Oh, come on. They're protecting their investment, here. The purpose of this is to keep OS X from being used on non-Apple-built computers. That's not going to impede you from doing anything you'd normally want to do on an Apple computer.
And, at that point, the focus of iPod-style devices will shift even farther from capacity and on to small size, innovative features, and neato software (iPod mini, anyone?).
Not basing this on scientific evidence or anything, but chances are the ATRAC3 decoder is on the chipset, and an MP3 encoder is absent altogether. So, sorry, but chances are there won't be an easy way to play MP3s on this thing without converting them to ATRAC3 files first.
They're referring to set-up and maintenance of Linux workstations, networks, clusters, etc.
Unless you're one of Red Hat or the like, yeah, it's pretty difficult to make money developing Linux =P
That has got to be one of the most awesome "mods" (I guess you could call it that;) ) that I've ever seen. Great work.
By the way, do you have access to the mouse/keyboard, or do you function totally through the remote?
Oh, I don't think OS X is a poor choice, at all. I do, however, think it likely that Apple streamlined the OS to remove eye candy and other features that wouldn't be particularly pertinent to the cluster.
I wouldn't find it all that unlikely that they shipped with a specially-made version of OS X. Perhaps not a Panther pre-release version, but I don't think Apple would just slap 10.2.7 on all these computers (whose performance needs to be very high, as I'm sure Apple would love the advertising).
I've done something like this
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But, of course, thanks to awesomeness of my calc professor, you had to work massive algebra and calculus problems to find the next checkpoint. And, naturally, it was over not just Los Angeles, but all of LA County.
Not a single person in the class (about 90) won.
That might be because you have to compile it first, using a compiler that will work with PowerPC code (easiest way, of course, is to compile on a mac).
*coughdoltcough*
Well, my 2.4 megapixel Canon serves my purposes just fine. Frankly, I don't see how the human eye could even detect the enhanced quality of an 8-megapixel picture, unless it was very heavily blown up after it was taken.
So, yeah, I'm not gonna be paying the money for this one.
This may be perhaps one of the most off-topic posts of all time. As much as I support gay rights and whatnot, stick to the topic at hand:)
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The PPC Processors work very well. Considering the tons of time and money that must have been poured into the research of the G5, there is (approximately) a 0% chance of Macs switching to x86.
This was a semi-viable (though far-fetched) rumor before the G5s debuted; now it's just standard FUD.
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This is the most amazing thing I have ever read. God, I hate cold weather.
Oh, come on. They're protecting their investment, here. The purpose of this is to keep OS X from being used on non-Apple-built computers. That's not going to impede you from doing anything you'd normally want to do on an Apple computer.
How the hell do you call FireWire and QuickTime failures? They seem like they're going strong to me, especially in the video-editing department.
And, at that point, the focus of iPod-style devices will shift even farther from capacity and on to small size, innovative features, and neato software (iPod mini, anyone?).
Not basing this on scientific evidence or anything, but chances are the ATRAC3 decoder is on the chipset, and an MP3 encoder is absent altogether. So, sorry, but chances are there won't be an easy way to play MP3s on this thing without converting them to ATRAC3 files first.
Because we have something called an economy here in America that demands that money gets circulated. Russia almost has one, too! Wowie!
They're referring to set-up and maintenance of Linux workstations, networks, clusters, etc. Unless you're one of Red Hat or the like, yeah, it's pretty difficult to make money developing Linux =P
That has got to be one of the most awesome "mods" (I guess you could call it that ;) ) that I've ever seen. Great work.
By the way, do you have access to the mouse/keyboard, or do you function totally through the remote?
Considering there are no known viruses that run in Mac OS X, he's absolutely right. And Panther is going to rule :D
I think he was referring to Joseph from the bible, and his many-hued coat. Why he was doing so, uh, I dunno.
Oh, I don't think OS X is a poor choice, at all. I do, however, think it likely that Apple streamlined the OS to remove eye candy and other features that wouldn't be particularly pertinent to the cluster.
I wouldn't find it all that unlikely that they shipped with a specially-made version of OS X. Perhaps not a Panther pre-release version, but I don't think Apple would just slap 10.2.7 on all these computers (whose performance needs to be very high, as I'm sure Apple would love the advertising).
But, of course, thanks to awesomeness of my calc professor, you had to work massive algebra and calculus problems to find the next checkpoint. And, naturally, it was over not just Los Angeles, but all of LA County. Not a single person in the class (about 90) won.
While I understand the sentiment, uh, go whine somewhere else. Angst sucks.
That might be because you have to compile it first, using a compiler that will work with PowerPC code (easiest way, of course, is to compile on a mac). *coughdoltcough*
Well, my 2.4 megapixel Canon serves my purposes just fine. Frankly, I don't see how the human eye could even detect the enhanced quality of an 8-megapixel picture, unless it was very heavily blown up after it was taken. So, yeah, I'm not gonna be paying the money for this one.
Now, if only this would make my iBook's combo drive turn into a 1x SuperDrive. Then, I'd be happy ;)
Upon actual reading, this was just a bad joke. Blargh.
This may be perhaps one of the most off-topic posts of all time. As much as I support gay rights and whatnot, stick to the topic at hand :)
The PPC Processors work very well. Considering the tons of time and money that must have been poured into the research of the G5, there is (approximately) a 0% chance of Macs switching to x86.
This was a semi-viable (though far-fetched) rumor before the G5s debuted; now it's just standard FUD.