So do you watch ESPN? ABC? If you do you're not boycotting them. Many radio stations and magazines are owned by Disney as well. They are not easy to avoid. I won't pretend I'm all holy. I still watch ESPN, but if ever called upon by Nielson Ratings I have never watched ESPN.
Apple also had an X Client as well. I found both the CD's in a drawer in the SysAdmin's office. I should borrow them sometime and get it installed on my old 9500, but with YellowDog out and my lack of time I don't think it will happen anytime soon.
Maybe I"m getting old, but I remember something called Sterno - Heat in a Can. The Sterno website is pretty sparse. Perhaps some other aging geek remembers it.
I haven't installed the new Gnome packages (lack of sleep and time) but you should be able to use Alien to change the RPMS or tarballs into a DEB. Try searching for Alien on Freshmeat.net
If this has the effect the RIAA wants then I say fine.* If the RIAA kills NetStations I won't have any easy way to hear music without buying it first (which is what they want), or jumping through the hoops of finding a song on IRC or OpenNap. When that happens I'm going Southeast Asia on the RIAA. Yes, I will run a pirating ring in my spare time. I'm fucking fed up with the bullshit they feed us. If they're going to take the law into their own hands so will I. And if by some odd chance KNAC.com or SnakeNet Metal Radio go down then it's full out war.
How much damage can I do to the RIAA before getting caught is the real question. One person may not make the RIAA notice, but imagine how much pirated music you could give away to a campus full of college aged kids. Let's see... 100 CD-R's == $30 1 CD-R MP3's ~~ 100 songs || 10 Albums So with $30 and some time I can seed quite a number of people with quite a few MP3's. The only restriction? Share the music with others.
Sounds like my campus, but we got screwed two ways. Our campus is small, and it had a weak signal, so weak that it couldn't even reach all of campus. So what does the FCC do? They shut it done. Might cause interference you know. Now Live365, who KSUN was streaming through is having problems. Now this. So long KSUN. I always thought our greedy school administration would take you out long after I graduated.
That's true, but I'd wager most of the businesses (especially with the BSA thugs around) are paying for support with their Windoes liscense. How good the support is should be a topic of a whole new story.
The machine that's freezing isn't an AMD system. I haven't tried passing the mem=nopentium to the box with the AMD chip yet, but that could have been the cause of the only lockup I ever experienced on that machine. The box that locks up regularly is a Pentium II 300 with 256 MB of RAM, a Voodoo3 2000 AGP, some soundblaster (32 maybe) ISA card, and a Hauppauge WinTV-Stereo. I've had the lockups with a different soundcard, and without the Hauppauge card. Problem has been driving me nuts for over a year, and I get no closer to a solution:(
Just because you don't have those programs doesn't mean that others don't use them. Face it: MS has Mac Users by the balls. With one (highly unlikely) decision Apple could be harmed.
No it's because the Finder is not optimized at all. Applications run fast in OS X, but the desktop file functions seem slow.
I seemed to notice that too, but thought I was imagining things. Nice to know I'm still somewhat lucid:P
You don't think that yellow window title bar in BeOS was brightly colored? I liked Be OS a lot, used to run it on my PowerComputing clone.
It was brightly colored, just not brightly colored and rendered with quartz!
I like your hardware choices. I'm going to be ordering a ATI Radeon All-In-Wonder to use in Linux. I currently have two of the Voodoo2 cards, a whole slug of tulip cards like the lne100tx, and two SoundBlaster's. I tell you, nice hardware makes a difference. Now if I could only figure out what's causing my system freezes in Linux...
Besides, as far as I know, most drivers are not written by the OS company (in the case of Microsoft and Apple) but by the hardware developers themselves. I think the same would be true with OS X for x86.
Yes, but why would a company want to pay developers to make drivers for an OS that doesn't have 90+% of the desktop market? That is one of the problems facing Linux hardware support. Apple would no doubt have an easier time, but they'd still have to convince the manufactuers it would be worth the cost.
I don't think the Mac is only about visual appeal. Sure it looked nice, but it was the fluidity and ease of use that came with the MacOS that made it shine. I think Apple could have something that wasn't as flashy like BeOS' interface and still make a good OS. Apple has just used the visual appeal as a way to attract attention while at the same time justifying an expensive hardware upgrade to thier customers.
I figured most of the sluggishness was due to Aqua. It's a slick interface (way to brightly colored for my liking), but a little heavy as well. BeOS was meant for multimedia and it didn't need anything like Quartz or Aqua to look good. I think Apple would do well to remember that eye candy isn't worth it if overall functionality and speed is affected.
What the fuck. I'll feed a troll. What are the top 3 applications for Mac (Classic or X)? IE, Office, and most likely Photoshop. Hmm, seems like two of those programs, often considered essential, are from MS. It doesn't matter if MS only makes one app for Mac. What matters is the number of people who use it.
>You don't have to worry about an odd mix of
>hardware or bios problems that are responsible
>for a number of woes on x86
in the early 90's, maybe, but certainly not these days.
Hardware is much better these days, yes. Still, run out and look at how much crappy hardware is still made. Cheap USB devices, scanners, printers, video cards, and sound cards. Standardizing on a few models would be good, but very few in the x86 world have similar setups, and not everybody buys quality hardware.
Hardware support also has not been an issue for MS. Why should it be for Apple?
For the same reason it is hard for Linux: there's lots of hardware which means lots of money | time | spec sharing needs to go into supporting each piece of hardware.
Yeah and lots of oh so cool CNET et.al. reporters would get the $50 version and constantly whine about it.
I certainly hope not! If Apple were to do this I would expect them to push the supported version every chance they get. If they had even 25% of the desktop market support could be very lucrative.
if OS X is restricted (read: bundled) to "standardized" hardware (like Dell, Gateway, etc.) then the hardware problems go away.
True, but Apple doesn't have many configurations to begin with. There are just too many configurations among even Dell and Gateway for Apple to deal with at this point. The only way I can see it happening is if OS X were to be installed on a special model only.
Sadly, you are right about MS having all the apps.
OS X on Intel just wouldn't have the same experience. When you buy an Apple machine you know that the OS is well tuned to run on that hardware. You don't have to worry about an odd mix of hardware or bios problems that are responsible for a number of woes on x86.
I think the only way for OS X to be viable on x86 is with different pricing. Say something like $50 for no support, but $150 with support. That way way nerds like us can play around with a leet OS cheaply, while those who need support would make up for lost hardware profits.
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So do you watch ESPN? ABC? If you do you're not boycotting them. Many radio stations and magazines are owned by Disney as well. They are not easy to avoid. I won't pretend I'm all holy. I still watch ESPN, but if ever called upon by Nielson Ratings I have never watched ESPN.
Apple also had an X Client as well. I found both the CD's in a drawer in the SysAdmin's office. I should borrow them sometime and get it installed on my old 9500, but with YellowDog out and my lack of time I don't think it will happen anytime soon.
Try looking at Drip http://drip.sourceforge.net/ and dvd::rip http://www.exit1.org/dvdrip/
Skimming Freshmeat.net is a good idea whenever you need an app.
Maybe I"m getting old, but I remember something called Sterno - Heat in a Can. The Sterno website is pretty sparse. Perhaps some other aging geek remembers it.
I haven't installed the new Gnome packages (lack of sleep and time) but you should be able to use Alien to change the RPMS or tarballs into a DEB. Try searching for Alien on Freshmeat.net
If this has the effect the RIAA wants then I say fine.* If the RIAA kills NetStations I won't have any easy way to hear music without buying it first (which is what they want), or jumping through the hoops of finding a song on IRC or OpenNap. When that happens I'm going Southeast Asia on the RIAA. Yes, I will run a pirating ring in my spare time. I'm fucking fed up with the bullshit they feed us. If they're going to take the law into their own hands so will I. And if by some odd chance KNAC.com or SnakeNet Metal Radio go down then it's full out war.
How much damage can I do to the RIAA before getting caught is the real question. One person may not make the RIAA notice, but imagine how much pirated music you could give away to a campus full of college aged kids. Let's see...
100 CD-R's == $30
1 CD-R MP3's ~~ 100 songs || 10 Albums
So with $30 and some time I can seed quite a number of people with quite a few MP3's. The only restriction? Share the music with others.
Sounds like my campus, but we got screwed two ways. Our campus is small, and it had a weak signal, so weak that it couldn't even reach all of campus. So what does the FCC do? They shut it done. Might cause interference you know. Now Live365, who KSUN was streaming through is having problems. Now this. So long KSUN. I always thought our greedy school administration would take you out long after I graduated.
Soon we can protect our computers from drive by shootings! Why, I just lost my third i386 to one last week.
Under the section "Robotics": ... 2010
40% of paid workforce will be women (worldwide)
Is he saying that robots will enslave women by paying them? I fail to see what the hell this guy is thinking.
That's true, but I'd wager most of the businesses (especially with the BSA thugs around) are paying for support with their Windoes liscense. How good the support is should be a topic of a whole new story.
The machine that's freezing isn't an AMD system. I haven't tried passing the mem=nopentium to the box with the AMD chip yet, but that could have been the cause of the only lockup I ever experienced on that machine. The box that locks up regularly is a Pentium II 300 with 256 MB of RAM, a Voodoo3 2000 AGP, some soundblaster (32 maybe) ISA card, and a Hauppauge WinTV-Stereo. I've had the lockups with a different soundcard, and without the Hauppauge card. Problem has been driving me nuts for over a year, and I get no closer to a solution :(
Just because you don't have those programs doesn't mean that others don't use them. Face it: MS has Mac Users by the balls. With one (highly unlikely) decision Apple could be harmed.
No it's because the Finder is not optimized at all. Applications run fast in OS X, but the desktop file functions seem slow. :P
I seemed to notice that too, but thought I was imagining things. Nice to know I'm still somewhat lucid
You don't think that yellow window title bar in BeOS was brightly colored? I liked Be OS a lot, used to run it on my PowerComputing clone.
It was brightly colored, just not brightly colored and rendered with quartz!
I like your hardware choices. I'm going to be ordering a ATI Radeon All-In-Wonder to use in Linux. I currently have two of the Voodoo2 cards, a whole slug of tulip cards like the lne100tx, and two SoundBlaster's. I tell you, nice hardware makes a difference. Now if I could only figure out what's causing my system freezes in Linux...
Besides, as far as I know, most drivers are not written by the OS company (in the case of Microsoft and Apple) but by the hardware developers themselves. I think the same would be true with OS X for x86.
Yes, but why would a company want to pay developers to make drivers for an OS that doesn't have 90+% of the desktop market? That is one of the problems facing Linux hardware support. Apple would no doubt have an easier time, but they'd still have to convince the manufactuers it would be worth the cost.
I don't think the Mac is only about visual appeal. Sure it looked nice, but it was the fluidity and ease of use that came with the MacOS that made it shine. I think Apple could have something that wasn't as flashy like BeOS' interface and still make a good OS. Apple has just used the visual appeal as a way to attract attention while at the same time justifying an expensive hardware upgrade to thier customers.
I figured most of the sluggishness was due to Aqua. It's a slick interface (way to brightly colored for my liking), but a little heavy as well. BeOS was meant for multimedia and it didn't need anything like Quartz or Aqua to look good. I think Apple would do well to remember that eye candy isn't worth it if overall functionality and speed is affected.
What the fuck. I'll feed a troll. What are the top 3 applications for Mac (Classic or X)? IE, Office, and most likely Photoshop. Hmm, seems like two of those programs, often considered essential, are from MS. It doesn't matter if MS only makes one app for Mac. What matters is the number of people who use it.
Try again.
Hardware is much better these days, yes. Still, run out and look at how much crappy hardware is still made. Cheap USB devices, scanners, printers, video cards, and sound cards. Standardizing on a few models would be good, but very few in the x86 world have similar setups, and not everybody buys quality hardware.
Agreed. OS X wouldn't just run on any old system. I'm thinking mainly Athlon & P4's with 256MB+ of RAM.
On an off topic tangent... Does anybody know how much OS X can be optimized? Are there still significant speed improvements to be made?
Hardware support also has not been an issue for MS. Why should it be for Apple?
For the same reason it is hard for Linux: there's lots of hardware which means lots of money | time | spec sharing needs to go into supporting each piece of hardware.
Yeah and lots of oh so cool CNET et.al. reporters would get the $50 version and constantly whine about it.
I certainly hope not! If Apple were to do this I would expect them to push the supported version every chance they get. If they had even 25% of the desktop market support could be very lucrative.
if OS X is restricted (read: bundled) to "standardized" hardware (like Dell, Gateway, etc.) then the hardware problems go away.
True, but Apple doesn't have many configurations to begin with. There are just too many configurations among even Dell and Gateway for Apple to deal with at this point. The only way I can see it happening is if OS X were to be installed on a special model only.
Sadly, you are right about MS having all the apps.
Another Cringely story? I know you're busy and all, but can't we get a Cringely icon if all his stories get posted here?
OS X on Intel just wouldn't have the same experience. When you buy an Apple machine you know that the OS is well tuned to run on that hardware. You don't have to worry about an odd mix of hardware or bios problems that are responsible for a number of woes on x86.
I think the only way for OS X to be viable on x86 is with different pricing. Say something like $50 for no support, but $150 with support. That way way nerds like us can play around with a leet OS cheaply, while those who need support would make up for lost hardware profits.