Have I understood old postings correctly,
that even for OS X one needs "Classic" Mac line endings (CR)
in mailbox files, rather than Unix line endings (LF)?
For anyone converting in either direction between Windows and Mac,
the free utility "EditPad Lite" (which runs on the Windows side)
is simple and excellent for making the conversion,
but of course one needs to know, when going from Windows to Mac OS X,
which conversion to make!
To use this, once installed, for converting a file,
you just open the file with EditPad (easiest by just
dragging the file to an already opened EditPad window),
then in EditPad, click "Convert" > "To Unix (LF only)"
"To Macintosh (CR only)" or "To Windows (CR LF)"
then save the file, and it's been converted.
15 reasons Macs are still better than Windows PCs ... With Windows 7 coming up, it's time to yet again ponder on whether ... I long ago stopped actively seeking out Mac vs PC discussions (partly ...Apple uses good quality parts. ... problem lies from those three apps.... (comp.sys.mac.advocacy)
Re: Apple Notebook ... die gerne mit Unix Befehlen arbeiten und sich freuen, ... mich stören weder UNIX-Befehle (neben Mac OS X benutze ich selbst z.B. u.A. auch HP-UX, UNIX ist für mich also kein Fremder) noch Leute, die mit ihrem Mac zufrieden sind. ... Mich stört auch nicht, dass Windows mit Ausnahme von Windows Server 2003 R2 keine UNIX-Befehle kann, genauer gesagt geht mir das ziemlich am Allerwertesten vorbei, einfach weil der Bedarf nicht vorhanden ist. ... Und das nicht nur deswegen, weil Apple schlichtweg keinen professionellen Support anbietet, sondern weil die Masse der wichtigen Anwendungen eben nicht unter Mac OS X läuft, sondern unter Windows oder allenfalls noch Linux. ... (de.comp.sys.notebooks)
Re: I really do like OS X but . . . ... I think he was pointing out that Microsoft has to ensure backwards compatibility with the older MS-DOS based versions of Windows, which introduces a number of problems. ... But, of course, Mac users have no choice but to upgrade... ...support perspective too. ... even going to try to claim the PPC port of gcc is anywhere near as good ... (comp.sys.mac.advocacy)
Re: 15 reasons Macs are still better than Windows PCs ... 15 reasons Macs are still better than Windows PCs... With Windows 7 coming up, it's time to yet again ponder on whether ...Microsoft has the upper hand in operating systems. ... I long ago stopped actively seeking out Mac vs PC discussions (partly ... (comp.sys.mac.advocacy)
