My switch to a Mac
Posted: Wed - July 6, 2005 at 10:19 PM
Abstract
A little more than 4 months ago , 10 Feb 2005 to
be precise i made a decision to switch to a Mac. While i had heard a lot about
the (legendary) ergonomics of a mac i was not convinced enough to use one let
alone buy one.... My perceptions of a Mac were shaped by my experiences with
Mac OS 9 about 6 years ago. All i remembered were that they were strange looking
brightly colored machines.
...I vaguely
remember that it started around Jan 2005 when i was on the lookout for a new
notebook. Out of curiosity i started to learn more about OS X, i was hooked
though still was not convinced to buy one.... The mere thought of having the
power of Unix was enough to kindle a strong liking for the Mac.... Even then i
was also planning on having it dual boot onto Linux (Debian) as i really wanted
to work with Unix more.
It was a
painful 2 months when all i was doing was reading up all about OS X and hanging
around in Mac forums trying to decide if i should move to the other side. I was
only too aware of the numerous issues others faced on getting Linux on a laptop
but i was cautiously confident of having the power of Unix with me.
A little more than 4 months ago , 10 Feb 2005 to
be precise i made a decision to switch to a Mac. While i had heard a lot about
the (legendary) ergonomics of a mac i was not convinced enough to use one let
alone buy one. This was mainly for the fear of investing into a gadget that was
expensive and most importantly in my mind proprietary. My perceptions of a Mac
were shaped by my experiences with Mac OS 9 about 6 years ago. All i remembered
were that they were strange looking brightly colored
machines.
I don’t remember
exactly how my interest in them were kindled once again. I vaguely remember that
it started around Jan 2005 when i was on the lookout for a new notebook. Out of
curiosity i started to learn more about OS X, i was hooked though still was not
convinced to buy one. What appealed to me most was the Unix roots of OS X. I
soon became attracted to all its features. The mere thought of having the power
of Unix was enough to kindle a strong liking for the Mac. The other alternative
i considered was a Sony Vaio S series running Microsoft XP. Even then i was
also planning on having it dual boot onto Linux (Debian) as i really wanted to
work with Unix more.
It was a painful 2
months when all i was doing was reading up all about OS X and hanging around in
Mac forums trying to decide if i should move to the other side. I was only too
aware of the numerous issues others faced on getting Linux on a laptop but i was
cautiously confident of having the power of Unix with me. It was then i realized
that OS X offered me a fully supported Unix on a laptop. I was so happy that i
could have all of my familiar utilities to work with. As i was more and more
convinced, i finally decided to buy a Powerbook.
In my next blog i will write about my
purchase experience...
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