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Re: [Plug] Pro Unix Colleges
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Ummmm dude, Mac is going UNIX, OS 10 is a MAC interface on a UNIX kernel,
BSD actually. This is the first Mac with a cammand prompt since the time
of Oregon Trail. Dont give up an Mac just yet, it may be back on the
uptake, or atleast a boost for Linux :)
--
-Rune
Time is Irrelevant to the worlds beyond this godforsaken place unto which
it destroys all.
-Aarune J. Oracle
"In the depths of a mind insane fantasy and reality are the same" -Slayer.
On Tue, 28 Sep 1999, Nick R wrote:
:Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1999 19:45:43 PDT
:From: Nick R <laktar@hotmail.com>
:Reply-To: plug@lists.nothinbut.net
:To: plug@lists.nothinbut.net
:Subject: Re: [Plug] Pro Unix Colleges
:
:My mistake on the server thing (I was horribly misinformed by a prof there),
:but Drexel is still far too Macish for my tastes. I wasn't exactly too happy
:w/ the computer courses they offer.
:
: -Laktar, a.k.a. Nick Rosen, laktar.dyndns.org
:
:
:If I Ever Became An Evil Overlord:
:61. If my advisors ask "Why are you risking everything on such a mad
:scheme?",
:I will not proceed until I have a response that satisfies them.
: -- Peter's Evil Overlord List,
:http://www.eviloverlord.com/lists/overlord.html
:
:
:>From: umweber@mcs.drexel.edu
:>Reply-To: plug@lists.nothinbut.net
:>To: plug@lists.nothinbut.net
:>Subject: Re: [Plug] Pro Unix Colleges
:>Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1999 22:35:44 -0400 (EDT)
:>
:> Um, well, they've actually switched over to Windows machines as being
:>the "official" computers now instead of Macs, maybe 2 years ago you had to
:>buy a mac. And most of the korman center has new NT machines, every day I
:>see a big truck stop by and drop off DELL boxes. Everyone in the school
:>gets a shell account, on what I believe is a Sun Enterprise 3000, and also
:>they have some other big machine for the mail server. If you get into the
:>math/compsci department, you get another shell account, on only a Sun
:>Enterprise 450, but there are usually at max 30 people on there during the
:>day, and it's got 4 Ultrasparc II processors, and about a gig of ram,
:>running Solaris 7 (Sorry I had to brag here I was really excited when they
:>upgraded that machine), oh yeah, no quota on this box either :) and the
:>mcs lab has more Sun Ultra 1's than the DELL's running NT and the old macs
:>combined. (Also I think there are some new Ultra 5's and DELL's waiting to
:>be set up in the closet, as of last term) Though alot of the school is
:>still on macs unfortunately because in 1981 when they decided to make
:>everyone get a computer, apple was really the only option.
:> As for the classes, there is actually really only one UNIX class,
:>in the CS dept which is a tad too easy for people who already know unix,
:>but at least I picked up some stuff I wouldn't have learned on my own
:>(sed, awk, scheme, tex, etc) And the textbook for the class was ORA's Unix
:>in a nutshell. (And a C/C++ reference book)
:> Most of the other CS classes are not geared towards unix, or mac, or
:>windows. Since you have a choice of windows or mac "officially" they
:>can't gear it towards one or the other, so you actually learn things that
:>will work on all platforms. Most profs don't care wether you use
:>Metrowerks CodeWarrior (The recommended compiler because it works on both
:>Windows and Mac), MS Visual C++, or gcc/g++, as long as your assignments
:>actually compile on the compiler you've specified. Many of the profs, and
:>students use unix/linux on their personal machines, and they only thing
:>you ever needed mac or windows for before was to use Filemaker Pro
:>software for the coops, but that's been moved over to a web based
:>interface, so nothing really requires you to have Windows or MacOS
:>anymore.
:> Now, I'm not saying Drexel is the place you wanna go to, I just had to
:>defend my school because your statements below are horribly untrue.
:>
:>
:>--
:>Michelle Weber
:>umweber@mcs.drexel.edu
:>
:>
:>On Tue, 28 Sep 1999, Nick R wrote:
:>
:> > Ack! You've gotta be kidding! They're still using Apple servers & like
:>1/2
:> > of Korman Ctr is still Macs. That's even worse than M$ OSes.
:> >
:> > -Laktar, a.k.a. Nick Rosen, laktar.dyndns.org
:> >
:> >
:> > If I Ever Became An Evil Overlord:
:> > 99. Any data file of crucial importance will be padded to 1.45Mb in
:>size.
:> > -- Peter's Evil Overlord List,
:> > http://www.eviloverlord.com/lists/overlord.html
:> >
:> >
:> > >From: "Brent R. Matzelle" <bmatzelle@yahoo.com>
:> > >Reply-To: plug@lists.nothinbut.net
:> > >To: plug@lists.nothinbut.net
:> > >Subject: Re: [Plug] Pro Unix Colleges
:> > >Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1999 20:42:50 -0400
:> > >
:> > >I believe that Drexel U. might fit your bill.
:> > >
:> > >On Tue, 28 Sep 1999, you wrote:
:> > > > I'm looking into a college to go to. I want a place that has good
:> > >Linux/Unix
:> > > > courses and good computer courses in general. Also a healthy
:>nerd/geek
:> > > > population hopefully w/ a little freak/goth thrown in for good
:>measure.
:> > >So
:> > > > can anybody recommend some places or at least a good idea on how to
:>find
:> > > > out? I can just imagine the clueless puzzled look on some admissions
:> > > > person's face as I ask about Linux use. heheh
:> > > >
:> > > > -Laktar, a.k.a. Nick Rosen, laktar.dyndns.org
:> > > >
:> > > >
:> > > > If I Ever Became An Evil Overlord:
:> > > > 37. If my trusted lieutenant tells me my Legions of Terror are
:>losing a
:> > > > battle, I will believe him. After all, he's my trusted lieutenant.
:> > > > -- Peter's Evil Overlord List,
:> > > > http://www.eviloverlord.com/lists/overlord.html
:> > > >
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:> > >Brent R. Matzelle
:> > >
:> > >- "My way isn't always the best way to do things,
:> > > but it's more fun."
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