The iPhone is a bit behind the times now, in 18 months it will be way behind.
No, the technology used in the iPhone is a bit behind the times. The iPhone user interface is so far ahead of its competition that they may take years to catch up - if they ever do.
There's no real analogue to the DOS command line and GW-BASIC I grew up learning to program on.
Maybe on your computer there isn't... but I can double-click Terminal and drop straight into bash. From there I can launch vi/emacs, code in C, Java, perl, python, or ruby, and then compile and launch the program, all from the command line. I admit there isn't a Basic interpreter - should there be one?
it's still amazing to me apple has shifted their core processor/architechure setup twice, including an emulation layer (each time) to ease transition.
No, it's the third time Apple has changed architectures. The first time was switching from the 6502 series that the original Apple ][ used to the 68k series in the Macintosh. The hardware was completely different, the software was incompatible, and it was hard even to share data because they used different floppies. They might as well have been made by two different companies.
Apple learned a lot from their mistakes, which is why more recent transitions have gone more smoothly.
Yes, I have, although it's not as bad since I switched to the background downloader. I still get messages telling me I should disable my firewall, even though I already have.
"The correct term is Tubeworld. Despite the environmental problems you point out, this is clearly superior to a ringworld, since it would be its own internet."
I remember buying some magazines that had print outs of the source code for C64 games.
The Apple II had a similar magazine named Nibble. It wasn't just games - it also had utilities, business software, programming tips, and much more. I still have many of them - I'm not going to throw source code away.
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You're thinking of The Hole Man, by Larry Niven.
IANAA? I am not an apple?
I Am Not An Accountant. I think.
Players and DMs had to be very careful or you'd TPK before anyone got to 2nd level.
Traveler was worse. Characters could die during creation.
The iPhone is a bit behind the times now, in 18 months it will be way behind.
No, the technology used in the iPhone is a bit behind the times. The iPhone user interface is so far ahead of its competition that they may take years to catch up - if they ever do.
Apple already has a developer program. The entry level is free. You can get details at http://developer.apple.com/products/.
I mean, back in 1989, how many (few?) people could envision the Internet in its current form?
I've been on the Internet since 1989. It hasn't changed much. We just have prettier pictures now.
There's no real analogue to the DOS command line and GW-BASIC I grew up learning to program on.
Maybe on your computer there isn't... but I can double-click Terminal and drop straight into bash. From there I can launch vi/emacs, code in C, Java, perl, python, or ruby, and then compile and launch the program, all from the command line. I admit there isn't a Basic interpreter - should there be one?
it's still amazing to me apple has shifted their core processor/architechure setup twice, including an emulation layer (each time) to ease transition.
No, it's the third time Apple has changed architectures. The first time was switching from the 6502 series that the original Apple ][ used to the 68k series in the Macintosh. The hardware was completely different, the software was incompatible, and it was hard even to share data because they used different floppies. They might as well have been made by two different companies.
Apple learned a lot from their mistakes, which is why more recent transitions have gone more smoothly.
Yes, I have, although it's not as bad since I switched to the background downloader. I still get messages telling me I should disable my firewall, even though I already have.
Maybe not Xmas this year, but eventually.
Maybe the problem is Adobe's attitude, and not Apple's.
"Even Adobe complains that Apple doesn't help them with speed issues when developing their software."
I think this has changed. I've read blue (official Blizzard) posts in the WoW forums claiming that Apple is being very helpful.
Web designers who use Windows can make sure their site will render properly on the iPhone by using Safari for Windows.
Didn't you mean to post this as, "Anonymous Coward"?
"The correct term is Tubeworld. Despite the environmental problems you point out, this is clearly superior to a ringworld, since it would be its own internet."
Talk about a fat pipe...
"Formula 1 cars and other extreme ground effects cars pull 2 g and more, but most people are never in one of those."
Actually, Formula 1 cars can decelerate at 5g. Carbon-carbon brakes are amazing.
There isn't all that much in Leopard that I'm really looking forward to having.
Speak for yourself. I'm waiting for multi-threaded OpenGL on the PPC machines.
What, no pony?
Windows gets an update, and some stuff breaks. It happens. Kudos to Apple for publishing a workaround.
I always thought that the mint should make all coins out of radioactive waste.
That works until the point where the pennies saved in that big jar reach critical mass and explode.
You have no idea how depressing it is that I can't decide if the above comment should be modded flamebait, funny, informative or insightful.
I knew I should have copyrighted my sig.
I remember buying some magazines that had print outs of the source code for C64 games.
The Apple II had a similar magazine named Nibble. It wasn't just games - it also had utilities, business software, programming tips, and much more. I still have many of them - I'm not going to throw source code away.
"...the 1870's are so last century."
The 1970s are last century. The 1870s are the century before last.
Welcome to the 21st century.
Nobody is ALLOWED to respond to my comments. I said so.
:-)
You're just saying that to encourage responses. It's working.
No talking about the EULA!