[Ruby] Mac for a Linux guy (off-topic)

[Brian Wisti]

--- Tom Lianza <tlianza at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 12/16/06, James Moore <banshee at banshee.com> wrote:
> >
> > I can't speak for Apple boxes in particular, but it would be tough
> for me
> > to
> > go back to working on a 15" monitor after developing on a 17"
> widescreen
> > for
> > a couple years.  (Dell Inspiron laptop, 1920x1200).  That extra
> screen
> > space
> > is handy;
> 
> 
> I agree that the extra screen space is handy, but it's all about
> resolution,
> not screen size.  I run 1920x1200 on a 15" screen and love that. 
> Sadly, the
> screen resolution is the number one thing keeping me from buying a
> Mac
> laptop.  So, it's Gentoo on Dell for my foreseeable future :(
> 
> It isn't as pretty as a Mac, but it does the job.

Man, what's all this talk about "screen size" and "resolution?" Most of
my daily interaction with our iMac is emacs + screen via ssh, because
I'm probably sitting in the living room using the laptop. When I'm
actually sitting in front of the dang thing, I'm usually using plain
old Terminal. Whenever I get around to getting a new notebook machine,
it's probably going to end up being a 13" macbook or whatever they're
calling it by the time I actually buy one.

Resolution ... sheesh ... what good is that going to do me? ;-)

Kind Regards,

Brian Wisti
http://coolnamehere.com/