Hehe, kinda reminds me of my experience with the dreadful Amiga GUI. I never understood why I had to use the 2nd mouse button for selecting menu items. All the first button seemed to do was allow me to move the entire screen content offscreen and let me look at a solid background color...
I'd love to use Bochs simply because it is non-MS open source ware. But a performance comparison between VPC 6 and the latest Bochs release made me buy VPC. The difference is *huge*. Sadly, I can't imagine how Bochs could ever gain enough speed to be a real contender.
I agree that it is a good thing sendmail is not enabled by default.
But why do they include it in the first place? They could include postfix instead which is known to be much more secure. (As I do not want to start an MTA war here: yes, they might as well go for qmail, which is also known to be more secure than sendmail.)
Seems like Ericsson now provides all those cool features that made having a Newton so exciting. Reminds me of the software that turned a Newt into a remote control for Sony CD Players and a couple of other things.
It's not about Aqua but about the admin tools. Setting up a customized QuickTime streaming server is just so much easier on X Server than on Linux. Note: I have not yet tried that setting up QTSS on Linux but tried on Solaris *once*. I won't try again.;)
That might be a benefit for a lot of users. But what if you do not have more than 25 clients and do not want to constantly buy new versions?
What I want from a server OS is, that it is safe and easy to maintain. I don't want to buy a new version (that looks different and behaves differently) every year, I want support.
Sun will be releasing Solaris 2.6 patches for at least another 2 years - and 2.6 was sold in the mid 90s. Apple is not even supporting their 10.1 releases anymore. If Apple kept up their good work *and* started delivering decent support, I'd stop complaining at once. But I don't see that happen...
If you've bought Mac OS X Server 1.0 and a G4 Server afterwards, you'd go for "Evil. Really evil".
For those who don't know: Mac OS X Server cost around $600 (in Europe). If you wanted to use it on your new PowerMac G4, you had to buy the, er, "update" to 1.2. Which cost around $600, as did the retail version. If you bought a new dual processor G4 after that, you had to buy the update to 1.2.1. Which cost, you guessed it, $600.
I bailed out before that and bought a Sun box instead. It runs Solaris 8 which will still be supported for another couple of years. No, there are no patches for Mac OS X Server versions older than a year.
I don't know about the update path from Mac OS X Server 1.2.1 to 10.0, but I do know that the "update" from 10.1.x to 10.2 costs around $650.
You want a shred of evidence? Fine, have a look at the iPod's copyright screen. Big Pixo logo there. Another shred? Here you can read about the iPod Pixo connection, too. And here. But if you want more than a shred, why don't you have a look at the Pixo OS? Yep, looks like the iPod's OS.:)
There was also GreatWorks. Apple used to bundle it to the first Performa series.
I think it sucked. Personally, I bought Claris Works 4.0 second hand and have used it ever since. Runs beautifully with 10.2.3, albeit in Classic mode.
In order to get to other worlds we need better technology. Better technology does not grow on trees, it must be created. Without a manned space program we will not create that technology [...]
On the other hand, you could argue that better technology has to be created by educated people. People can only be educated if schools have books. And as a matter of fact, quite a couple of schools do not have *any* money for books.
So. Why spend a fortune on a couple of astronauts idling in orbit while the same amount of money could probably buy all the books the schools on our planet need?
No, it would *not* be cool, since you wouldn't be able to make a single phone call anymore. And at least to that is what a phone should be all about...
Does it really make a difference to publishing pros if Quark XPress is finally available on Mac OS X or not? I can hardly imagine that everybody is only waiting for Quark so they can switch to X.
What about existing workflows and applications for scanning, printing, ripping etc. that either don't exist on X or cost a fortune to update I can imagine that the inevitable switch from Photoshop 5.x to Photoshop 7 might prevent a couple of companies to do so.
Now, if Apple starts delivering OS X-only Macs, what exactly are OS 9-based companies going to do? They can't buy new fast Macs, as they are not supporting OS 9. It might well be cheaper to switch to Windows... Dangerous game, Apple.
I would be feeling pretty good, knowing that by merely buying a product I wanted to have for a long time anyway, I also help the tiny Newton community.
Yep, being the 300th buyer should earn you an achievement award.:)
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Prizes for Unsanity software? No. What they deserve are prizies. ;)
Hehe, kinda reminds me of my experience with the dreadful Amiga GUI. I never understood why I had to use the 2nd mouse button for selecting menu items. All the first button seemed to do was allow me to move the entire screen content offscreen and let me look at a solid background color...
I'd love to use Bochs simply because it is non-MS open source ware. But a performance comparison between VPC 6 and the latest Bochs release made me buy VPC. The difference is *huge*. Sadly, I can't imagine how Bochs could ever gain enough speed to be a real contender.
I agree that it is a good thing sendmail is not enabled by default.
But why do they include it in the first place? They could include postfix instead which is known to be much more secure. (As I do not want to start an MTA war here: yes, they might as well go for qmail, which is also known to be more secure than sendmail.)
Driver. I want Driver on OS X. Driver! Driver! Driver! ;)
What does it have that gvim or emacs doesn't that is worth $150?
:)
Ease of use.
Seems like Ericsson now provides all those cool features that made having a Newton so exciting. Reminds me of the software that turned a Newt into a remote control for Sony CD Players and a couple of other things.
It's not about Aqua but about the admin tools. Setting up a customized QuickTime streaming server is just so much easier on X Server than on Linux. ;)
Note: I have not yet tried that setting up QTSS on Linux but tried on Solaris *once*. I won't try again.
That might be a benefit for a lot of users. But what if you do not have more than 25 clients and do not want to constantly buy new versions?
What I want from a server OS is, that it is safe and easy to maintain. I don't want to buy a new version (that looks different and behaves differently) every year, I want support.
Sun will be releasing Solaris 2.6 patches for at least another 2 years - and 2.6 was sold in the mid 90s. Apple is not even supporting their 10.1 releases anymore. If Apple kept up their good work *and* started delivering decent support, I'd stop complaining at once. But I don't see that happen...
If you've bought Mac OS X Server 1.0 and a G4 Server afterwards, you'd go for "Evil. Really evil".
For those who don't know: Mac OS X Server cost around $600 (in Europe). If you wanted to use it on your new PowerMac G4, you had to buy the, er, "update" to 1.2. Which cost around $600, as did the retail version. If you bought a new dual processor G4 after that, you had to buy the update to 1.2.1. Which cost, you guessed it, $600.
I bailed out before that and bought a Sun box instead. It runs Solaris 8 which will still be supported for another couple of years. No, there are no patches for Mac OS X Server versions older than a year.
I don't know about the update path from Mac OS X Server 1.2.1 to 10.0, but I do know that the "update" from 10.1.x to 10.2 costs around $650.
Evil. Clearly evil.
You want a shred of evidence? Fine, have a look at the iPod's copyright screen. Big Pixo logo there. :)
Another shred? Here you can read about the iPod Pixo connection, too. And here.
But if you want more than a shred, why don't you have a look at the Pixo OS? Yep, looks like the iPod's OS.
There was also GreatWorks. Apple used to bundle it to the first Performa series.
I think it sucked. Personally, I bought Claris Works 4.0 second hand and have used it ever since. Runs beautifully with 10.2.3, albeit in Classic mode.
It is PowerPoint-compatible - what did you expect? ;-)
OmniWeb actually has a Preferences setting that automatically sends new windows behind the current one. Very nice, indeed. :)
In order to get to other worlds we need better technology. Better technology does not grow on trees, it must be created. Without a manned space program we will not create that technology [...]
On the other hand, you could argue that better technology has to be created by educated people. People can only be educated if schools have books. And as a matter of fact, quite a couple of schools do not have *any* money for books.
So. Why spend a fortune on a couple of astronauts idling in orbit while the same amount of money could probably buy all the books the schools on our planet need?
There must be some ASCII pr0n that fits in two lines... :)
No, it would *not* be cool, since you wouldn't be able to make a single phone call anymore. And at least to that is what a phone should be all about...
Does it really make a difference to publishing pros if Quark XPress is finally available on Mac OS X or not? I can hardly imagine that everybody is only waiting for Quark so they can switch to X.
What about existing workflows and applications for scanning, printing, ripping etc. that either don't exist on X or cost a fortune to update I can imagine that the inevitable switch from Photoshop 5.x to Photoshop 7 might prevent a couple of companies to do so.
Now, if Apple starts delivering OS X-only Macs, what exactly are OS 9-based companies going to do? They can't buy new fast Macs, as they are not supporting OS 9. It might well be cheaper to switch to Windows... Dangerous game, Apple.
That's what we have Slashdock for.
This bug has been announced in Usenet about two weeks ago, so I guess Apple probably has several hundred reports on the issue.
Send more, maybe that speeds up the repair process. >;->
You could not note this bug before, because it was introduced in 10.2.2. Let's hope it will be gone in 10.2.3.
Just use one of the millions of internet service provicers where you get a different dynamic IP every time you connect. That's hell for statistics. :)
Sounds like a sequel to The Brave Little Toaster - but the producers said there was not going to be any. Tough luck for your oven, pal. ;)
I would be feeling pretty good, knowing that by merely buying a product I wanted to have for a long time anyway, I also help the tiny Newton community.
:)
Yep, being the 300th buyer should earn you an achievement award.
I don't have Mail.app anymore, so as an example file, Backup.app must do for now. :)
.app-Folders and look for "Info.plist". Inside that XML-File it finds
If an updater finds multiple files named "Backup.app" it could dig into the
<key>CFBundleIdentifier</key>
<string>com.apple.Backup</string>
and
<key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
<string>1.1</string>
Now all the installer has to know is, which version(s) of the files with the right Bundle Identifier string can be updatet.