Mac look alike?

[Chris Jones]

Hi,

Patton Echols wrote:
> My daughter is interested in replacing her laptop and has said she is 
> interested in a Mac.  Seems to be mostly because of the eye candy and 
> the scroll type launcher.  But I've never used a Mac so I've no idea 
> really what she is looking at.  Are there settings that could be used 
> for a similar look and functionality on the desktop?  Are there things 
> that a Mac does that can be cloned?  If there are suggestions, I will 
> try it on her account on my desktop machine and see how she likes it.

I'm afraid, but in my experience none of the OSX gnome or KDE themes (at 
least the ones I've seen) do 'real' OSX justice. Yes, from a distance 
they can be made to look similar, and sort of work the same. But when 
you really get into it it is just cosmetic.

If you really want to find out what OSX is like, and what it is you 
daughter is after, you need to look at a real OSX system. If you have an 
Apple store near you, just wander in and play with one of their machines 
for a bit ...

Chris