The fat binaries (or Universal) has been around for a very long time. NeXT first introduced them in this exact same format.
I thought that NeXT applications had separate files under the.app folder for each of the different architectures. Universal Binaries seem to have both PPC and x86 code combined into one file.
The Windows Media Player application on OS X was written by the Windows Media group in Microsoft, rather than the Mac Business Unit (who Roz Ho, in the keynote, is the manager for)
Microsoft Office on the Mac will continue for at least another 5 years. Its not MS being generous, its just that the software makes a huge bucket of cash for the MBU.
The flip4mac plugin is free from microsoft here
But to import the files into other programs, rather than just watch them, you need to purchase flip4mac.
The pro apps (Logic, Final Cut etc) are being released as Universal binaries in March, if you own the latest version then you can get a new DVD for $49.
Well if you install the X11 application from the Mac OS X disk and install the XCode developer tools (also on the disk, but can be downloaded from apple/developer) you might get all that you asked for.
I know OS X may not have the geek factor, but I really want to use my computer, not compile the OS again, and again. Whatever floats your boat I guess.
The great thing about the UK though is our Data Protection Act. Let's say for example I access a customer's account and gain information about a particular customer and provide this data to a third party; I am then personally responsible and face a large fine and possible criminal consequences as a result.
Very true. I work for Special Investigations within the Bank and this is something I have been involved with 5 or so times in the last few months.
Tracking down staff that have accessed accounts that they have no business reason for looking at.
I'm part of the technical team, so I get most of the info for our Investigators who conduct the actual interview with the member of staff concerned but from what I understand we have a zero tolerance policy.
I mean every account you attempt to access is audited, so why take the risk.
Actually IEFBR14 is probably more like/bin/true, as it always returns 0 in R15, which on MVS is successful completion (compared to VMS where 1 is successful completion.
IEFBR14 is used mainly in JCL so allocate and delete datasets (files) without having to actually put any data in them.
I totally agree with you, I have been in a similar position at work, where our Group IT team were pushing for us to run exchange rather than PMDF. Thankfully our management felt that our zero downtime in 5 years with PMDF and OpenVMS in general was worth something and we got to watch as the rest of the Bank have been plagued with viruses, crashes, and the best, only 2 people on a team may access the workflow system at a time.
It got so bad that the processing teams actually created little pieces of card that they used as tickets to ensure that they could access workflow (web-based run on windows).
The users within SI (my dept) have told us that if we ever force them to do the same with our applications, which include DebtManager on AS/400, then we can expect to be very bruised.
To answer your question, I would point out the mass of windows problems and ask someone to show anything that has gone wrong with (insert midrange / mainframe platform here) that has caused the same effect.
In the bank that I work for (UK), developers have no access to production systems. Not read, absolutely not update or delete rights.
Our customer records are totally inaccessible by the programming teams, unless they request a copy, where the personal data has been updated to Mr A Smith, Mr B Smith etc.
The only people that have access to read everything is Group Audit, and I have to file a change request to get anything updated.
As part of the Special Investigations team, any account or record that I look at is logged, but I cannot update any system that has a production marker, so all the applications we develop here are classed as development apps, even though we use them as part of the investigations.
So I guess its not just you with the over-the-top procedures.
FileVault is just an Automounted encrypted AES-128 disk image.
In order to get the whole sequence mostly invisible to the user, they re-wrote the login code to enable the disk image to be mounted before your KeyChain was available (as the KeyChain is stored on the encrypted image.
Parts of FileVault (the image mounter and stuff) are in Darwin and thus you can see the source, however hdiutil and hdid (control most of disk image subsystems) are not available as Apple considers them competitive advantages.
I have Safari set-up so that pressing Command and 1 will auto fill-in any password fields with the site generated password.
Whilst your master password is stored in plain text in the bookmark file, as I use FileVault (AES Encrypted home folder) I think it should be OK for non banking sites...
Here in the UK if a customer states (and is willing to sign a disclaimer) with the details 'I did not make that transaction' then we will give them the benefit of the doubt and refund them.
High value transactions will be authorised with more than just the PIN.
NB thats what NatWest do (I work for Royal Bank of Scotland)
the OS ignores you and doesn't close it when you tell it to
Hmmmm, clicking Acrobat --> Quit. Well it quit for me.
I'm an apple developer (and Mainframe Systems Programmer, but hey), Mac OS X seems pretty damn good to me.
Even my dad can use it with very little help from me. He just tries what feels the most intuitive / right way of doing something and BAM it works.
That's the problem with fucking Macintoshes, they try as hard as they can to keep their users ignorant.
You need to find a different choir to preach to......
I have used most OS platforms from MVS and TPF to Windows and VMS.
Mac OS X in my opinion, seems the best out there by far.
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I thought that NeXT applications had separate files under the .app folder for each of the different architectures. Universal Binaries seem to have both PPC and x86 code combined into one file.
Microsoft Office on the Mac will continue for at least another 5 years. Its not MS being generous, its just that the software makes a huge bucket of cash for the MBU.
The flip4mac plugin is free from microsoft here
But to import the files into other programs, rather than just watch them, you need to purchase flip4mac.
The pro apps (Logic, Final Cut etc) are being released as Universal binaries in March, if you own the latest version then you can get a new DVD for $49.
Well if you install the X11 application from the Mac OS X disk and install the XCode developer tools (also on the disk, but can be downloaded from apple/developer) you might get all that you asked for.
I know OS X may not have the geek factor, but I really want to use my computer, not compile the OS again, and again.
Whatever floats your boat I guess.
Heh, well I work for a UK Bank and finding staff that do things like this is part of my job.
Very true. I work for Special Investigations within the Bank and this is something I have been involved with 5 or so times in the last few months.
Tracking down staff that have accessed accounts that they have no business reason for looking at.
I'm part of the technical team, so I get most of the info for our Investigators who conduct the actual interview with the member of staff concerned but from what I understand we have a zero tolerance policy.
I mean every account you attempt to access is audited, so why take the risk.
Actually IEFBR14 is probably more like /bin/true, as it always returns 0 in R15, which on MVS is successful completion (compared to VMS where 1 is successful completion.
IEFBR14 is used mainly in JCL so allocate and delete datasets (files) without having to actually put any data in them.
It got so bad that the processing teams actually created little pieces of card that they used as tickets to ensure that they could access workflow (web-based run on windows).
The users within SI (my dept) have told us that if we ever force them to do the same with our applications, which include DebtManager on AS/400, then we can expect to be very bruised.
To answer your question, I would point out the mass of windows problems and ask someone to show anything that has gone wrong with (insert midrange / mainframe platform here) that has caused the same effect.
Good luck.
Our customer records are totally inaccessible by the programming teams, unless they request a copy, where the personal data has been updated to Mr A Smith, Mr B Smith etc.
The only people that have access to read everything is Group Audit, and I have to file a change request to get anything updated.
As part of the Special Investigations team, any account or record that I look at is logged, but I cannot update any system that has a production marker, so all the applications we develop here are classed as development apps, even though we use them as part of the investigations.
So I guess its not just you with the over-the-top procedures.
See FileVault for the automagic encrypted home directory
or see hdid for the command-line version of disk utility.
I don't think that the Intel transition really affects this, as IE should probably work OK under Rosetta
He wasn't ever CEO of GAP, however he did sit on the Board of Director's for a while.
The CEO of GAP also sat on Apple's Board as well.
Open the Display preferences (Under System Preferences) and select the options, you can have it just turn off the monitor if you want.
FileVault is just an Automounted encrypted AES-128 disk image.
In order to get the whole sequence mostly invisible to the user, they re-wrote the login code to enable the disk image to be mounted before your KeyChain was available (as the KeyChain is stored on the encrypted image.
Parts of FileVault (the image mounter and stuff) are in Darwin and thus you can see the source, however hdiutil and hdid (control most of disk image subsystems) are not available as Apple considers them competitive advantages.
Oracle has it's roots in Unix
Well Oracle actually started on the PDP-11 under RSX, then was pretty much VAX/VMS (now OpenVMS).
UNIX ports were then taken from the VMS source.
Also have a look at the JavaScript bookmarklets on http://angel.net/~nic/passwdlet.html
I have Safari set-up so that pressing Command and 1 will auto fill-in any password fields with the site generated password.
Whilst your master password is stored in plain text in the bookmark file, as I use FileVault (AES Encrypted home folder) I think it should be OK for non banking sites...
Moonlight Sonata is part of the Piano Sonata No. 14 (in C Sharp Minor) Op. 27, No. 2.
Not part of the Symphonies to download unfortunately
Apricot juice sprayed out of my nose upon reading the word 'uNFsaQ'.
You should probably get that fixed....
What about creating an encrypted disc image and using symlinks to access it from your home dir.
Not sure if that helps but its worth a go...
High value transactions will be authorised with more than just the PIN.
NB thats what NatWest do (I work for Royal Bank of Scotland)
Hey, you might want to meet HP VMS or IBM zOS before drinking the koolaid.
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Hmmmm, clicking Acrobat --> Quit. Well it quit for me.
I'm an apple developer (and Mainframe Systems Programmer, but hey), Mac OS X seems pretty damn good to me.
Even my dad can use it with very little help from me. He just tries what feels the most intuitive / right way of doing something and BAM it works.
That's the problem with fucking Macintoshes, they try as hard as they can to keep their users ignorant.
You need to find a different choir to preach to......
I have used most OS platforms from MVS and TPF to Windows and VMS.
Mac OS X in my opinion, seems the best out there by far.
and the little black arrow underneath the application on the dock missed you how?
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