florian writes "Macweek is reporting that Prophet Systems, a division of Eternal Computing, is building a sub-$1,000 CHRP desktop system. " Looks like an excellent deal-they are aiming it at Linux and Darwin folks, though I'd like to see the PPC version of Be helped out by this as well.
Mac OS X Server is just that--a server OS. It is little more than a modified version of the Next OS with some network apps like Apache and WebObjects bundled in. It is not suitable as a consumer OS.
OS X Client is the future of the mainstream Mac OS, and it will feature a dramatically improved feature set for non-technical users, including...
-Carbon, which will allow existing Mac apps to run in a preemptive environment without modification
-Quartz, which is a PDF-based graphics model, supporting high-end graphics rendering abilities built into the OS
-First-class java support built into the default install
-Better hiding of the BSD internals so that new users don't have to know Unix to use their Macs.
-Ports of all the functionality of the current OS so that existing users will be able to interact with the OS in a predicatble way.
-A revamped finder
-Updated internals. They are switching to a new version of the BSD kernal (3.0 comes to mind)
-Gobs of other cool stuff I can't think of offhand.
And there probably will be a command line buried in the OS somewhere, but users will not be required to use it under any circumstances. Power users will be able to use it if they wish, however. Target release date is early 2000. They've already seeded a developer release, with a second due in a matter of weeks.
In order to improve signal-to-noise ratio for this article, the following ground rules have been enacted:
1. Anyone mentioning Beowulf will be forced to write a doctoral thesis on parallel/cluster computing theory. You will also be required to install and configure a working Furby cluster.
2. Anyone declaring the superiority of Linux/Darwin/BeOS without calm, rational supporting evidence will be forced to hold a cigarette in their mouth while we light it with a military-issue flamethrower.
Now let the games begin.
open ppc motherboard development
by
rillian
·
· Score: 3
I'd like to point out that there's an open collaboration also working on producing IBM's design. I doubt we're going to ultimately price competitive with large motherboard manufacturers, but we may be faster, and we're dedicated to keeping design improvements free and available. "Open Source" for hardware, as it were.
It's hard to say anything concrete until IBM releases the design but we're aiming for a US$500-$700 box.
Slashdot Mirror
Mac OS X Server is just that--a server OS. It is little more than a modified version of the Next OS with some network apps like Apache and WebObjects bundled in. It is not suitable as a consumer OS.
OS X Client is the future of the mainstream Mac OS, and it will feature a dramatically improved feature set for non-technical users, including...
-Carbon, which will allow existing Mac apps to run in a preemptive environment without modification
-Quartz, which is a PDF-based graphics model, supporting high-end graphics rendering abilities built into the OS
-First-class java support built into the default install
-Better hiding of the BSD internals so that new users don't have to know Unix to use their Macs.
-Ports of all the functionality of the current OS so that existing users will be able to interact with the OS in a predicatble way.
-A revamped finder
-Updated internals. They are switching to a new version of the BSD kernal (3.0 comes to mind)
-Gobs of other cool stuff I can't think of offhand.
And there probably will be a command line buried in the OS somewhere, but users will not be required to use it under any circumstances. Power users will be able to use it if they wish, however. Target release date is early 2000. They've already seeded a developer release, with a second due in a matter of weeks.
In order to improve signal-to-noise ratio for this article, the following ground rules have been enacted:
1. Anyone mentioning Beowulf will be forced to write a doctoral thesis on parallel/cluster computing theory. You will also be required to install and configure a working Furby cluster.
2. Anyone declaring the superiority of Linux/Darwin/BeOS without calm, rational supporting evidence will be forced to hold a cigarette in their mouth while we light it with a military-issue flamethrower.
Now let the games begin.
I'd like to point out that there's an open collaboration also working on producing IBM's design. I doubt we're going to ultimately price competitive with large motherboard manufacturers, but we may be faster, and we're dedicated to keeping design improvements free and available. "Open Source" for hardware, as it were.
It's hard to say anything concrete until IBM releases the design but we're aiming for a US$500-$700 box.
Please subscribe to our mailing list if you're interested in participating.