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General Mac/MacBook Pro questions, plz help
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<blockquote data-quote="dimaash" data-source="post: 193921"><p>Hi everyone. </p><p></p><p>I am not a MAC user (never used it at all), but i am planning to buy a laptop in a near future. I always wanted to try a MAC. My primary use will be some heavy programming and then everything else. And ofcourse i have some general questions and concepts that i dont' understand.</p><p></p><p>So one thing that i can't understand is why people buy Macs? (whether it is an iBook, PowerBook or something else) Is it because of OS X (And the rest of applications that come along)? </p><p></p><p>Or because of what's under the hood? (hardware)? </p><p></p><p>Are PowerBooks/iBooks/MacBookPros developer friendly?</p><p>Or is it intended more for Artists/Graphical Designers?</p><p></p><p>I have a PC computer, and i code in x86 assembly and C/C++. With MacBook Pro if I understand correctly i will be able to write x86 asm code just like I did for a PC?</p><p>As for the C/C++ code, how hard is it to port it from Mac to another architecture?</p><p></p><p>Does it make sense to dual boot Linux with OS X? Or Linux runs just as well on a PC hardware?</p><p></p><p>These are some questions that i have. I've never had any expereince with Mac, so some question may sound obvious to some ( if not stupid <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> ). But i would appriciate if someone could clarify that for me.</p><p></p><p>Thankx.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dimaash, post: 193921"] Hi everyone. I am not a MAC user (never used it at all), but i am planning to buy a laptop in a near future. I always wanted to try a MAC. My primary use will be some heavy programming and then everything else. And ofcourse i have some general questions and concepts that i dont' understand. So one thing that i can't understand is why people buy Macs? (whether it is an iBook, PowerBook or something else) Is it because of OS X (And the rest of applications that come along)? Or because of what's under the hood? (hardware)? Are PowerBooks/iBooks/MacBookPros developer friendly? Or is it intended more for Artists/Graphical Designers? I have a PC computer, and i code in x86 assembly and C/C++. With MacBook Pro if I understand correctly i will be able to write x86 asm code just like I did for a PC? As for the C/C++ code, how hard is it to port it from Mac to another architecture? Does it make sense to dual boot Linux with OS X? Or Linux runs just as well on a PC hardware? These are some questions that i have. I've never had any expereince with Mac, so some question may sound obvious to some ( if not stupid :) ). But i would appriciate if someone could clarify that for me. Thankx. [/QUOTE]
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