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Mac OS X Tiger Released and Analyzed

Posted by Zonk on from the grrrrrrr dept.

bonch writes "Ars Technica has gone under the hood of the Tiger release and offers up detailed impressions on the new OS X update. The review covers everything from interface changes, new kernel updates and programming interfaces, the unification of UNIX system startup services into one service called 'launchd', the return of metadata, to the fact Apple has announced that from 10.4 forward there will be no more API changes. A fascinating read about the technical details behind Tiger and the specific changes that have occurred since Panther's release 18 months ago." Today is the update's official launch day, though some lucky people have had it for a few days already.

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  1. Fantastic! by bigtallmofo · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now that I've seen Tiger, I can't wait until Longhorn is released. Just think of all those juicy features that Microsoft will see and innovate into their latest product!

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  2. I'm heading over... by dduardo · · Score: 5, Funny

    to tiger direct today to pick up a copy.

  3. Box review by KrunZ · · Score: 5, Funny

    You know it is Apple related software when the review uses an entire page to comment on the look of the cardboard box.

  4. Tiger is the beast?? :-( by Seoulstriker · · Score: 5, Funny
    **** THE PROOF THAT TIGER IS EVIL ****

    T I G E R
    84 73 71 69 82 - as ASCII values
    3 1 8 6 1 - digits added
    \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/
    3 1 8 6 1 - digits added

    Thus, "TIGER" is 31861.

    Subtract 97 from the number - this is the year Vesuvius erupted, written backwards. It gives 31764.

    Add 0791 to it - this is the year IBM announced S/370, written backwards - you will get 32555.

    Subtract 38, the symbol of slavery. The result will be 32517.

    Add 1983, the year Microsoft introduced Windows 1.0 - the result is 34500.

    Turn the number backwards, and add 1778 - the year Oliver Pollock invented '$', the symbol of
    exploitation, suffering and injustice. The number is now 2321.

    This, when read backwards, gives 1232. This is 666 in octal, the number of the Beast...

    Evil, QED.


    This can not be good. :-(
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  5. Won't install. by ProfessionalCookie · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hello, I have problem please hlp me fix it now!@!! I can't get my 10.4 Tiger to install on the P-P-P-Powerbook I got on ebay. I have contacted ebay and they will not help. Please reply quikly.

  6. How did you find them? by stewby18 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I wanted to do the same, but I just can't find them no matter how much I search on Google.