The first cube had an 030, but the NeXTCube and Stations had 25MHz 040s. They followed up with the Turbos (33MHz 040s).
With sufficient RAM, the 040 machines could be quite zippy. I beefed it up with RAM, and my Turbo Cube is quite respectable. I use it more than my 400MHz Linux box.
The optical disk got tossed fairly early, and the DSP was put to all sorts of creative uses.
The color hardware was quite impressive, as well. I have two NeXTDimension cards in my cube, so I have two 24 bit screens in addition to the Mono screen.
> not every author can do this, since they need
> the financial security that a publisher can
> offer them.
Are you so sure that Steven King can do it? Remember when he was hit by the car about a year back? He almost died. Spooky.
Keep in mind that the Classic is a 68000 machine. I don't know if there are any UNIX or UNIX-like OSs that run on the m68000. Probably NetBSD if anything.
I got the impression that the filmmakers wanted to make something much more sophisticated (and dark) but were "exec"ed into making a hybrid kiddie/interesting movie.
I dragged my girlfriend to opening night. The only other people in the audience were a theatre employee, a middle-aged person, and a couple of high school kids.
I found it to be an interesting mix.
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"Linux" formal is a kernel. Linux as a concept is what people buy/download and install. Most Linux distros come with a NeXT-like window manager.
I'm not saying that Linux is defined by its UI, but I am saying that the major UIs in use are very indicitave of the users. Two of the "major" looks are Windows and NEXTSTEP. And Linux does get many ideas from Windows. Look at KDE and Gnome--both are trying as hard as hell to come up with a file viewer that looks like Win98. And look at the major projects: Evolution? I couldn't tell it apart from Outlook.
Linux is sufficiently flexible as to be defined by its users (as opposed to the other way around [i.e. Windows & MacOS]), and the users are defining it to look like Windows and NEXTSTEP. It isn't that silly.
It's not really about productivity, it's like the mountain climber: "because it's there." That, I think, is the real motivation behind the entire NetBSD project.
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The first cube had an 030, but the NeXTCube and Stations had 25MHz 040s. They followed up with the Turbos (33MHz 040s).
With sufficient RAM, the 040 machines could be quite zippy. I beefed it up with RAM, and my Turbo Cube is quite respectable. I use it more than my 400MHz Linux box.
The optical disk got tossed fairly early, and the DSP was put to all sorts of creative uses.
The color hardware was quite impressive, as well. I have two NeXTDimension cards in my cube, so I have two 24 bit screens in addition to the Mono screen.
The machine is really, really cool.
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Max V.
His computers are pretty emotional things! My heart still flutters a little when I think about the cube under my desk.
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Max V.
They weren't competing with MS at that point. They were competing with Sun.
The machines were expensive and underpowered, compared to Sun's boxes of the period.
Only later did they screw up while competing with MS.
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Max V.
> not every author can do this, since they need > the financial security that a publisher can > offer them. Are you so sure that Steven King can do it? Remember when he was hit by the car about a year back? He almost died. Spooky.
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I'm not sure--i've never needed to.
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That's because it uses NetInfo, I think. It's like Sun's YP. It's a managment database--the /etc/passwd file is just there for form.
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I recall a prerelease of MacOS 9 running on my (non-PCI) 8100. It was slow, but it worked.
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Keep in mind that the Classic is a 68000 machine. I don't know if there are any UNIX or UNIX-like OSs that run on the m68000. Probably NetBSD if anything.
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Max V.
Absolutely.
I got the impression that the filmmakers wanted to make something much more sophisticated (and dark) but were "exec"ed into making a hybrid kiddie/interesting movie.
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Max V.
I dragged my girlfriend to opening night. The only other people in the audience were a theatre employee, a middle-aged person, and a couple of high school kids.
I found it to be an interesting mix.
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Max V.
"Linux" formal is a kernel. Linux as a concept is what people buy/download and install. Most Linux distros come with a NeXT-like window manager.
I'm not saying that Linux is defined by its UI, but I am saying that the major UIs in use are very indicitave of the users. Two of the "major" looks are Windows and NEXTSTEP. And Linux does get many ideas from Windows. Look at KDE and Gnome--both are trying as hard as hell to come up with a file viewer that looks like Win98. And look at the major projects: Evolution? I couldn't tell it apart from Outlook.
Linux is sufficiently flexible as to be defined by its users (as opposed to the other way around [i.e. Windows & MacOS]), and the users are defining it to look like Windows and NEXTSTEP. It isn't that silly.
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Max V.
Right-on!
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Uhhh...no. Apple gets its ideas from NeXT. That's probably why they bought them.
Want to know where Linux gets its ideas? Look at Afterstep. Look at WindowMaker. Look at the NEXTSTEP themes for GTK. And the NeXT athena widget set.
How about a black Linux cube logo?
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Max V.
I told a friend of mine that whenever Steve makes a speech, something major in the world is affected. I hate to say it, but I was right.
They released a cube! How cool is that!? Maybe that black cube under my desk might not be so lonely any more.
Does anyone have any mirrors? I can only get about half of Apple's front page. Of course, there are probably legal ramifications. =)
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Max V.
It's all about Canon buying the hardware and screwing it all up.
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Max V.
Daaaamn right (insert Isasc Hays wa-wa sounds here).
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Max V.
It's not really about productivity, it's like the mountain climber: "because it's there." That, I think, is the real motivation behind the entire NetBSD project.
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Max V.
I am always impressed when NetBSD makes it to another platform.
It is the sole reason that a number of hardware platforms are still viable.
Good work, guys!
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Max V.
That's pretty strange.
Is there precedent for using the courts to ban someone from a private affair (school, eBay)?
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Max V.
That's the funniest thing i've read all day. And i've seen an above-average number of funny things today.
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Max V.
Picking nits...I think they were Quadra 700s
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Max V.
You rock!
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I think Apple is more committed to Intel hardware than that. Additionally, I think the free (beer) -ness of Linux will keep it in the running.
Of course, I'd sure love to see tht scenerio take place. =)
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The Plan9 GUI is a strange beast. The WM is elegantly simple. A little too elegantly simple, but still simple.
The hybrid editor/kitchen sink is an odd creature, though.
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Max V.
It was named after the Ed Wood movie. From what I can tell, the similarities end there.
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Max V.