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Except for Microsoft, the entire computer industry is moving to Unix-derived operating systems, such as Mac OS X, Linux, and NetBSD. These links provide more information on these alternatives to Microsoft Windows.

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Mac Linux email lists, 5/8. Want to dig into Linux but need help? Try these lists.
Mac OS X Server, MacWEEK, 5/5. "One of the differences between Mac OS X Server and the current desktop Mac OS is the versatile multiuser environment."
Mac OS X Server delivers, Infoworld, 5/3. "Mac OS X Server is essentially a Unix box running a GUI that looks like Finder and acts like a combination of Finder and NextStep...."
Growing internet presence, Mac Musings, 4/30. "According to The Internet Operating System Counter, the Mac OS and Linux are the fastest growing server operating systems."
Microsoft's muddled OS test, ABC News, 4/28. "So what did the Mindcraft test achieve? It gave Microsoft strong numbers to point to &emdash; but at the cost of a public-relations embarrassment."
Microsoft's flawed Linux vs. NT shootout, Salon, 4/27. "...the story underlines the essential worthlessness of commercially sponsored comparison tests."
Linux shortchanged in comparison, Xappeal, 4/20. "...I use Linux on a daily basis for word processing, programming, game playing, web browsing, etc., so I have enough of a grasp on the system to offer a credible rebuttal to the errors in the original article's criticisms."
The Dark Side of Testing, or How Microsoft Always Wins, Mac Musings, 4/19. "...some reviews and benchmarks are being deliberately handled so the Microsoft product is the hands down winner."
The beauty of the beast, Macworld. "Unix has a reputation for being a scary, complicated system that's the polar opposite of the friendly, easy-to-use Mac OS."
Opinion: Mac OS X, the first Unix with a human face, MacCentral, 2/24
Pick the best OS, osOpinion. "...the winning OS is the best OS when you consider all the things a computer can do today and what is required to get it to perform these duties."
Must Reading: Apple and Linux: What, me worry?, Mac Opinion, 1/24
G3 + Linux shuts down Windows NT, Apple
Wintel passé; Linux may be it, Interactive Week

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