Linux ZDoom on a PPC machine? (Randy?)

Mannequin · Post by **Mannequin** » Mon Jul 05, 2004 3:55 pm

Graf Zahl wrote:
Mannequin wrote: What's more, I'm still using it 3.5 years later, with very little speed problems. (Even with new software.) I mean, I wouldn't be able to run Doom 3 on the thing, but when I compare my 400 MHz G3 to my 1.2 GHz Pentium III, I'm finding that the G3 has more staying power than my Pentium. (I'm finding that I want to upgrade the Pentium III more than my G3.)
I think that tells more about the software you use on these systems than their speed. For normal desktop apps I'd still be happy with the 900Mhz Duron I sold 3 years ago. It's only the games that make me upgrade regularly.

Well, I do play games on these machines... Obviously, since I'm on the ZDoom Forums.

But other applications, whether it be browsers, IDEs, etc. seem to be getting more feature bloated these days and are taking more system resources than ever. I'm finding that my G3 is taking the load a hell of a lot better than my Pentium III. This is what I was referring to.

Obviously, games are resource hogs in their nature.

-M.

HotWax · Post by **HotWax** » Mon Jul 05, 2004 4:21 pm

OK, you've all convinced me that Macs are for stupid people.

Oh wait, I already knew that.

Chilvence · Post by **Chilvence** » Mon Jul 05, 2004 4:22 pm

Ah for fucks sake.

Post by **Graf Zahl** » Mon Jul 05, 2004 4:43 pm

Macs suck! Their user interface is much too idiot-friendly for me to work with efficiently. Fortunately it is very hard to get some here in Germany...

Post by **Enjay** » Mon Jul 05, 2004 4:56 pm

Kind of on topic

http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com/?t=arc ... 2004-07-03

HotWax · Post by **HotWax** » Mon Jul 05, 2004 5:13 pm

Post by **Graf Zahl** » Mon Jul 05, 2004 5:17 pm

I think that nails it perfectly!

Mannequin · Post by **Mannequin** » Mon Jul 05, 2004 5:19 pm

Enjay wrote:Kind of on topic

http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com/?t=arc ... 2004-07-03

Is it me, or are people still using that stereotype from almost 10 years ago? Seriously, next time you are in a CompUSA (http://www.compusa.com) or the out of country equivalent, try looking in the Macintosh section. There are plenty of big name games for the Mac. Unreal Tournament, Halo, Call of Duty, etc.

(What was the original topic of this thread?

)

-M.

Post by **Graf Zahl** » Mon Jul 05, 2004 5:35 pm

If you go to a store to look for Mac games here in Germany (and possibly everywhere in Europe) you will find - NOTHING! (so the cartoon is at least partially correct.) Nobody sells Macs here and nobody is buying them!

Chilvence · Post by **Chilvence** » Mon Jul 05, 2004 5:41 pm

Why do I get the feeling you guys just think I'm some kind of Mac elitist and are just trolling me

Post by **Enjay** » Mon Jul 05, 2004 5:58 pm

PC World in the UK still sell them. My local branch usually has quite a few on display, although the rest of the store is very much geared towards PCs, PC accessories and PC software.

For a while, in Scotland at least, someone somewhere had done a very good job of promoting the use of Macs in educational establishments. There were extremely good preferential rates for educational purchases and most schools and many colleges had a suite of Macs. My wife, who worked at a college, used a Mac at work and we had decent one at home for her (in fact we even had one of those old all-in-one black or white desktop models with the integrated carrying handle on top before that). So, a lot of kids came out of school or college very familiar with Macs (my friend still thinks they're great for that very reason) but when they got to the workplace, they were more likely than not to find PCs instead.

However, that has changed and the last time I saw a Mac in a school was a solitary machine in an Art department. That was about 4 years ago and it wasn't even plugged in.

After leaving teacher training college, all I ever used a Mac for was to check out my Mac disk from my id Anthology CD set.

Post by **Xaser** » Mon Jul 05, 2004 6:03 pm

http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com/?t=arc ... 2002-11-26

Post by **Bio Hazard** » Mon Jul 05, 2004 6:21 pm

its a little late but

Lexus Alyus wrote:My ideal setup would be a large studio with a few mac G5's running a full Protools setup. I'd have Logic 6 Pro and shit loads of really high end plug ins for it. With the full Protools harware I'd beable to record whole bands... which is what they pritty much do these days. I'd like one of those nifty Pro Controlls too, they cost like 8grand but are pritty damn amaizng. Once I get to that status I'd beablew to afford all of it... and I'd have a few expansions onto the procontrok giving me a fader for each of the 64 so channels that ther system would beable to run . That would just be for the hell pof it, but it would be cool. Then there would be the super 5 screen flat pannel super monitor o can see all 64 so tracks without usinbg scrollers... this is the basis of my dream .

The problem is not the mac, I could proibably save up or get one on finance... the problem is the software... it costs £600 for Logic 6 Pro... and I ain't getting noi half featured version of that program! Then I hhave to bu a decent sound rig... that's another grand... not to mention the extra space it would all take up. I dream of a mac, but I know i vcan't have one... yet . I also dream of a messa boogie triplle rectifier with two assive 4x12 cabs and then a row of real Gibson studio Les Pauls (including the Gothic and VooDoo series which cist 3grand each!). Thenb i'd have a few sext Ibanez basses and a nice bass setup. There ewwould be high end microphones... I'm looking at the aKG C414's and maybe even a Drawmer 1960 Pre amp/valve compressor. I'd like adecent hardware sound module to get those high quality orchestrl and synth sounds (plus the stacks of softsynths I'd be using... abouyt £150 each... and I want a least 5!). Finally i'd have a large double bass Tama kit! Oh yes, with something like 2 snares (both specifically tested thouraghly to get the best sound berfore I buy). It's not cheap trying to save up for a studio, but one day... one day...

sooo beautiful :')

(im a big audio person too)

Post by **Graf Zahl** » Mon Jul 05, 2004 6:24 pm

Heh, that site is hilarious.

Chilvence · Post by **Chilvence** » Mon Jul 05, 2004 6:30 pm

This is just backwards thinking through and through. You are trying to tell me that you would rather not use a smoothly designed computer interface instead of Windows.