If QT is C++ in origin, then why isn't it COCOAized?
Remember, Carbon is for porting old OS 9 apps easily to OS X. It is based on C. Cocoa is the "real deal" for OS X, and is based on C++. It just seems more logical that they would port QT to Cocoa, not Carbon.
I think this is great - it's always good to have the toolkits that we all know and love on MacOS X.
While this is good for porting, unless it's ported as a true "localized toolkit" then it's not of much use. Take for example, GTK+ which works under MacOS X. Without an X server running to display everything on, it won't do much good.
What would really be icing on the cake is a translator of sorts, or porting the toolkit directly to MacOS X so that the same functions, etc. would transparently call MacOS X/Quartz functions.
These people obviously HAVE an interest in computers, or the gentleman running that program wouldn't have bothered. I'm not saying we should send computers and parts to people that don't have them who might not want them, as you speculate. But programs such as this obviously came about because someone had an interest...
Same thing with the schools in Africa that are trying this same approach - gathering up anything and everything they can that us spoiled folks take for granted and consider "junk."
I know that I'd rather see a student in an under-developed use my old gear than have it sit in my closet to impress my friends with how much old crap I've got laying around.
Is there a site online where you can see various places like this that could benefit from the donation of old parts and computers?
I'm sure we all have 486's and RAM and old drives and God knows what else laying around that's more or less "worthless" to us, but would make all the difference to students in need!
Exactly... You can use http://four11.com to search for names and addresses and MapQuest for directions to the address as well as aerial photos. Terraserver is another example. It's a little scary, really.
- United States Postal Service
- Internet Fraud Center
- FBI
- Discover Card
- Ebay
- Billpoint
- PayPal
This guy is currently wishing he never heard of me, with several charges levelled against him, including:
- Mail fraud
- Credit card fraud
- Grand larceny
- Plus the fact this was all interstate, making it worse.
I also tracked his ass down using every known resource on the Internet, and ended up with his home address, home phone, AERIAL PHOTOS OF HIS HOUSE and more...
Needless to say, my money has been safely returned and he's in a world of shit. Sorry, asshole.
I use it everyday as my primary OS and I find it to be stable and fully functional, and damned cool to be able run everything I want to.
Sure it has a few bugs here and there still, but the progress is great and the updates frequent, if not a little too much on the "big production" side.
I just bought an 867MHz QuickSilver G4 and it flat-out smokes. Keep in mind too that MacOS X v10.1 is due out next month, which promises major speed improvements, which have already been confirmed through leaked Puma builds.
Don't guage a Mac solely on MacOS X - at least until next month...;)
This has to be one of the silliest things I've heard in a long time.
I don't begrudge them the fact that they wish to release it as a commercial application - hell, we all have to make money... I recently "Closed Sourced" a program of mine as well.
But releasing a game featuring, and based on the Linux mascot for Windows only? Umm... That's just weird. Especially since a Linux port already exists. What does this say about the "Linux market?"
Matrox has been busy on the Mac front...
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Matrox has also been very busy with the Matrox RTMac product for the Macintosh. It's seriously neat, allowing for great video editing since it lets you work with three layers of video and graphics in real time and create broadcast-quality effects instantly without waiting for any rendering... Transitions, fades, wipes, composites, titling... Seriously sweet.
I still have my slide rule from childhood... I got it because it looked cool and seemed pretty useful and I wanted to learn it. Pretty simple, and really neat actually.
In mechanical drawing, you really learn how powerful not only slide rules, but normal, scaled (triangular) rulers can be. For example, to divide a distance into equal parts, just line up "0" with the beginning of the distance, then tilt the ruler down a ways. Make check marks at each centimeter/inch mark along the ruler's edge. Now take your T-square and triangle, line up the last mark with the end of your distance to establish your angle. Just slide your triangle over to each check mark and transpose that to your distance... Voila - evenly broken up along it's length into as many parts as you wanted... (It's easier to show this than explain it)
I wanted to buy a Mac, and it was a hard decision between the uebercool Cube and the more mainstream G4 Tower. It was all in the details...
The Cube comes in a 450/500MHz version, which is comparable to the G4 Tower... Before the current crop of 466/533/733MHz models were released. The newer models feature 133MHz RAM/bus, gigbit Ethernet, 4x AGP and other slightly enhanced items.
With the pricing the way it was, it made a lot more sense to get a G4 Tower in the latest flavor, and in the end, have room to add in features. I'm planning on using the Mac for video editing, and the prospect of adding drives in a RAID or a video processing card (like the RTMac from Matrox) was all too likely.
The price/performance/expandability of the Cube just couldn't compare to the G4 Tower, and in the end - like others have said, it came down to "style" vs. having a real tool. I still want a Cube. I'd buy one if the price came down a few hundred dollars. I'm sure I can find a use for it even if it's not my primary system.
So, I ended up getting a G4 Tower w/466MHz G4, 256MB RAM, 30GB drive - with the 133MHz bus/RAM, gigabit Ethernet for $1500. A Cube at 450MHz, 64MB RAM, 20GB drive - with a 100MHz bus/RAM and "only" 10/100 Ethernet and a slower AGP slot was $1000-1200. Both have the same ATI Rage Pro AGP video card. For $300 more, the Tower makes a LOT more sense.
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Cocoa and Carbon will run at the same speed, regardless. They both run under MacOS X. However Cocoa does not run under MacOS 9...
Yeah, my bad... It is Objective C, not C++
Remember, Carbon is for porting old OS 9 apps easily to OS X. It is based on C. Cocoa is the "real deal" for OS X, and is based on C++. It just seems more logical that they would port QT to Cocoa, not Carbon.
While this is good for porting, unless it's ported as a true "localized toolkit" then it's not of much use. Take for example, GTK+ which works under MacOS X. Without an X server running to display everything on, it won't do much good.
What would really be icing on the cake is a translator of sorts, or porting the toolkit directly to MacOS X so that the same functions, etc. would transparently call MacOS X/Quartz functions.
Remember, Quartz/Aqua isn't X.
Same thing with the schools in Africa that are trying this same approach - gathering up anything and everything they can that us spoiled folks take for granted and consider "junk."
I know that I'd rather see a student in an under-developed use my old gear than have it sit in my closet to impress my friends with how much old crap I've got laying around.
Is there a site online where you can see various places like this that could benefit from the donation of old parts and computers?
I'm sure we all have 486's and RAM and old drives and God knows what else laying around that's more or less "worthless" to us, but would make all the difference to students in need!
Something that broad and that dangerous will never pass...
I complained to AOL about him as well...
The results were that he was banned from Ebay, and his AOL address no longer works, so either he changed his screen name or he's gone.
Exactly... You can use http://four11.com to search for names and addresses and MapQuest for directions to the address as well as aerial photos. Terraserver is another example. It's a little scary, really.
I reported him to the following agencies:
- United States Postal Service
- Internet Fraud Center
- FBI
- Discover Card
- Ebay
- Billpoint
- PayPal
This guy is currently wishing he never heard of me, with several charges levelled against him, including:
- Mail fraud
- Credit card fraud
- Grand larceny
- Plus the fact this was all interstate, making it worse.
I also tracked his ass down using every known resource on the Internet, and ended up with his home address, home phone, AERIAL PHOTOS OF HIS HOUSE and more...
Needless to say, my money has been safely returned and he's in a world of shit. Sorry, asshole.
Sure it has a few bugs here and there still, but the progress is great and the updates frequent, if not a little too much on the "big production" side.
It works just fine on my setup...
I don't see FireWire getting replaced by USB 2.0 any time soon, if ever. What's the point? USB 2.0 is not THAT much faster to warrant retooling.
It will speed up scanners, cheap webcams and other such things though. As for your keyboard, well, if you can type THAT fast... Upgrade!
Don't guage a Mac solely on MacOS X - at least until next month... ;)
You asshole, it's totally ontopic.
My poor Linux box is a dual 166MHz Classic Pentium... But then, it doesn't NEED an upgrade, either.
I don't begrudge them the fact that they wish to release it as a commercial application - hell, we all have to make money... I recently "Closed Sourced" a program of mine as well.
But releasing a game featuring, and based on the Linux mascot for Windows only? Umm... That's just weird. Especially since a Linux port already exists. What does this say about the "Linux market?"
So much for Bluetooth, eh?
Matrox has also been very busy with the Matrox RTMac product for the Macintosh. It's seriously neat, allowing for great video editing since it lets you work with three layers of video and graphics in real time and create broadcast-quality effects instantly without waiting for any rendering... Transitions, fades, wipes, composites, titling... Seriously sweet.
Here's to a good partnership!
Ever try Taco Bell hot sauce on metals? It works! It actually cleans tarnish and funk off of silver and such.
Unless they have a registered trademark or patent, there's not a whole lot they can do.
Not to mention all the crap that keeps crashing into Mars. ;)
In mechanical drawing, you really learn how powerful not only slide rules, but normal, scaled (triangular) rulers can be. For example, to divide a distance into equal parts, just line up "0" with the beginning of the distance, then tilt the ruler down a ways. Make check marks at each centimeter/inch mark along the ruler's edge. Now take your T-square and triangle, line up the last mark with the end of your distance to establish your angle. Just slide your triangle over to each check mark and transpose that to your distance... Voila - evenly broken up along it's length into as many parts as you wanted... (It's easier to show this than explain it)
The Cube comes in a 450/500MHz version, which is comparable to the G4 Tower... Before the current crop of 466/533/733MHz models were released. The newer models feature 133MHz RAM/bus, gigbit Ethernet, 4x AGP and other slightly enhanced items.
With the pricing the way it was, it made a lot more sense to get a G4 Tower in the latest flavor, and in the end, have room to add in features. I'm planning on using the Mac for video editing, and the prospect of adding drives in a RAID or a video processing card (like the RTMac from Matrox) was all too likely.
The price/performance/expandability of the Cube just couldn't compare to the G4 Tower, and in the end - like others have said, it came down to "style" vs. having a real tool. I still want a Cube. I'd buy one if the price came down a few hundred dollars. I'm sure I can find a use for it even if it's not my primary system.
So, I ended up getting a G4 Tower w/466MHz G4, 256MB RAM, 30GB drive - with the 133MHz bus/RAM, gigabit Ethernet for $1500. A Cube at 450MHz, 64MB RAM, 20GB drive - with a 100MHz bus/RAM and "only" 10/100 Ethernet and a slower AGP slot was $1000-1200. Both have the same ATI Rage Pro AGP video card. For $300 more, the Tower makes a LOT more sense.