is mac really based of unix?

[sirizak]

Mac OS X is based upon the Mach kernel.[7] Certain parts from FreeBSD's and NetBSD's implementation of Unix were incorporated in Nextstep, the core of Mac OS X. Nextstep was the object-oriented operating system developed by Steve Jobs' company NeXT after he left Apple in 1985.[8] While Jobs was away from Apple, Apple tried to create a "next-generation" OS through the Taligent, Copland and Gershwin projects, with little success.[9] Eventually, NeXT's OS—then called OPENSTEP—was selected to be the basis for Apple's next OS, and Apple purchased NeXT outright.[10] Steve Jobs returned to Apple as interim CEO, and later became CEO again, shepherding the transformation of the programmer-friendly OPENSTEP into a system that would be adopted by Apple's primary market of home users and creative professionals. The project was first known as Rhapsody and was later renamed to Mac OS X.[11]

It is possible to run Mac OS X on a PC, as mentioned earlier you don't get the real Mac effect, mainly due to incompatible hardware. I had it running on an Intel Core 2 HP laptop and the only thing it was really missing was wireless drivers. Google "OSx86" if your interested.

BTW if you want a really pretty desktop checkout Enlightenment DR17. Probably best to use EliveCD or OpenGEU. Otherwise have fun building it from the svn repo.

[Tor]

I didn't think E17 was that pretty. At least, compared to KDE it wasn't. Not hard to beat gnome.

[sirizak]

I really like Enlightenment, it's just a real pain to build. I installed the rpm's on Fedora 10 and had nothing but a miserable time. So i'm building from the svn as I write this.

I think the latest builds really show it off, check out some of the themes at exchange.enlightenment.org I recommend Grunge. You really have to use it to get how cool it is though.

I like KDE 4, I tried it with Ubuntu once, it was an early release and had a few problems, as was the case with the 4.0 realease. I think I might try it again on my new Fedora install as well.

What is with Gnome being so dull, it is getting seriously left behind by the other players.

[Jordan]

Is E17 stable or is it still in beta?

[aftertaste]

So i guess Macs are just a part of Unix. I wonder if Apple can still hold on to the recession with their expensive hardware though.

[Homebrewer]

Yes, its a Unix based system. I wonder too if they will survive these troubled times.

[Tor]

Even the iPhone and iPod touch run a Unix system. You can connect via SSH if you jailbreak them.

[Revenge1]

Tor: Actually, they are running a slimmed down version of OS X (something equivalent to the Windows XP embedded version)

Aftertaste: Apple expands and takes over niches, thats how they succeed. Introduce cheaper models (like the $99 iPhone coming out,) more market share. Make a contract with the US military to provide iPhone's for soldiers, and you just made your quarterly profit

[Chinmoy]

I really love to see photoshop running on a mac. It looks so classic, it is almost as if they are made for each other..

[jwxie518]

I think after Mac 10.0(that's Mac OS X) it is re-written and is based on Unix. Isn't it?
(and as well as based on OPENSTEP)