[rampage132003]

My roomates thinks he knows everything and told me that both vista and mac osx are linux based and work just fine with each other. I told her that mac osx cannot write to ntfs formate, but he says, "i t can if you do it right." last time i checked hes wrong and linux, viasta, and mac are very different operating systems. Am i right or wrong on this?

[tomdkat]

Neither Windows or Mac OS X are based on Linux. Mac OS X has Unix underpinnings (BSD, I believe) and Linux has Unix influences and "flavor" but isn't "based" on it.

Windows has never been 'based' on any flavor of Unix, as far as I know. Some things the Windows kernel might do might be similar to Unix or borrowed from Unix but Windows isn't "based" on Unix even though many wish it would be.

Peace...

[lotuseclat79]

Linux is a kernel, and the Mac OsX is based on a Unix kernel, while Windows Vista is yet another generation of the series starting with Window NT - an entirely different kernel. Essentially, all three have different kernels.

Being able to read/write between Linux-Windows depends on having disk driver compatibility in the kernel. Ask your "knowledgable" roomates (him/her) what exactly they mean about "do it right" and ask them for a demonstration on their computers - i.e. ask for the details of the setup.

-- Tom

[briealeida]

http://www.levenez.com/unix/

The URL above shows the history of UNIX, Linux, BSD and Mac and how they are related.

Windows NT, Pista or otherwise are not here.

[rampage132003]

my roomate is a complete idiot and pertends to know things. the last thing she told me was that a relay burned out and her computer couldn't run autocad. so she thinks taht every program has its own special relay. thats why a mobo is 4 miles long and has 14 billion relays for every program on earth. i just wanted a few people to help porve how wrong she is. thanks

[tomdkat]

Originally Posted by rampage132003

my roomate is a complete idiot and pertends to know things. the last thing she told me was that a relay burned out and her computer couldn't run autocad. so she thinks taht every program has its own special relay. thats why a mobo is 4 miles long and has 14 billion relays for every program on earth.

Is your roommate cute? If yes, tell her she's right.

Peace...

[rampage132003]

no, shes ugly and a bit** and spends 13 hours a day yelling at her boyfriend on the phone. I'd rather die then f her. i can't stand living with her either. its painfull. buts its nice to say, wow, shut up for once and relize you're wrong.