Yes, in fact when you use a Mac your using a UNIX computer, it's just that most of the UNIX stuff is hidden.
Not only that the Mac comes with all the standard UNIX tools such as the vi editor and troff and such already installed and ready to use. Open the terminal program in the Utilities directory of the Applications directory and your ready to go. Further if you need to compile other programs you can install the developers tools that came on the system disk with your mac. Then you get the latest c compilers, libraries and such.
There are a number of services that offer pre-compiled UNIX programs for the Mac including Darwin Ports http://darwinports.opendarwin.org/ So the answer is yes the Mac is a full UNIX computer
Greg Kearney On Dec 9, 2006, at 07:44 , macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
Good morning all. My sister is a unix geek and would like to know if it is possible to install and run unix programs such as VI the visual editing program and I am sure I am spelling this rong TRoff and ENRoff? Please! don't snicker at me yet. I have no idea what I am talking about but I am sure there are those on the list that do. I realize that this would be done from terminal on the command line levil. Thanks.s
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