IDS on a Mac?
I think I posed this question about a year ago, but wanted to again to see what interest there is in a Mac version for IDS. Nope - haven't even tried to install it over Mac OS/X (which is Free BSD) although I would be curious of any stories out there. I think Apple is very well positioned to do some great stuff in the next few years, including their server line. When I consider the stability I've had on my Mac (was converted about a year ago), one would wonder why not forge a path to use a "stable O/S" without blue screens, security patch-of-the-day occurrences, the "included at no charge hackers playground", etc... AND - if I missed something w.r.t. availability on OS/X or Free BSD, I apologize in advance. Been a bit busy chasing my relatively new (2@18 months) grandkids and running the family farm to be, not to mention, being nearly 100% billable on Informix accounts since joining Xtivia. (I do hope to have my grandson writing perl scripts for me before his 2nd birthday...) Thoughts? Mark.
>From: "mark.scranton@gmail.com" <mark.scranton@gmail.com> >To: informix-list@iiug.org >I think I posed this question about a year ago, but wanted to again to >see what interest there is in a Mac version for IDS. Nope - haven't >even tried to install it over Mac OS/X (which is Free BSD) although I >would be curious of any stories out there. > >Thoughts? >Mark. > Mark, when we heard you bought the farm, well, you know the saying... As to Mac OS/X, its not FreeBSD. Its mach kernel based. Remeber NeXTStep? Naw, you wouldn't cause you didn't grok NeXT. ;-) If Steve wanted a data base, he would have picked up the phone and called Larry. Word of advice. Don't eat the mushrooms that grow underneath cow patties. _________________________________________________________________ Get a FREE Web site, company branded e-mail and more from Microsoft Office Live! http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/mcrssaub0050001411mrt/direct/01/
On Mar 30, 8:36 am, "mark.scran...@gmail.com" <mark.scran...@gmail.com> wrote: > I think I posed this question about a year ago, but wanted to again to > see what interest there is in a Mac version for IDS. Nope - haven't > even tried to install it over Mac OS/X (which is Free BSD) although I > would be curious of any stories out there. > > I think Apple is very well positioned to do some great stuff in the > next few years, including their server line. When I consider the > stability I've had on my Mac (was converted about a year ago), one > would wonder why not forge a path to use a "stable O/S" without blue > screens, security patch-of-the-day occurrences, the "included at no > charge hackers playground", etc... > > AND - if I missed something w.r.t. availability on OS/X or Free BSD, I > apologize in advance. Been a bit busy chasing my relatively new (2@18 > months) grandkids and running the family farm to be, not to mention, > being nearly 100% billable on Informix accounts since joining Xtivia. > (I do hope to have my grandson writing perl scripts for me before his > 2nd birthday...) > > Thoughts? > Mark. Apple does not want to be a server company or a general-purpose computer company. They want to be a consumer electronics company - i.e. they compete mainly with Sony, not with Dell/HP (to some degree they compete with Microsoft). Running IDS on Apple hardware (running Linux or Solaris x86) is an exercise in design over cost- effectiveness. Apple systems (yes, XServe included) are not really designed for custom systems development, even though they do have a Unix "heart". That said, IDS *may* have a place if it is set as a part of a system: for example, a basis for an image manipulation and archiving system. Whether this makes business sense for IBM to invest in that is their call.