/. at its worst. The entire discussion is garbage. Was the article posted here because people are interested or because it would raise people's hackles? This is what/. needs to move away from.
That's a valid opinion. I like to tinker with my system as well, that's why I have NetBSD running on my second box, of course when I need to get some work done, I use MacOS 8.6.
>2) Apple's ONLY crown jewel these days is >Quicktime. Thats it. Mac OS is no longer unique, >there are MANY windowing environemts now. The >Newton, they killed it.
Yes there are many windowing environments available, there just aren't very many GOOD ones. I look at it this way, if you want to spend hundreds of hours screwing around with your desktop to get it to look like the bridge of the Enterprise, have fun. Personally, I have work to do.
Uh-huh, that's why all these models/actresses are rushing to have their implants removed, because there aren't any health effects. Just because no one has found any evidence doesn't mean that there isn't any to be found. So what was the "it" in "it just doesn't happen?"
Actually, the Macintosh XL (eXtra Large) was the Lisa reborn. The 128 was it's own beast and ran a different operating system. The 128 was smaller than the Lisa and the XL and had a smaller screen.
Well then, go build it. Why does is piss you off that not everyone wants to build their own PC? If you don't like the price/performance of the iMac, don't buy one! The iMac was designed to be a friendly computing appliance for people who interests lie other places than computing. Why does that threaten so many people around here. You don't like WebTV? We live in a purportedly free market economy so wote with your dollars, buy (I know, I know, you can build, blah, blah, blah) something else.
Sorry to vent it's just that slashdot hosts a lot of really intelligent discussion, unfortunately it's always diluted by teenage male posturing.
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/. at its worst. The entire discussion is garbage. Was the article posted here because people are interested or because it would raise people's hackles? This is what /. needs to move away from.
cheers,
Matthew Reilly
That's a valid opinion. I like to tinker with my system as well, that's why I have NetBSD running on my second box, of course when I need to get some work done, I use MacOS 8.6.
cheers,
Matthew Reilly
>2) Apple's ONLY crown jewel these days is
>Quicktime. Thats it. Mac OS is no longer unique,
>there are MANY windowing environemts now. The
>Newton, they killed it.
Yes there are many windowing environments available, there just aren't very many GOOD ones. I look at it this way, if you want to spend hundreds of hours screwing around with your desktop to get it to look like the bridge of the Enterprise, have fun. Personally, I have work to do.
cheers,
Matthew Reilly
Uh-huh, that's why all these models/actresses are rushing to have their implants removed, because there aren't any health effects. Just because no one has found any evidence doesn't mean that there isn't any to be found. So what was the "it" in "it just doesn't happen?"
cheers,
Matthew
Did you read any of the above before posting? They only licensed the codec, they didn't buy it.
Jeez,
mjr
Actually, the Macintosh XL (eXtra Large) was the Lisa reborn. The 128 was it's own beast and ran a different operating system. The 128 was smaller than the Lisa and the XL and had a smaller screen.
"I can build a...blah, blah, blah...
Well then, go build it. Why does is piss you off that not everyone wants to build their own PC? If you don't like the price/performance of the iMac, don't buy one! The iMac was designed to be a friendly computing appliance for people who interests lie other places than computing. Why does that threaten so many people around here. You don't like WebTV? We live in a purportedly free market economy so wote with your dollars, buy (I know, I know, you can build, blah, blah, blah) something else.
Sorry to vent it's just that slashdot hosts a lot of really intelligent discussion, unfortunately it's always diluted by teenage male posturing.
So, sub-moronic they're flying off the shelves.
Please, grow up.
Better yet, don't. The thought of you reproducing creeps me out.