTC)From: [identity profile] tinyjo.livejournal.com
Good lord! Where did you spring from :)

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