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Mac OS X 10.1.5 Update Available
krugdm writes "The Mac OS X 10.1.5 update which was hinted at in the MS Office update changelog is now available through Software Update. From the updater: 'Update 10.1.5 delivers enhancements which improve the reliability of Mac OS X applications, delivers improved networking, security, support for PC Card serial communication devices, and expanded peripheral device support.'"
It now supports 2D hardware acceleration and Quicktime support for the Rage Pro. Finally, the rev/A iMacs and iBooks can use OS X faster. Works quite well, windows on it seem snappier.
my iBook 300 is much faster rendering windows after this update. I ve been waiting for this one.
I cant wait till 10.2 comes out. that is supposed to be much snappier on slower g3 based systems.
Thank You apple
Maybe because it already happened before but was killed because Apple did not want to sell Mac OS for x86?
Sure, the Star Trek project. That project failed for the obvious reasons:
1. Apple didn't think it likely that PC vendors would choose to bundle a Mac OS for Intel with their systems, and Apple didn't like the odds of trying to sell an after-market OS to customers that already had one for their computers.
2. Apple didn't want to start a political battle with Motorola by appearing to endorse Intel's CPUs over the PowerPC.
3. Apple was-- and is-- a hardware company, not a software company. Porting the OS to another platform would do nothing but reduce Apple's hardware revenues, which would very quickly be self-defeating.
Same reasons Apple wouldn't want to port OS X to any other architecture. So the question stands: why would anybody assume that Apple would want to port their OS to a non-Apple hardware platform?
2. Apple didn't want to start a political battle with Motorola by appearing to endorse Intel's CPUs over the PowerPC.
Of course, then Motorola went and did it to themselves. Their corporate IT folks mandated an all Intel PC corporate policy - effectively outlawing anyone using computers based on their own processors.
Bloody brilliant, that move....
3. Apple was-- and is-- a hardware company, not a software company.
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This statement is posted quite often, but I have to (somewhat) disagree. Apple is not just a hardware company. Apple is a COMPUTER company. They make the whole shebang, the hardware, the OS, and a lot of the best software for the platform. Very few other companies can say that. (Sun, IBM, HP, perhaps... with various Unices in ONLY the server market)
I am glad that Apple doesn't port to x86. As a long time windows/linux user, I can say that I was surprised at how much I love my Mac systems. OS X, how I love thee.
It is easier than that to install OS X on an unsupported PowerMac. I used Xpostfacto to install 10.1 on my PowerMac 8600/300.
I thought OS X would totally crawl on it but I went ahead and tried for the perverse pleasure of saying I did it. It actually works decently if you aren't in a big hurry. I moved it to the side of my desk and it plays my music, chat and general webrowsing while I'm working on my main system. Probably wouldn't like it for my primary system.
i have the G4 400mghz tower, rage 128 card and about a gig of Ram..... the install went smooth as ever..... everything does seem a bit snappier. restarts seem faster (though i usually only restart every few weeks if i need to goto OS 9 for something). in general apps seem to launch a lil faster too. i am noticing a MASSIVE speed increase trolling through my pictures in iPhoto. i have about 800 pictures in the library and it used to be a bit pokey changing thumbnail size or scrolling through the list.... it is at least a good 4 or 5 times faster. i was never sure if the lag was due to my graphics card or my seemingly now older processor.... but it has gotten a lot faster. idisk is faster too, but i have not played with it too much. i have heard the developer copy of 10.2 is faster even on older machines,a nd after installing this somewhat minor update, i an quite optimistic. anyway, no issues so far for me..... when i rebooted it moved my second display tot he right side (Apple default setting) but so far everything else i see is unchanged. even mouse speed stayed fast... that occasionally resets to some mid tracking speed. overall i give it the big thumbs up.
yep. Looks like you have some characters encoded in Octal (the \### sequences).
/Users/elliotj/, followed by your username.
Notice that if you convert them, it'll say
[elliot johnson's computer:~] elliotj%
which is the name of your computer, followed by the current directory (~), which is equal to
if you don't want it to say "elliot johnson's computer", then you can rename it in the Sharing Preferences panel under System Preferences.
but this change isn't really a change at all - I've had a similar prompt (sans login) on all OS X versions, including 10.1.5.
Steve is a smart businessman (especially since NeXT taught him a thing or two)
I once saw an interview with a venture capitalist who said he wouldn't invest a dime in a company unless the founder had had at least two failures prior to starting it. Failing, and learning from the experience, is part of the path to success.
To bring this back at least somewhat on topic, the inclusion of better Rage Pro support in the 10.1.5 release, and the release of the eMac to the general public, is evidence that Jobs has learned from his failures, and is a better CEO for having been through them. The "old Steve" would have stuck to his guns and defended his decisions in these areas to the last. The "new Steve" better understands the price of stubbornness.
Lost: Sig, white with black letters. No collar. Reward if found!
It probably intercepts system calls and "fixes" things. Unfortunately, this means that you have to have an extra layer to capture the calls and it adds overhead. This is, as they say, an elegant hack for the meantime.
ALL HAIL BRAK!!!