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This page contains numerous Apple Mac-related links, including using MacOS X for HEP computing. The best resource for HEP on MacOS X is Remi Mommsen's page at CERN, which contains information on installing CERNLIB, root, paw and Geant under MacOS X. Almost all these packages require the Fink Package Management System to install each of the packages.

Sites for Apple Mac users:

The Apple Computer website - the big daddy of them all.

For easy installation of XWindows and other UNIX-based MacOS X programs, FINK is an absolute must.

MacGIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program), with info on installing and running XDarwin, the X Window system for MacOS X, plus the packages to download.

To purchase Apple products with a big fat educational discount, check out the Apple HE Contract Store.

A couple of rumour and news sites: Mac OS Rumors Mac Rumors As The Apple Turns Think Secret Mac Surfer Apple Insider	Some Apple discussion and info sites: Daring Fireball PowerBook Central Mac FixIt The Mac Directory MacInTouch Mac Central (from MacWorld magazine)	Various publications dealing with Macs: Mac User Mac User UK (better) Mac World Mac World UK Mac Addict
Sites for Darwin and the UNIX underpinnings of MacOS X: MacOSX User's Guide MacOS X Apps MacOS X Hints Darwinfo OS X FAQ GNU-Darwin	Sites relating to the X Window System on MacOS X: OroborOSX (designed to feel like Aqua) Window Managers for X XDarwin X on X	Some useful Mac software libraries: Version Tracker The ZDNet Mac Software Library TUCOWS TUCOWS for the Mac
Makers of Mac hardware and peripherals: Adaptec Iomega (Zip Drives) LaCie QPS	Makers of Mac software: Microsoft - for Virtual PC and Mac Office ICQ chat software For SFTP and SCP use FUGU from UMich Fetch Softworks FTP Client Access Windows servers from Mac OS X with Sharity Substitute your Dock with DragThing	iPod-related sites: The iPod Lounge iPoding iPod Hacks
Buy things from we: DABS UK Apple Store UK and Apple HE Contract Store Amazon UK	Useful links for compiling Mac OS X software: Developing Cross-Platform UNIX Applications with Mac OS X Porting UNIX/Linux Applications to Mac OS X GNU Autoconf, Automake and Libtool Apple Developer Connection

Some useful (normally DVD-related) utilities for the Mac: OPUS downloads, the Firmware page (for flashing DVD drive firmware and removing the region limitations) and LuKiFeR DVD Utilities. Also see the DVD Demystified page for info on DVD's and the Mac DVD Resource for software to rip DVD's.

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