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A Unix [1] variety.
Based on the FreeBSD [2] userland and the Mach kernel, with a runtime
derived from NeXT [3]'s OPENSTEP. Darwin is the kernel name and is
modular in approach in comparison to the monolithic nature of Linux.
Apple\'s website [4]
Open Darwin [5]
If you are new to Mac OS X, an indispensable guide is Mac OS X: The
missing manual [6].
The other good book is Mac OS X Unwired [7], which covers wifi,
Bluetooth and other wireless technologies (eg. IR).
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Useful Mac OS X wireless tools include:
* MacStumbler [8]
* iStumbler [9]
* KisMac [10]
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If you have one of the titanium Powerbooks (the model before the new
drool-worthy aluminium models), you might find that the inbuilt
Airport reception is average. There are two options:
1. Use a PCMCIA wireless card instead (with an external aerial)
2. Hack your Powerbook to take a pigtail [11]
Links:
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[1] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?Unix
[2] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?FreeBSD
[3] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?NeXT
[4] http://www.apple.com/macosx/
[5] http://www.opendarwin.org/
[6] http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/macxmmpanther/
[7] http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/macxunwire/
[8] http://www.macstumbler.com/
[9] http://www.istumbler.net/
[10] http://www.binaervarianz.de/projekte/programmieren/kismac/
[11] http://www.binaervarianz.de/projekte/hardware/mactail/
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