Hi everyone..
I'm new to this forum (Actually sub'd yesterday.) and am purchasing a 17" powerbook in the next 48 hours, however I have a few questions.
I'm a FreeBSD user now, and also a windows user, however I'll be completely switching over to os x when I get this laptop.
First and easiest question, shipping wise? Is there a option to get one sooner than 4 weeks if i don't customize?
Second, obviously OSX has a built in GUI, so how does X11 mix in? Does it replace the apple gui, or is it more of a compatiability thing? IE, it makes it familar with gimp and all but does not actually replace the apple GUI, I think mainly I'm wanting to see a screenshot of OS X with maybe OpenOffice or gaim or another bsd app I'm familar with running.
I think that's all for now..y'all are a great reference for me and my powerbook buying experience so far. Thanks again..
I'm new to this forum (Actually sub'd yesterday.) and am purchasing a 17" powerbook in the next 48 hours, however I have a few questions.
I'm a FreeBSD user now, and also a windows user, however I'll be completely switching over to os x when I get this laptop.
First and easiest question, shipping wise? Is there a option to get one sooner than 4 weeks if i don't customize?
Second, obviously OSX has a built in GUI, so how does X11 mix in? Does it replace the apple gui, or is it more of a compatiability thing? IE, it makes it familar with gimp and all but does not actually replace the apple GUI, I think mainly I'm wanting to see a screenshot of OS X with maybe OpenOffice or gaim or another bsd app I'm familar with running.
I think that's all for now..y'all are a great reference for me and my powerbook buying experience so far. Thanks again..