[sdiy] Quieting Macs (was: Should I repair my Fostex...)

[R. D. Davis]

Quothe Ingo Debus, from writings of Sun, Dec 26, 2004 at 06:30:02PM +0100:
> from the computer. The Fostex R8 is so quiet that it can be run in the 
> same room where the microphone is - I wish this was true for the Mac...

Simple solution: Consider that MacOS X is just bastardized
implementation of FreeBSD with an expensive graphical interface added.
I say that because Apple charges a lot extra for at least one vital
so-called "feature" (that they removed from FreeBSD!), namely one
being able to use it as a server, that are a standard part of most
modern UNICES, e.g., FreeBSD, Linux, Solaris.

So... just put the mac outside of the studio and connect a graphical
terminal (X Term with no fan...  not a PC configured as an X Term) to
it via ethernet... well, that would work with FreeBSD.  Not being an
expert in OS X, perhaps I've overlooked something.  Any thoughts?

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