Re: Can a Mac play a DVD without starting up Mac OS X?


Sandman wrote:
> In article <1132343235.508807.321980@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> "Edwin" <thorne25@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >>>>> (nothing interesing)
> >>>>
> >>>> The really funny thing is that Windows *can* *not* *even* *play*
> >>>> *dvds* *without* *third party software*
> >>>>
> >>>> Hilarious! Windows can't even play DVD's! You have to buy a special
> >>>> notebook and turn it *OFF* to be able to play DVD's :-D
> >>>
> >>> You would have a REALLY hard time finding a Windows machine that
> >>> does not come with bundled DVD playback software.
> >>
> >> None of my Windows machines did, since I built them myself, which is
> >> what most wintrolls advocate since it's the only way to make PCs
> >> cheaper than Macs.
> >
> > So you lied when you recently posted you bought a new laptop from
> > Dell.
>
> Right. I assume it has a DVD player. I never checked. I wouldn't use it for
> that, though. The PC I did try to use as a DVD player didn't have one since
> Windows can't play back DVD movies. Go figure.

Go figure how you think you can get away with lying? I don't believe
you bought a Dell laptop. You made it up.

> Sorry about the confusion, Edwin.

You mean how you confused the DVD player application as being part of
the operating system?

Neither Windows nor Mac OS X plays DVDs. Both operating systems need
a player application to do that.

.

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