Its more to do with the motherboard and Open-firmware , Perhaps linux for x86 may work on Apple-x86 with a few minor tweaks to the kernel and a new boot loader (here's hoping that's all it takes )but OS X wont work on standard PCs so the fears are groundless .
'They have been using Open-Firmware for their PPC hardware so I don't see why they would switch from Open-Firmware now . they will most likely use all standard equipment bar the motherboard and the BIOS. So i imagine it will be significantly diffrent
There is 0 chance apple will release x86 for standard equipment , after-all they are a hardware company and make hardly any money off of OS sales in comparison. So the real question is will someone find a hack to make OS x run on standard equipment , Im sure apple will do their up-most to see that never happens. Besides its unlikely considering they will probably use a rather different set-up most likely similar to Apple PPC.
I agree it most likely will be similar to open-firmware and the hardware set-up apple use already , however binary/source compatibility will hopefully be allot better for Linux Ax86 as opposed to PPC(obviously just the Source part in that comparison)
That would be great , I am going to hold off buying a new Mac now till the switch is completed. Wine and "Mac on linux" would make for a great working environment
Apple are moving to X86 yes , but it wont be standard PC equipment. This is no threat to linux , Apple are going to keep with their custom hardware and linux for A-x86 will spring up and take over in a few years from linux for PPC (well not totally )
Humans find it easier to blank out conversations if they hear both sides . If you just hear one side of the conversation it can be very annoying. Its not the technology so much as that its a one sided affair Personally it does not bother me, but i can understand why people dislike it.
I am using OO.org on the 400mhz g3 right now , i have used MS office on the same computer. In my experiance OO.org is alot quicker.OO features right now
Open office runs quite fine on ubuntu for PPC. MS office is rather bloated though , so if you need MS office features then you will be pretty hamperd unless you can get an older version
I am currently kicking myself in my Spaceballs for not mentioning that. No idea how i could that out though it would defeat the point of getting a clean atmosphere for planet spaceballs.
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The question when thing start costing this much is if your better off with a laptop , the machine is smaller , lighter and has a larger hard-drive than most laptops in that that price range. Though it lacks a keyboard , the screen is smaller and it cant directly play DVDs. I can see the thing being highly hackable if it runs linux but i doubt it would ever have as many features as a laptop.
Atmospheric pollution is allot harder to deal with than disposal of batteries. they can be contained , atmospheric pollution can't. Hell we could blast the batteries to the moon and leave them there , we cant just vacuum up the atmosphere
Yeah , you can play DVDs on it as-well quite happily , play movies. I can compile smaller things with no problem and if its a larger project i can push it off to my server for compilation. If i want to play games i use a console or even on of my more powerful computers. Most people btw do not do much more than office work on their PCs/macs. I don't use the old thing that often anymore its pretty much relegated to a media server as i do have more needs for it , though i do disagree that most people require more. Its nice to have a faster computer but it is not needed for office work
Mac users perhaps spend more on the one off purchase of the computer , but Mac users are allot less likely to upgrade as often. Daily i still use my g3 imac from 2000 though i have now got an emac from 2005. Talking about my PC,well it has been upgraded constantly i think i have had 4 or 5 since 99.
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Hate to point this out to you ,:P but i am the parent . You just misread my sentiment ;) .
Its more to do with the motherboard and Open-firmware , Perhaps linux for x86 may work on Apple-x86 with a few minor tweaks to the kernel and a new boot loader (here's hoping that's all it takes )but OS X wont work on standard PCs so the fears are groundless .
'They have been using Open-Firmware for their PPC hardware so I don't see why they would switch from Open-Firmware now . they will most likely use all standard equipment bar the motherboard and the BIOS.
So i imagine it will be significantly diffrent
There is 0 chance apple will release x86 for standard equipment , after-all they are a hardware company and make hardly any money off of OS sales in comparison .
So the real question is will someone find a hack to make OS x run on standard equipment , Im sure apple will do their up-most to see that never happens. Besides its unlikely considering they will probably use a rather different set-up most likely similar to Apple PPC.
I agree it most likely will be similar to open-firmware and the hardware set-up apple use already , however binary/source compatibility will hopefully be allot better for Linux Ax86 as opposed to PPC(obviously just the Source part in that comparison)
That would be great , I am going to hold off buying a new Mac now till the switch is completed .
Wine and "Mac on linux" would make for a great working environment
Apple are moving to X86 yes , but it wont be standard PC equipment .
This is no threat to linux , Apple are going to keep with their custom hardware and linux for A-x86 will spring up and take over in a few years from linux for PPC (well not totally )
A story about Microsoft removing rights that isn't designed to screw over the consumers.... odd week indeed
Its a marketing ploy , they are trying to drum up numbers by making it seem rare.
quite an old trick really
That way you could make money from your mistakes and micrsofts
Unfortunatly im lying
That could be Turbulent
Humans find it easier to blank out conversations if they hear both sides . If you just hear one side of the conversation it can be very annoying. Its not the technology so much as that its a one sided affair
Personally it does not bother me, but i can understand why people dislike it.
You could if you wanted to , but the latency would be apauling
I wouldn't dream of making a presidential brain jokes , its not funny to insult people because of things they don't have
I am using OO.org on the 400mhz g3 right now , i have used MS office on the same computer .
In my experiance OO.org is alot quicker.OO features right now
I always thought that was what a new graphics card was for ;)
Open office runs quite fine on ubuntu for PPC .
MS office is rather bloated though , so if you need MS office features then you will be pretty hamperd unless you can get an older version
I will happily pay the extra top get the $1337 version pwnz0rz
I am currently kicking myself in my Spaceballs for not mentioning that .
No idea how i could that out
though it would defeat the point of getting a clean atmosphere for planet spaceballs.
The question when thing start costing this much is if your better off with a laptop , the machine is smaller , lighter and has a larger hard-drive than most laptops in that that price range . . .
Though it lacks a keyboard , the screen is smaller and it cant directly play DVDs
I can see the thing being highly hackable if it runs linux but i doubt it would ever have as many features as a laptop
Doesn't Ice have a greater surface area than water anyway , so wouldn't it kind of balance out
Atmospheric pollution is allot harder to deal with than disposal of batteries.
they can be contained , atmospheric pollution can't.
Hell we could blast the batteries to the moon and leave them there , we cant just vacuum up the atmosphere
Yeah , you can play DVDs on it as-well quite happily , play movies . . .
I can compile smaller things with no problem and if its a larger project i can push it off to my server for compilation.
If i want to play games i use a console or even on of my more powerful computers.
Most people btw do not do much more than office work on their PCs/macs
I don't use the old thing that often anymore its pretty much relegated to a media server as i do have more needs for it , though i do disagree that most people require more
Its nice to have a faster computer but it is not needed for office work
Mac users perhaps spend more on the one off purchase of the computer , but Mac users are allot less likely to upgrade as often . . ,well it has been upgraded constantly i think i have had 4 or 5 since 99.
Daily i still use my g3 imac from 2000 though i have now got an emac from 2005
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