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New Mac Mini M1....
I decided that, after 26 years of Windows based computers, I would try a Mac. The Minis are pretty inexpensive when it comes to a Mac, though still somewhat pricey overall. Back when they came out ...
Plus, you've run Linux before, so using commands in the terminal window should be second nature on a Mini. Virtually anything you can run in Linux, you can rebuild under Darwin (Mac kernel).
You can even have a virtual Xserver running if you download XQuartz. And, if you install Homebrew, you can add all sorts of unix/Linux things that have already been rebuilt for Darwin. A good example is Pan, which has always been my newsreader under Linux, and now under Mac.
Actually, I was never very versed in the terminal. The only command I even remember is the one to get an update. sudo apt update or something like that.
I haven't used the terminal at all on this Mac yet.
