The current SMP libraries are ok, but they do not do process management to the degree that OS X will, and I believe that Apple will want to wait to deliver a double-whammy of an introduction with both an SMP-enabled OS and an MP Mac. Basically pointing at the server market saying, "You, yeah, you, I own you."
Remember back when Apple actually innovated? The hardware was not just current, but advanced. Sadly, Apple never upgraded that hardware, at least not until 1994 and the PowerPC. Then it took until 1997 to get USB and until 1999 to get AGP. But the fact is that Apple has to get up to date before they can start actually innovating again. You can't pass a car until you actually reach it.
Apple getting on par with current offerings is the beginning. Once they get comfortable with their "new" systems, they will be free to update that hardware and innovate again. SMP Macs, while nothing new, are one more thing that's bringing Apple current. And that is just a Good Thing to have... for everybody.
Competition breeds gadgets. Gadgets breed less productivity. Less productivity breeds less need for Tums... =)
Emacs: And somewhere down the line of knockoffs it lost track of what the heck it was supposed to be in the first place.
The Gimp: For children? You massochistic... person... you. Sheesh. Ever seen Kid Pix? It was a JOKE, silly. A joke. Like MacOS 9 "SMP Enabled." Or Windows 98 actually staying UP for those 200+ days for it to crash. Just a joke.
But for those who really want to know about old apps on OS X, it has a compatability layer (aka it boots MacOS 9 into a window then hides it, stealing the output from it and sending input to it). Now, of course, this takes twice the RAM and if one "Classic" app crashes, well, the rest can go with them, just like the wonderful current OS (that I'm posting from).
No, I can't wait. And I installed Darwin. And I can wait on that... Ick. No video acceleration yet.
Yup, it looks almost exactly like Outlook. And I'll bet that it's probably a design goal because guess what they're trying to do: get Windows users to switch to Linux and still be comfortable, albet with a stable OS. Easy way to do it? Make everything look familar. The major stumbling block to moving organizations to Linux is the learning curve; which, with the use of runlevel 5 and utilities like this, is significantly less than dropping Bill and Co. to a shell prompt.
When my wife first got a shell prompt after E crashed the first words out of her mouth echoed those of thousands of other computer newbies. "Ok, now what?"
That said, this is probably a very good step forward. As long as it doesn't crash X. =) -- a h knight at p o box dot com
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The current SMP libraries are ok, but they do not do process management to the degree that OS X will, and I believe that Apple will want to wait to deliver a double-whammy of an introduction with both an SMP-enabled OS and an MP Mac. Basically pointing at the server market saying, "You, yeah, you, I own you."
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The rest of us should care for several reasons.
... for everybody.
Remember back when Apple actually innovated? The hardware was not just current, but advanced. Sadly, Apple never upgraded that hardware, at least not until 1994 and the PowerPC. Then it took until 1997 to get USB and until 1999 to get AGP. But the fact is that Apple has to get up to date before they can start actually innovating again. You can't pass a car until you actually reach it.
Apple getting on par with current offerings is the beginning. Once they get comfortable with their "new" systems, they will be free to update that hardware and innovate again. SMP Macs, while nothing new, are one more thing that's bringing Apple current. And that is just a Good Thing to have
Competition breeds gadgets. Gadgets breed less productivity. Less productivity breeds less need for Tums... =)
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Emacs: And somewhere down the line of knockoffs it lost track of what the heck it was supposed to be in the first place.
... person ... you. Sheesh. Ever seen Kid Pix? It was a JOKE, silly. A joke. Like MacOS 9 "SMP Enabled." Or Windows 98 actually staying UP for those 200+ days for it to crash. Just a joke.
The Gimp: For children? You massochistic
But for those who really want to know about old apps on OS X, it has a compatability layer (aka it boots MacOS 9 into a window then hides it, stealing the output from it and sending input to it). Now, of course, this takes twice the RAM and if one "Classic" app crashes, well, the rest can go with them, just like the wonderful current OS (that I'm posting from).
No, I can't wait. And I installed Darwin. And I can wait on that... Ick. No video acceleration yet.
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Yup, it looks almost exactly like Outlook. And I'll bet that it's probably a design goal because guess what they're trying to do: get Windows users to switch to Linux and still be comfortable, albet with a stable OS. Easy way to do it? Make everything look familar. The major stumbling block to moving organizations to Linux is the learning curve; which, with the use of runlevel 5 and utilities like this, is significantly less than dropping Bill and Co. to a shell prompt.
When my wife first got a shell prompt after E crashed the first words out of her mouth echoed those of thousands of other computer newbies.
"Ok, now what?"
That said, this is probably a very good step forward. As long as it doesn't crash X. =)
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a h knight at p o box dot com
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