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As I mention in the first chapter of the book - at the beginning of our Leopard odyssey - UNIX lurks deep beneath the shiny Aqua exterior of Mac OS X. UNIX is a tried-and-true operating system that's been around for decades, since the days when mainframe computers were king. If you don't believe that it's a powerful (and popular) operating system, consider that over half of all Web servers on the Internet use some variety of UNIX as their operating system of choice.
Besides being battle-tested and having a long history, UNIX also offers some fantastic features. Unlike the graphical world of Mac OS X, the keyboard plays an integral role while you're using a UNIX-based operating system. Because UNIX is text-based, you'll find that it's e ... read full excerpt from Mac OS X Leopard All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies ebook