Same here... I started my experimentations at OSX 10.2.8 which came with my G5. Tried every single way to add my language support to Openoffice, even messing with/etc files.. No hope.
Than 10.3 (panther update), I lived all the hassle. Installing X support of it etc... click a local char, it didn't work...
I ended up buying thinkfree office for 50 dollars, all java based and let me tell man, Java sux on some stages but I can NEVER tell it for international support. Its even same deal for my J2ME Siemens C55 with 170kb ram:)
So, it works... I hope AbiWord gets better.. About openoffice? Well I didn't like Staroffice 5.2 either.. Same reasons, language and english centric.
I don't mod but... Let me tell... SPEC benchmarks are bullshit.
Real life, 1600 mhz G5 here, just mem added (768mb) I can play Unreal 2004 demo at 100 fps levels (1280*960) while system gets a fax at background, without a hitch.
Just 1 question. SPEC benchmarks use Altivec extensions?
IMHO, everyone stay happy in platform they selected and don't bitch about others.
Tell you a formula, if I see a single guy using "Dell" against Apple G5, I won't moderate it insightful. Same moron probably compared Dell P4's 3200 Mhz levels to SGI/Cray 600Mhz. Sony PS2 was? 300mhz? so it must suck compared to xbox which is 733 Mhz and so on...
There is woz.org (his own site) and I never seen him telling anything like that. Also I believe he is also a/. user. Even not too hard to find him on IRC I bet.
Could we stop blaming people as third person?
Steve Jobs, regardless of how many billions he has, still a geek. Not a lawyer. I also believe BillG too. Even, I remember BillG was first to show a mp3 player as "these things are coming" to Larry King show. I even remember a real funny rap song was playing and Larry King asked him with shock: "Is it your taste of music?", BillG replied "no, of course not"
Sorry, its not about your comment nor I call you 16 year old. I speak about ignorant teens born into Pentiums who believe higher Mhz is big deal and joking about a computer which changed World.
I know, same people compare 500 Mhz Crays to 3000 Mhz Dell stuff...
Sorry if I couldn't express myself
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Come on, compare their capabilities to PCs, remember once Amiga was racing with SGI on their own market.
PC with CGA or VGA? And SB sound? To race with Amiga?
Erm, nothing to do with your comment but being used Atari 800xl for years, seen Atari 500st and so on... Seeing Atari brand on a PC game is one huge and sad joke for me.
The sad is, to imagine the current computer scene if Amiga, Atari ST,Apple even Archimedes and Amstrad won alltogether and IBM compatible (currently Wintel) was racing with them like a real competitor.
It would be called 'competition' and believe it would be amazing to watch even.
Current scene is like, people have two car brands, Ford T1 and Benz and they race via modifiying their motors.
Oh yes, I can't understand why I keep confusing them since 1987 lol.
Poor chip, never got updated... As a former Atari 800xl user too, I can easily tell, Miner (RIP) designed machines always had better sound specs than others but lacking documentation. So, Commodore 64 sid turned to be better performing chip than superior Atari one.
I understand but the problem is (not the ad thing) people still use that crap so we never get the real Java 2 platform support from giants like Yahoo even.
I guess I posted clearly misunderstable comment, yes its now clear.
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IMHO you should test Mariner Write too... I really wonder how new version performs. http://www.marinersoftware.com
About me? As I said on my previous post on this thread, I already bought Thinkfree...
Same here... I started my experimentations at OSX 10.2.8 which came with my G5. Tried every single way to add my language support to Openoffice, even messing with /etc files.. No hope.
:)
Than 10.3 (panther update), I lived all the hassle. Installing X support of it etc... click a local char, it didn't work...
I ended up buying thinkfree office for 50 dollars, all java based and let me tell man, Java sux on some stages but I can NEVER tell it for international support. Its even same deal for my J2ME Siemens C55 with 170kb ram
So, it works... I hope AbiWord gets better.. About openoffice? Well I didn't like Staroffice 5.2 either.. Same reasons, language and english centric.
Ever seen one sane guy making 240 km/h with a BMW 540?
;)
But they still buy it over 520 eh?
Thats the big deal... Some sort of Freud thingie.
PC=PERSONAL COMPUTER
Not Workstation nor Supercomputer, PERSONAL COMPUTER and its really the first 64bit personal computer.
There is still a difference between "workstation' and personal computer.
you forgot to tell, without any extra money. It comes as a plugin, pre installed when user runs "restore applications" application.
I don't mod but... Let me tell... SPEC benchmarks are bullshit.
Real life, 1600 mhz G5 here, just mem added (768mb) I can play Unreal 2004 demo at 100 fps levels (1280*960) while system gets a fax at background, without a hitch.
Just 1 question. SPEC benchmarks use Altivec extensions?
IMHO, everyone stay happy in platform they selected and don't bitch about others.
Tell you a formula, if I see a single guy using "Dell" against Apple G5, I won't moderate it insightful. Same moron probably compared Dell P4's 3200 Mhz levels to SGI/Cray 600Mhz. Sony PS2 was? 300mhz? so it must suck compared to xbox which is 733 Mhz and so on...
There is woz.org (his own site) and I never seen him telling anything like that. Also I believe he is also a /. user. Even not too hard to find him on IRC I bet.
Could we stop blaming people as third person?
Steve Jobs, regardless of how many billions he has, still a geek. Not a lawyer. I also believe BillG too. Even, I remember BillG was first to show a mp3 player as "these things are coming" to Larry King show. I even remember a real funny rap song was playing and Larry King asked him with shock: "Is it your taste of music?", BillG replied "no, of course not"
What if Adobe didn't whine that much?
I am not in press but I have friends in major newspapers and all uses Quark Xpress.
From comments I see "already can't compete" product never got updated for 2 YEARS.
So, Adobe lost and as usual blames Apple (becoming fashion).
A friend of mine lived such thing while trying to dial a family member via BMW X5'es voice enabled internal computer/phone...
;) At last, I got mad and picked up the phone, dialed for him...
Except it lasted more than that
Also if a program got changed (e.g. updated etc) it asks permission again in a user friendly, desciptive way.
or... guy says "take me to msn.com", site opens and Opera starts swearing like mad ;)
/. isn't a good place to read reviews about following:
;)
1) Real, Realone, even opensource stuff coming out from Real Networks like Helix
2) AAC
3) Non open source, paid programs like Opera.
Especially on Mac SW. Don't believe? Check back this posts points 1-2 days later
Also Opera is a commercial browser which makes money from selling browsers to ordinary people.
;) complete text.
Read: If 99% of people clicks there to replace whole text, it will ship that way.
Mac IE 5.2 gives user a chance via its preferences (not hidden) how it should act when that field is clicked. Guess what is default?
I bought one of the most expensive machines from Apple, upgraded to latest "Panther" etc, now using latest Safari....
Man I tell you, its the only app in OS X I try to stay away. If Opera guys fix Java 1.3.x lockdown issue, I will buy it as I did in my windows days.
Yes, Apple codes great stuff, completely "pro" but believe even not giving user chance to use other engine rather than Google makes me mad.
The point is, as we like Apple, OS X we don't HAVE TO like Safari. I am one of them.
Sorry, its not about your comment nor I call you 16 year old. I speak about ignorant teens born into Pentiums who believe higher Mhz is big deal and joking about a computer which changed World.
I know, same people compare 500 Mhz Crays to 3000 Mhz Dell stuff...
Sorry if I couldn't express myself
Come on, compare their capabilities to PCs, remember once Amiga was racing with SGI on their own market.
PC with CGA or VGA? And SB sound? To race with Amiga?
It was all commodore's greedy bosses I say.
IMHO one of the best "BASIC" Microsoft produced was on Amiga. In fact its roots of Visual Basic.
Erm, nothing to do with your comment but being used Atari 800xl for years, seen Atari 500st and so on... Seeing Atari brand on a PC game is one huge and sad joke for me.
The "workspace" he talks about isn't the windowmaker (aka NeXT) workspace. Maybe someone having better english than me can explain.
The sad is, to imagine the current computer scene if Amiga, Atari ST,Apple even Archimedes and Amstrad won alltogether and IBM compatible (currently Wintel) was racing with them like a real competitor.
It would be called 'competition' and believe it would be amazing to watch even.
Current scene is like, people have two car brands, Ford T1 and Benz and they race via modifiying their motors.
However, there are people out there who believe that the Amiga is still alive and working in a supermarket in Albuquerque.
I guess you get that jokes reference from OS/2. Yes, it does work in places, in 2004.
About Amiga? 4000's are excellent for local TV stations and subtitling, with genlock and video toaster. Yes, they still work.
Especially "Scala!" is excellent.
Commodore especially tried some finance tricks (like, being in Ocean isle) and failed badly.
The curse of Amiga comes from finance laws imho.
"The sound chip was Paula."
Oh yes, I can't understand why I keep confusing them since 1987 lol.
Poor chip, never got updated... As a former Atari 800xl user too, I can easily tell, Miner (RIP) designed machines always had better sound specs than others but lacking documentation. So, Commodore 64 sid turned to be better performing chip than superior Atari one.
I understand but the problem is (not the ad thing) people still use that crap so we never get the real Java 2 platform support from giants like Yahoo even.
I guess I posted clearly misunderstable comment, yes its now clear.
The real amazing thing is, the morons sending "Bonzi Buddy" ads to Mac OS X Opera users!
Yes! As Opera is a company I support and trust, I gave them all my details (in app) but I still get that stupid monkey ads.
The power of Internet advertising is in "targeting" (in non spyware way) and those morons doesn't use it even.
Whats the purpose of Exxon ad to a user in Istanbul or like you said, Thailand?