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Acmlm's Board - I2 Archive - Hardware/Software - Apple Announces Tiger Release! | | | |
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Tarale I'm not under the alfluence of incohol like some thinkle peop I am. It's just the drunker I sit here the longer I get. Level: 73 Posts: 1686/2720 EXP: 3458036 For next: 27832 Since: 03-18-04 From: Adelaide, Australia Since last post: 4 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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Yay! Mac OS X Tiger is going to be released on April 29! I have been looking forward to this, as I've been thinking about getting a new Mac, and I've been holding out for this before I finalised my decision. I am definitely going to be getting Tiger, I made my mind up about that a long time ago. I'm looking forward to features like Spotlight and Dashboard, and I can't wait to get to play with them all I adore Panther, so I'm hoping that Tiger rocks even more Yay! |
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neotransotaku Baby Mario 戻れたら、 誰も気が付く Level: 87 Posts: 2889/4016 EXP: 6220548 For next: 172226 Since: 03-15-04 From: Outside of Time/Space Since last post: 11 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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I'm curious...what is Spotlight and Dashboard? | |||
Tarale I'm not under the alfluence of incohol like some thinkle peop I am. It's just the drunker I sit here the longer I get. Level: 73 Posts: 1687/2720 EXP: 3458036 For next: 27832 Since: 03-18-04 From: Adelaide, Australia Since last post: 4 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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Spotlight is a search tool.... although the word "tool" seems a bit inaccurate, it's more a system that's built into the OS. Here's Apple's Spotlight Page Dashboard will allow you to put little mini applications called Widgets on your computer, things that tell time, weather, calendars and sticky notes, etc. Apple's Dashboard Page. I used to use Konfabulator, which is similar, although I found it was weird and buggy.... I suspect that Dashboard on the other hand will not be. |
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Kitten Yiffer Purple wand Furry moderator Vivent l'exp����¯�¿�½������©rience de signalisation d'amusement, ou bien ! Level: 135 Posts: 9291/11162 EXP: 28824106 For next: 510899 Since: 03-15-04 From: Sweden Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 4 min. |
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Been thinking on getting a Mac mini, maybe it's time to get it. Honestly, have Longhorn impressed anyone lately? I'm more impressed by the diffrent Linux solutions even. And after talking with some of my friends, it seems like Microsoft is losing it after WinXP. |
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BMF98567 BLACK HAS BUILT A SILLY DICE-MAZE! GO! Current list of BURNING FURY >8( recipients: - Yiffy Kitten (x2) - Xkeeper Level: 53 Posts: 770/1261 EXP: 1094149 For next: 62970 Since: 03-15-04 From: Blobaria Special Move: Rising Meatloaf Backhand Combo Since last post: 21 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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Originally posted by Kitten YifferMicrosoft is too focused on things like DRM and excessive eye candy to bother with anything of real value (honestly, why does an OS NEED 3D acceleration?). You can't appeal to huge corporations, the masses, and the power users all at the same time*. * unless you're Apple. |
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neotransotaku Baby Mario 戻れたら、 誰も気が付く Level: 87 Posts: 2892/4016 EXP: 6220548 For next: 172226 Since: 03-15-04 From: Outside of Time/Space Since last post: 11 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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Originally posted by BMF54123Ask Apple the same thing--since their interface is (1) pleasing to the eye [isn't that definition of eye-candy] and (2) today's Apples come with ATi video cards which have 3D acceleration |
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HyperLamer <||bass> and this was the soloution i thought of that was guarinteed to piss off the greatest amount of people Sesshomaru Tamaranian Level: 118 Posts: 4183/8210 EXP: 18171887 For next: 211027 Since: 03-15-04 From: Canada, w00t! LOL FAD Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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A computer having a video card capable of it and an OS that requires it are two very different things. Between DRM and 3D, there's no way that thing's running on this computer. Even if it ever does become capable somehow. | |||
neotransotaku Baby Mario 戻れたら、 誰も気が付く Level: 87 Posts: 2893/4016 EXP: 6220548 For next: 172226 Since: 03-15-04 From: Outside of Time/Space Since last post: 11 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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But that would mean that when Apple sells their computer, they need to have that video card there. Otherwise, things aren't going to turn out as planned. Also, the OS may require the video card but I highly doubt the OS won't function without it |
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FreeDOS Lava Lotus Wannabe-Mod :< Level: 59 Posts: 1373/1657 EXP: 1648646 For next: 24482 Since: 03-15-04 From: Seattle Since last post: 6 hours Last activity: 4 hours |
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Apple is not the only producer of Mac OS X-capable computers... even though they're the largest. Last I checked, OS X does not require acceleration. Mac OS X has eye candy but there's a couple things: 1. It's minimal... appealing, yet simple. Windows XP Luna is not appealing, but it is simple. Now, Longhorn doesn't fit in either category. 2. You can change the window manager. |
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neotransotaku Baby Mario 戻れたら、 誰も気が付く Level: 87 Posts: 2894/4016 EXP: 6220548 For next: 172226 Since: 03-15-04 From: Outside of Time/Space Since last post: 11 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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Who else builds MacOSX capable computers? Apple has a complete monopoly on their own stuff. No one else can produce stuff unless Apple lets them. This is why there are no valid Apple clones. I'll stand corrected if you can show me something that runs OSX (or any apple operating system) natively that is independent from Apple. |
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Colleen Administrator Level: 136 Posts: 7880/11302 EXP: 29369328 For next: 727587 Since: 03-15-04 From: LaSalle, Quebec, Canada Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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Just an aside question, since the computer store at Concordia sells a *lot* of Apple items and I'm sure they do a good deal of business... How long does it take for Apple to have the OS updated on their Macs? Could someone walk into an Apple retailer the day of Tiger's release and get it pre-loaded, or would they be given a free upgrade CD, or... I'm just asking that because I know Apple's pretty up-to-date on these things, so I'm just wondering what the past precedent is. |
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FreeDOS Lava Lotus Wannabe-Mod :< Level: 59 Posts: 1374/1657 EXP: 1648646 For next: 24482 Since: 03-15-04 From: Seattle Since last post: 6 hours Last activity: 4 hours |
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Well, Darwin (the core operating system behind OS X) is free... so you can get 10.4's core freely, security updates and all. But for the non-free parts (90% of it), you'll need to buy it. I don't know of any non-Apple retailers, but I know a few friends who have built their own Apple/PowerPC computers and run Mac OS 9 or OS X on them. Instead of having the pretty girlish colours, you get a nice rectangle and grey box; just like a PC! |
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