Well, this is good, because I hate for my computer to be useful. Thanks for the tip. I'll refrain from installing software next time I build my system.
You're using the wrong upgrade card, then. I have two upgraded beige G3's (now G4) and an old upgraded clone with a G3 processor, and they just work, even from the install disks. The hardest thing was installing the cache driver - which isn't hard because the computer can still run with the cache disabled.
It's funny how people have different perspectives on platform upgrades and which is easier to upgrade. I've spent an entire weekend with my buddy tying to get his upgraded P4 to work. Never had that problem with the 3 Macs I upgraded. (Actually 4, I upgraded an LC II to a 68040 back in '95. That was easy, too.)
It's a matter of circumstance, nothing more than that.
My problem with creationists is that they explain any question that can't be answered away with 'magic'. Basically, God's magical, he can do whatever he wants. It's in the Bible, it must be true, even though the Bible is just words on a page, origin unknown.
It's like saying, "David Copperfield created the world with a Genesis torpedo," because I read it online somewhere.
People that make gross overgeneralizations about hardware companies and repair issues make me smile. I've had five Apple computers since 1988 and have never had a single problem with any of them. (No, I lied. I wore out the mouse button on my Beige G3. They sent me a new mouse.) I've had to diagnose/repair my fair share of Gateway systems for friends over the years, but I don't blame Gateway for poor engineering. I figure it must just be coincidence.
Apple transferred HyperCard over to Claris in the early 90's, then it was transferred back to Apple shortly thereafter. By the time HyperCard 2.2 (the first release with Apple's 'Color Tools') came out, it was already back in the hands of Apple.
I actually scripted a multithreaded shoot-em-up in HyperTalk for my final project in my operating systems class. Used a lot of queuing theory, etc for it. It came out pretty well, and ran surprisingly fast considering the speed of HyperCard...
A college buddy of mine and I created a network battleship game to play between two Macs in HyperCard. I'm not sure we ever 100% completed it, nor do I remember exactly how we did it. Wasn't there an 'Application Linking' feature for network sharing in classic Mac OS? I think we used that.
Apple should really think about releasing the source code and letting the OS community take it over. HyperCard was a great development environment, and I really think it influenced the way current environments work.
HyperTalk was the first language that I learned on the Mac, and it was my second overall language, first being AppleSoft BASIC.
Rick
This guy could just as easily written this article about Linux, FreeBSD or any other OS for that matter. (They all have their elitists, they've all had their problems.) I think the truth is that with a complex OS, it's impossible to be 100% hack proof.
The fact that he chose Mac OS X as a target is obviously just a bias against it, even though he painstakingly tries to say otherwise.
Let us forgive the/fact/ that Windows is simply a poorly written operating system. Oh wait, there's my elitist attitude again. Better put that away.
Rick
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Well, this is good, because I hate for my computer to be useful. Thanks for the tip. I'll refrain from installing software next time I build my system.
You're using the wrong upgrade card, then. I have two upgraded beige G3's (now G4) and an old upgraded clone with a G3 processor, and they just work, even from the install disks. The hardest thing was installing the cache driver - which isn't hard because the computer can still run with the cache disabled.
It's funny how people have different perspectives on platform upgrades and which is easier to upgrade. I've spent an entire weekend with my buddy tying to get his upgraded P4 to work. Never had that problem with the 3 Macs I upgraded. (Actually 4, I upgraded an LC II to a 68040 back in '95. That was easy, too.)
It's a matter of circumstance, nothing more than that.
My problem with creationists is that they explain any question that can't be answered away with 'magic'. Basically, God's magical, he can do whatever he wants. It's in the Bible, it must be true, even though the Bible is just words on a page, origin unknown.
It's like saying, "David Copperfield created the world with a Genesis torpedo," because I read it online somewhere.
You can't logically argue with that.
Rick
People that make gross overgeneralizations about hardware companies and repair issues make me smile. I've had five Apple computers since 1988 and have never had a single problem with any of them. (No, I lied. I wore out the mouse button on my Beige G3. They sent me a new mouse.)
I've had to diagnose/repair my fair share of Gateway systems for friends over the years, but I don't blame Gateway for poor engineering. I figure it must just be coincidence.
Huh?
Apple transferred HyperCard over to Claris in the early 90's, then it was transferred back to Apple shortly thereafter. By the time HyperCard 2.2 (the first release with Apple's 'Color Tools') came out, it was already back in the hands of Apple.
Rick
I actually scripted a multithreaded shoot-em-up in HyperTalk for my final project in my operating systems class. Used a lot of queuing theory, etc for it. It came out pretty well, and ran surprisingly fast considering the speed of HyperCard...
Rick
A college buddy of mine and I created a network battleship game to play between two Macs in HyperCard. I'm not sure we ever 100% completed it, nor do I remember exactly how we did it. Wasn't there an 'Application Linking' feature for network sharing in classic Mac OS? I think we used that.
Rick
Apple should really think about releasing the source code and letting the OS community take it over. HyperCard was a great development environment, and I really think it influenced the way current environments work. HyperTalk was the first language that I learned on the Mac, and it was my second overall language, first being AppleSoft BASIC. Rick
This guy could just as easily written this article about Linux, FreeBSD or any other OS for that matter. (They all have their elitists, they've all had their problems.) I think the truth is that with a complex OS, it's impossible to be 100% hack proof. The fact that he chose Mac OS X as a target is obviously just a bias against it, even though he painstakingly tries to say otherwise. Let us forgive the /fact/ that Windows is simply a poorly written operating system. Oh wait, there's my elitist attitude again. Better put that away.
Rick