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OS X was forked from the FreeBSD 2.x/3.x branch. with kernel mods and the quartz userland. the various OS X releases have corresponding FreeBSD releases. it uses the FreeBSD mach microkernel with os9 compatibility. Darwin is the development builds of OS X versions. the FreeBSD guys backport OS X tech into their OS. OS X is opensource aside from the quartz userland. OS X also includes kernel components from the NeXT step operating system.
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Can Linux be put on Mac books?
Yes! You can Run OSX (mac) and linux at the same time with a virtual machine. I perfer Parallels.
Which of these platforms are free A. WINDOWS B. LINUX C. MAC OSX D. SUN SOLARIS?
Linux The others are proprietary.
List three well-know OS?
MS Windows, MAC OSX, and GNU/Linux.
When is the boot sequence completed on a computer?
When it finishes booting. (Starting Windows\Mac OSX\Linux\Other)
What is the operating system called?
There is no "the" operating system. There are LOTS of different ones available. Windows XP, Windows Vista Linux Mac OSX and much more... There is no "the" operating system. There are LOTS of different ones available. Windows XP, Windows Vista Linux Mac OSX and much more...
2 Name an operating system other than Microsoft Windows?
Mac OSX Linux Unix MS DOS
A GUI based operating system with examples?
* Windows: Everything is presented to user graphically * Mac OSX * Linux running xWindows
What is the Mac OS'X?
OSX is a Operating system derived from BSD, and thus unix... Unbuntu can be skinned to look like and behave like OSX (I did that in about 15 minuets) OSX in a sense is a Desktop environment, but is very resource intensive in contrast to openbox. (If you do it right, a computer running Linux and openbox can boot to login in 15 seconds) (Linux is a derivative of UNIX) So basically, OSX is a way for you to have your computer do the work you want it to do.
Is it possible to install Mac OSX 10.6.2 on a Mac OSX 10.5.8 without installing all versions in between?
yes. but only if you have an intel-based mac.
Should your mac osx overheat?
no
Why do Windows Machine gets more viruses than Mac or Linux Machine?
Because only 4% of people use OSX, so no one bothers to attack it. Even less people use Linux, and it is super secure.
Does coolnovo work on mac OSX?
yes
