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Illuzion
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Owning a Mac
Another thread where the title speaks for itself. I can't play Terraria anymore and it bugs me. Any bad experiences with macs anyone?
Have your regrets, but always stay strong from yours truly, Illuzion.
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KFC Nyan Cat
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Macs suck. Get Windows or Linux (WINE on Linux has MUCH better performance than WINE on Mac.) (If you don't know, WINE is a program that lets you run Windows apps on Mac/Linux.)
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RE: Owning a Mac
(04-24-2014 05:36 AM)kfcnyancat Wrote: Macs suck. Get Windows or Linux (WINE on Linux has MUCH better performance than WINE on Mac.) (If you don't know, WINE is a program that lets you run Windows apps on Mac/Linux.)
Well look who's talking. I personally have three PowerPC Macs and they all run magnificently. Probably the best offline machines that I have.
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KFC Nyan Cat
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(04-24-2014 06:13 AM)Neue Wrote: (04-24-2014 05:36 AM)kfcnyancat Wrote: Macs suck. Get Windows or Linux (WINE on Linux has MUCH better performance than WINE on Mac.) (If you don't know, WINE is a program that lets you run Windows apps on Mac/Linux.)
Well look who's talking. I personally have three PowerPC Macs and they all run magnificently. Probably the best offline machines that I have.
Macs RUN great, but as far as I'm aware, Macs have less (Non-WINE) apps than Linux.
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For anyone who remembers me going on an archive binge: Thank you all. I know I ended it being a drama queen, I don't really agree with the ideology anymore, and I'm really not the same person I was (I went through a neopagan phase!) but still this site was the first online community I was in. I graduated from school and turned 18. Time flies. KFC Nyan Cat, June 20, 2019.
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(04-24-2014 06:23 AM)kfcnyancat Wrote: (04-24-2014 06:13 AM)Neue Wrote: (04-24-2014 05:36 AM)kfcnyancat Wrote: Macs suck. Get Windows or Linux (WINE on Linux has MUCH better performance than WINE on Mac.) (If you don't know, WINE is a program that lets you run Windows apps on Mac/Linux.)
Well look who's talking. I personally have three PowerPC Macs and they all run magnificently. Probably the best offline machines that I have.
Macs RUN great, but as far as I'm aware, Macs have less (Non-WINE) apps than Linux.
Depends on your point of view. There's a huge amount of legacy OS9 and PPC apps, but here's the thing. While there may be less apps, there are better apps, and there's still a sea of apps to choose from. Along with all of the exclusive stuff and flourishing freeware/shareware development, it's quite a party.
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(04-24-2014 06:26 AM)Neue Wrote: (04-24-2014 06:23 AM)kfcnyancat Wrote: (04-24-2014 06:13 AM)Neue Wrote: (04-24-2014 05:36 AM)kfcnyancat Wrote: Macs suck. Get Windows or Linux (WINE on Linux has MUCH better performance than WINE on Mac.) (If you don't know, WINE is a program that lets you run Windows apps on Mac/Linux.)
Well look who's talking. I personally have three PowerPC Macs and they all run magnificently. Probably the best offline machines that I have.
Macs RUN great, but as far as I'm aware, Macs have less (Non-WINE) apps than Linux.
Depends on your point of view. There's a huge amount of legacy OS9 and PPC apps, but here's the thing. While there may be less apps, there are better apps, and there's still a sea of apps to choose from. Along with all of the exclusive stuff and flourishing freeware/shareware development, it's quite a party.
OSX can run OS9 apps?
The only Mac app that really seems that great to me is Final Cut Pro, and Vegas works great for my purposes.
Other than that, Garageband is great, but FL Studio is just as good, iTunes sucks (Winamp + Amazon is better) Safari exists for Windows plus Firefox, Opera, and Chrome are better, WINE as I said is better in Linux, and what other apps exist on OSX?
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For anyone who remembers me going on an archive binge: Thank you all. I know I ended it being a drama queen, I don't really agree with the ideology anymore, and I'm really not the same person I was (I went through a neopagan phase!) but still this site was the first online community I was in. I graduated from school and turned 18. Time flies. KFC Nyan Cat, June 20, 2019.
(This post was last modified: 04-24-2014 09:50 AM by KFC Nyan Cat.)
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Safari for Windows is actually no longer updated and is hard to find a link to now...
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(04-24-2014 10:09 AM)Chanku Wrote: Safari for Windows is actually no longer updated and is hard to find a link to now...
And dozens of people, if that, cried out in anguish...
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Interesting fact, I actually have safari for windows installed....
Pretty Much my only signature...I'm mainly a lurker....you can find me on the IRC (or on DnE and their IRC).
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Really? Why?
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(04-24-2014 09:44 AM)kfcnyancat Wrote: (04-24-2014 06:26 AM)Neue Wrote: (04-24-2014 06:23 AM)kfcnyancat Wrote: (04-24-2014 06:13 AM)Neue Wrote: (04-24-2014 05:36 AM)kfcnyancat Wrote: Macs suck. Get Windows or Linux (WINE on Linux has MUCH better performance than WINE on Mac.) (If you don't know, WINE is a program that lets you run Windows apps on Mac/Linux.)
Well look who's talking. I personally have three PowerPC Macs and they all run magnificently. Probably the best offline machines that I have.
Macs RUN great, but as far as I'm aware, Macs have less (Non-WINE) apps than Linux.
Depends on your point of view. There's a huge amount of legacy OS9 and PPC apps, but here's the thing. While there may be less apps, there are better apps, and there's still a sea of apps to choose from. Along with all of the exclusive stuff and flourishing freeware/shareware development, it's quite a party.
OSX can run OS9 apps?
The only Mac app that really seems that great to me is Final Cut Pro, and Vegas works great for my purposes.
Other than that, Garageband is great, but FL Studio is just as good, iTunes sucks (Winamp + Amazon is better) Safari exists for Windows plus Firefox, Opera, and Chrome are better, WINE as I said is better in Linux, and what other apps exist on OSX?
PowerPC OS X up to 10.4 can run OS 9 apps. And again, depends on what niche of apps you want.
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(04-24-2014 10:21 AM)DoA Wrote: Really? Why?
My computer sucks, it's the only browser I can somewhat what youtube on my laptop(still haven't got my new comp running yet)
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RE: Owning a Mac
Macs are great for two things:
1) Facebook (Yeah, that 2 grand you just spent on a light computer actually didn't go to waste you fucking wannabe hipster)
2) Photoshop
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(04-24-2014 10:59 AM)Heil_Kaiba8921 Wrote: Macs are great for two things:
1) Facebook (Yeah, that 2 grand you just spent on a light computer actually didn't go to waste you fucking wannabe hipster)
2) Photoshop
Speaking of wannabe hipsters, the only reason people hate hipsters is because the wannabes have become the general image.
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(04-23-2014 04:27 PM)Illuzion Wrote: Another thread where the title speaks for itself. I can't play Terraria anymore and it bugs me. Any bad experiences with macs anyone?
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