Problem is, it didn't work that way. The motherboard was made to take either 64K or 256K DRAM - that's what Burrell put in. But the RAM was soldered in, so unless someone had the equipment and skill to desolder 16 DIP chips, AND build a small circuit to add a needed decoder, they didn't upgrade that way. Sure, a few hobbyists did, but the vast majority bought motherboard upgrades from Apple, which were installed by a dealer.
Oh, and Apple also offered 512Ke upgrades, which included a double-sided 800K drive.
And Steve was around when they sold those upgrades. An upgrade to the Mac Plus, which had expandable memory and SCSI, and which was developed while Jobs was around (it was released shortly after he left) was also offered.
" no user-accessible expansion until the third model, and no means of upgrading to a faster CPU until the fourth.."
PCs didn't have upgradable processors, either. Every Mac came with networking support, Apple came out with external floppy and hard disks. And, although the official method of expansion was external, the lack of slots didn't stop third party expansion. I had a 128K Mac, upgraded to 512K, then added an internal 10 MB hard drive (Hyperdrive).
"...fancy-pants parallel port that could be used to get over 200kbps of throughput..."
He's talking about an OS upgrade, what do the "policies of all other hardware manufacturers" have to do with it?
But, to the point, the Win10 requirements:
Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster processor or SoC
RAM: 1 gigabyte (GB) for 32-bit or 2 GB for 64-bit
Hard disk space: 16 GB for 32-bit OS 20 GB for 64-bit OS
Graphics card: DirectX 9 or later with WDDM 1.0 driver
Display: 800x600
The GP has a "a 2009 Mac Pro. It's a 12/24 core, 3 GHz-ish, 64 GB machine".
So, it looks like Windows is doing a better job of supporting Apple hardware than MacOS is.
What's your point? The VZW contract, reasonably, lets either party cancel. Use some fucking common sense and realize that either party can back out if they're not getting a good deal.
"They are on Verizon LRA partners. It's Verizon's spectrum."
Can you provide a citation? Not that it matters a whole lot, because in essence VZW has sold/rented/leased that spectrum to the LRAs, just as the feds have "sold" spectrum which naturally belongs to the public to VZW.
"No Verizon had ZERO business operating in those areas"
VZW, like most other carriers, is trying to provide good service for their customers. Hence, they have roaming agreements with other carriers so their customers have coverage outside the VZW network. Vacationing outside VZW coverage? They've got you covered. But these customers are abusing that by getting a cheap VZW plan and using roaming data as their primary Internet service. They're only spoiling it for other VZW customers, and have ZERO business abusing the service in this manner.
These customers aren't using Verizon's spectrum, they're roaming, which means they could have a direct plan with the local provider. Instead, they're taking abusive advantage of a VZW plan to get cheaper service when their primary use isn't within VZW's coverage.
The original 1977 Apple ][ had Apple Integer BASIC in ROM. Apple also offered Applesoft BASIC on tape, which was a customized Microsoft BASIC, just like the Commodore PET and Radio Shack TRS-80 used their own customized versions. The tape version could be loaded into RAM. Later, they came out with a ROM board containing Applesoft and in 1978 came out with the Apple ][+, which came standard with Applesoft BASIC in ROM. The Apple ][+ quickly became the big seller, and the Apple ][ went away.
Nope. IBM was already talking to MS because MS already had market dominance for BASIC (Apple, Commodore, and Radio Shack all used MS BASIC) and had other languages available which IBM wanted to be able to offer. Personal contacts had nothing to do with it.
It wasn't MS-DOS, it was just DOS (or IBM Personal Computer DOS, if you wanted to distinguish it from Apple ][ DOS). It was sold by, and the pricing was set by, IBM, not Microsoft. And, DOS was $40, CP/M was $240, and the UCSD P-system with Pascal was $625.
"We're told the Bill Gates got a lucky break when his mother had contacts with IBM. "
Which really isn't the case. Rather, IBM went to Gary Kildall and Digital Research, which had the CP/M operating system, to see if they'd rewrite it for the forthcoming IBM PC. Kildall wasn't around when IBM showed up, so IBM went to Microsoft, who they were already dealing with for languages like BASIC.
"We can't even keep pressurized OIL pipelines from leaking. How the hell do you VACUUM pressurize (way harder because air has no viscosity compared to thick oil) MILES of much... We can't even keep our car tires from rupturing."
There is no real comparison between that and maintaining a vacuum.
"super-high-speed machines, in a pure vacuum" Oh, you're just ignorant of the technology. Hyperloop will operate at very low pressures, not in a hard vacuum - it's part of the design, since the trains will be supported by air bearings.
But, who in their right mind would replace a horse and buggy with a mechanical machine which is propelled by explosions and can go so fast that it will suck the air out of people's lungs?
"Apple seems to support their hardware for much longer periods of time than Android devices--both in software updates and in the ability to purchase replacement hardware."
Not sure what your point is. Are you saying Apple will be happy to sell you a replacement device, but Android manufacturers won't? And about that "hardware support." Ever heard of "Made for iPod", the formal Apple program which promised compatibility (well, for maybe 30 days after the product was discontinued)? Heck, my old Moto Droid will still charge using USB. Where's the Apple support for 30 pin dock connector charging?
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No, worse than that. Headline says "Pacfic".
Problem is, it didn't work that way. The motherboard was made to take either 64K or 256K DRAM - that's what Burrell put in. But the RAM was soldered in, so unless someone had the equipment and skill to desolder 16 DIP chips, AND build a small circuit to add a needed decoder, they didn't upgrade that way. Sure, a few hobbyists did, but the vast majority bought motherboard upgrades from Apple, which were installed by a dealer.
Oh, and Apple also offered 512Ke upgrades, which included a double-sided 800K drive.
And Steve was around when they sold those upgrades. An upgrade to the Mac Plus, which had expandable memory and SCSI, and which was developed while Jobs was around (it was released shortly after he left) was also offered.
" no user-accessible expansion until the third model, and no means of upgrading to a faster CPU until the fourth.."
PCs didn't have upgradable processors, either. Every Mac came with networking support, Apple came out with external floppy and hard disks. And, although the official method of expansion was external, the lack of slots didn't stop third party expansion. I had a 128K Mac, upgraded to 512K, then added an internal 10 MB hard drive (Hyperdrive).
"...fancy-pants parallel port that could be used to get over 200kbps of throughput..."
LocalTalk ran at 230 kbps.
"He explicitly wanted the user to have to buy a new computer if they wanted to upgrade"
Well, no. Apple offered 512K logic board upgrades to purchasers of the original 128K Macs.
But, to the point, the Win10 requirements:
The GP has a "a 2009 Mac Pro. It's a 12/24 core, 3 GHz-ish, 64 GB machine".
So, it looks like Windows is doing a better job of supporting Apple hardware than MacOS is.
"The experiments conducted on 24 monkeys"
When did that movie sequel come out?
What's your point? The VZW contract, reasonably, lets either party cancel. Use some fucking common sense and realize that either party can back out if they're not getting a good deal.
"They are on Verizon LRA partners. It's Verizon's spectrum."
Can you provide a citation? Not that it matters a whole lot, because in essence VZW has sold/rented/leased that spectrum to the LRAs, just as the feds have "sold" spectrum which naturally belongs to the public to VZW.
"No Verizon had ZERO business operating in those areas"
VZW, like most other carriers, is trying to provide good service for their customers. Hence, they have roaming agreements with other carriers so their customers have coverage outside the VZW network. Vacationing outside VZW coverage? They've got you covered. But these customers are abusing that by getting a cheap VZW plan and using roaming data as their primary Internet service. They're only spoiling it for other VZW customers, and have ZERO business abusing the service in this manner.
These customers aren't using Verizon's spectrum, they're roaming, which means they could have a direct plan with the local provider. Instead, they're taking abusive advantage of a VZW plan to get cheaper service when their primary use isn't within VZW's coverage.
It's the users who are "looting and pillaging."
"Apple did not use MS BASIC. It used AppleBasic."
No such thing as "AppleBasic."
The original 1977 Apple ][ had Apple Integer BASIC in ROM. Apple also offered Applesoft BASIC on tape, which was a customized Microsoft BASIC, just like the Commodore PET and Radio Shack TRS-80 used their own customized versions. The tape version could be loaded into RAM. Later, they came out with a ROM board containing Applesoft and in 1978 came out with the Apple ][+, which came standard with Applesoft BASIC in ROM. The Apple ][+ quickly became the big seller, and the Apple ][ went away.
Wait till the news finds out you can buy weapons (knives, baseball bats, crowbars, etc.) and pressure cookers from Amazon!
Nope. IBM was already talking to MS because MS already had market dominance for BASIC (Apple, Commodore, and Radio Shack all used MS BASIC) and had other languages available which IBM wanted to be able to offer. Personal contacts had nothing to do with it.
It wasn't MS-DOS, it was just DOS (or IBM Personal Computer DOS, if you wanted to distinguish it from Apple ][ DOS). It was sold by, and the pricing was set by, IBM, not Microsoft. And, DOS was $40, CP/M was $240, and the UCSD P-system with Pascal was $625.
MS-DOS came later, when the PC clones arrived.
"We're told the Bill Gates got a lucky break when his mother had contacts with IBM. "
Which really isn't the case. Rather, IBM went to Gary Kildall and Digital Research, which had the CP/M operating system, to see if they'd rewrite it for the forthcoming IBM PC. Kildall wasn't around when IBM showed up, so IBM went to Microsoft, who they were already dealing with for languages like BASIC.
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Just hold it wrong. Problem solved.
I'll bet Lynx won't ever support it.
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Because that's what this is, pure and simple. Check the submitter's history, constant submissions of articles from the same site.
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"We can't even keep pressurized OIL pipelines from leaking. How the hell do you VACUUM pressurize (way harder because air has no viscosity compared to thick oil) MILES of much ... We can't even keep our car tires from rupturing."
A hard vacuum is on the order of 15 PSI/100 kPa - atmospheric pressure). Tires usually have at least twice that, and are also exposed to mechanical shock and other hazards during normal operation. Oil pipelines can operate at hundreds of PSI ("708 psig is considered "moderate" for oil transmission lines. Some pipelines can run at slightly above 1400 psig...")
There is no real comparison between that and maintaining a vacuum.
"super-high-speed machines, in a pure vacuum" Oh, you're just ignorant of the technology. Hyperloop will operate at very low pressures, not in a hard vacuum - it's part of the design, since the trains will be supported by air bearings.
But, who in their right mind would replace a horse and buggy with a mechanical machine which is propelled by explosions and can go so fast that it will suck the air out of people's lungs?
"Apple seems to support their hardware for much longer periods of time than Android devices--both in software updates and in the ability to purchase replacement hardware."
Not sure what your point is. Are you saying Apple will be happy to sell you a replacement device, but Android manufacturers won't? And about that "hardware support." Ever heard of "Made for iPod", the formal Apple program which promised compatibility (well, for maybe 30 days after the product was discontinued)? Heck, my old Moto Droid will still charge using USB. Where's the Apple support for 30 pin dock connector charging?
"Would you really miss any of them?"
Sure. Tapeworms make great pets - they go where you go, eat what you eat, they're quiet, not messy, etc. Much less work than other pets.
They don't have that much courage.
No, that's not true. And, it's so wrong, you can only be making things up.
You say that as if batteries are the only means of energy storage.