Ignorance is bliss, isn't it, Benrand?
Mac OSX IS Unix... and a particularly robust one at that.
In addition, my G4 has a three button, wheel track ball that works quite well, Thank you.
I am a cross platform computer consultant... I make one hell of a lot more calls to fix problems for my clients with PCs than I do for my clients with Macs. In fact, about the only reason I even SEE my Mac clients is to do routine updating of the OS because they don't want to be bothered with doing it themselves.
Mac OSX IS Unix...
Yes, Mac OS X.. is UNIX, but it has proprietary GUI which makes it a more difficult platform on which to develop and port other applications.
Does it work on a plain jane box? I don't think it does. Did you read what I wrote? The bit about using Macs to manage a network? It *was* the point I was making.
In addition, my G4 has a three button, wheel track ball that works quite well, Thank you.
Well that's fine, so what...every Mac I've ever used has one stupid big button. That hinders productivity IMO...
How much money would it cost for me to put OSX on a box that I buy all the individual parts for and set up myself? Can I do this, or do I need to go through Apple to make this happen?