I mentioned this the other day on the Newton reminiscing thread... the original OS for the iPod was written by a company called Pixo. The OS was used for it's modular nature, but was originally designed to be used as an OS for GSM/CDMA cell phones. If the OS can act as a phone _OR_ as a music player, making it act as a phone _AND_ a music player is the next logical extension. Too bad Pixo is not around anymore.
Think about this... the original OS for the iPod was based on work from a company called Pixo, which was founded by...wait for it... a bunch of former Newton Group members. The extensability is there. All that is lacking is the support of the man who single-handedly quashed the spinoff of the Newton Group (nee Newton, Inc.) and told everyone to pack their desks. IIRC, the quarter in which the Newton was killed, there were only two profitable divisions within Apple, and NSG was one of them.
I think the point is that they mean "mainstream" or "consumer" 64-bit machines.
Oh, wait a minute... the PowerMac G5 would be shipping today, wouldn't it?
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I mentioned this the other day on the Newton reminiscing thread... the original OS for the iPod was written by a company called Pixo. The OS was used for it's modular nature, but was originally designed to be used as an OS for GSM/CDMA cell phones. If the OS can act as a phone _OR_ as a music player, making it act as a phone _AND_ a music player is the next logical extension. Too bad Pixo is not around anymore.
Think about this... the original OS for the iPod was based on work from a company called Pixo, which was founded by...wait for it... a bunch of former Newton Group members. The extensability is there. All that is lacking is the support of the man who single-handedly quashed the spinoff of the Newton Group (nee Newton, Inc.) and told everyone to pack their desks. IIRC, the quarter in which the Newton was killed, there were only two profitable divisions within Apple, and NSG was one of them.
I think the point is that they mean "mainstream" or "consumer" 64-bit machines. Oh, wait a minute... the PowerMac G5 would be shipping today, wouldn't it?