Comments on: Funny the first time http://chucker.me/2007/10/27/funny-the-first-time.entry A hamster in love, and the pursuit of usability Tue, 03 Aug 2010 23:30:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Free Bird http://chucker.me/2007/10/27/funny-the-first-time.entry/comment-page-1#comment-133735 Free Bird Sat, 27 Oct 2007 22:33:55 +0000 http://chucker.mystfans.com/2007/10/27/funny-the-first-time.entry#comment-133735 <p>So if your network is SMB-based and you're accessing other OS X computers through SMB, it'll show you the same icon? Now that's ironic... I also agree that this whole thing is immature. I do not, however, agree that CRTs are bad, although this picture seems to depict one that's not particularly high-end.</p> So if your network is SMB-based and you’re accessing other OS X computers through SMB, it’ll show you the same icon? Now that’s ironic… I also agree that this whole thing is immature. I do not, however, agree that CRTs are bad, although this picture seems to depict one that’s not particularly high-end.

]]> By: chucker http://chucker.me/2007/10/27/funny-the-first-time.entry/comment-page-1#comment-133688 chucker Sat, 27 Oct 2007 19:49:03 +0000 http://chucker.mystfans.com/2007/10/27/funny-the-first-time.entry#comment-133688 <blockquote>Do you get the same icon if a Linux machine shows up in the network?</blockquote> <p>I assume so. It is possible to get the machine's operating system using SMB, but if I'm not mistaken / unless matters have changed in the past few years, Linux (or, rather, the common SMB server for Linux and other Unixes including OS X, namely Samba) forges that information in order to be more compatible with Windows. Thus, OS X would consider a Linux machine a Windows one anyway.</p> Do you get the same icon if a Linux machine shows up in the network?

I assume so. It is possible to get the machine’s operating system using SMB, but if I’m not mistaken / unless matters have changed in the past few years, Linux (or, rather, the common SMB server for Linux and other Unixes including OS X, namely Samba) forges that information in order to be more compatible with Windows. Thus, OS X would consider a Linux machine a Windows one anyway.

]]> By: Patrick http://chucker.me/2007/10/27/funny-the-first-time.entry/comment-page-1#comment-133682 Patrick Sat, 27 Oct 2007 19:26:40 +0000 http://chucker.mystfans.com/2007/10/27/funny-the-first-time.entry#comment-133682 <p>As much as I love Macs and OSX I hate to write a "me too" reply but this has been bothering me as being very unprofessional on Apple's part. It's something I might expect on a fanboy's blog but not from the company itself. Do you get the same icon if a Linux machine shows up in the network? Why cant they just show a screen with the Windows logo? Maybe they wanted to only show a generic beige in order not to showcase a particular vendor. But yeah I agree with you.</p> As much as I love Macs and OSX I hate to write a “me too” reply but this has been bothering me as being very unprofessional on Apple’s part. It’s something I might expect on a fanboy’s blog but not from the company itself. Do you get the same icon if a Linux machine shows up in the network? Why cant they just show a screen with the Windows logo? Maybe they wanted to only show a generic beige in order not to showcase a particular vendor. But yeah I agree with you.

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