The future of mac os....

NusuniAdmin · Apr 25, 2004

So what will the future be? I am guessing that by os 11 apple will introduce a 64 bit version of it, for the g5 of course

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Os 12 will be PURE opengl, it will be like a giant game kinda thing. Like instead of 2 dimensional folders in the finder, they will be 3 dimensional. You will be able to push the arrow keys on the keyboard and it will turn the cube over to the next side. That would be a cool effect. The finder will also have support for virtual desktops, 4 different ones in all but will have an option in system prefs for 8 desktops. When you switch desktops it will have a cube type of transition (like fast user switching).

As for the dock...well ........ who knows.....the dock is a mystery.....

I think os 12 will be released around 2012. I think os x will only go up to 10.4 or 5, then will turn to os 11 in 2006 or 2007.

I also think when os 11 is introduced apple will release a touch screen monitor that will be fully compatible with os 11.

As for a little bit of hardware predictions, i think it would be cool if apple released a newton/pda typa thing that has an embedded version of mac os on it.

These are just my thoughts, although i doubt they will come true (just like the astroid that is suppose to kill us all in 2021)

MisterMe · Apr 25, 2004

NusuniAdmin said:
So what will the future be? I am guessing that by os 11 apple will introduce a 64 bit version of it, for the g5 of course .

Os 12 will be PURE opengl, it will be like a giant game kinda thing. Like instead of 2 dimensional folders in the finder, they will be 3 dimensional. You will be able to push the arrow keys on the keyboard and it will turn the cube over to the next side. That would be a cool effect. The finder will also have support for virtual desktops, 4 different ones in all but will have an option in system prefs for 8 desktops. When you switch desktops it will have a cube type of transition (like fast user switching).

As for the dock...well ........ who knows.....the dock is a mystery.....

I think os 12 will be released around 2012. I think os x will only go up to 10.4 or 5, then will turn to os 11 in 2006 or 2007.

I also think when os 11 is introduced apple will release a touch screen monitor that will be fully compatible with os 11.

As for a little bit of hardware predictions, i think it would be cool if apple released a newton/pda typa thing that has an embedded version of mac os on it.

These are just my thoughts, although i doubt they will come true (just like the astroid that is suppose to kill us all in 2021)

The most likely scenario is that we will have MacOS X 10.4 through MacOS X 10.9. At one new version per year, we will likely see MacOS X 10.9 released in 2009. Apple may release MacOS X 11.0 in 20010. It may hold off and release MacOS X 11 in 20011. You can bet the farm that MacOS X 12.0 will not be release anytime near 20012.

Darwin · Apr 25, 2004

Apple may release MacOS X 11.0 in 20010. It may hold off and release MacOS X 11 in 20011

And I though M$ was bad

As for a little bit of hardware predictions, i think it would be cool if apple released a newton/pda typa thing that has an embedded version of mac os on it.

I wouldn't bet on Apple making another PDA, I don't think the PDA market is a place they want to be in

musicpyrite · Apr 25, 2004

NusuniAdmin said:
So what will the future be? I am guessing that by os 11 apple will introduce a 64 bit version of it, for the g5 of course .

Os 12 will be PURE opengl, it will be like a giant game kinda thing. Like instead of 2 dimensional folders in the finder, they will be 3 dimensional. You will be able to push the arrow keys on the keyboard and it will turn the cube over to the next side. That would be a cool effect. The finder will also have support for virtual desktops, 4 different ones in all but will have an option in system prefs for 8 desktops. When you switch desktops it will have a cube type of transition (like fast user switching).

As for the dock...well ........ who knows.....the dock is a mystery.....

I think os 12 will be released around 2012. I think os x will only go up to 10.4 or 5, then will turn to os 11 in 2006 or 2007.

I also think when os 11 is introduced apple will release a touch screen monitor that will be fully compatible with os 11.

As for a little bit of hardware predictions, i think it would be cool if apple released a newton/pda typa thing that has an embedded version of mac os on it.

These are just my thoughts, although i doubt they will come true (just like the astroid that is suppose to kill us all in 2021)

It's good to have dreams.

I personally hope 10.4 will be 3-D, but that might confuse switchers/nwebies/old people. Micro$oft already has a 3-D os, but the name of it escapes me.

7on · Apr 25, 2004

not to mention that there are already hacks to make osx 3d.

All I hope for is Apple supported OSX themes. I've never been up to hacking my system just to make it look different, so more themes would be nice.

cait-sith · Apr 25, 2004

you'll probably see apple split away from depending on the freebsd project (probably due to a difference of opinions) and implementing a sysv-style clean kernel. sort of like what sun did.

you'll then have classic, and classic x emulation =)

they'll also probably not call this new system MacOS.. it'll have it's own name. Apple's X2 or something.

SuperChuck · Apr 25, 2004

I would imagine that we are getting closer to an OS that uses spoken commands. And not like the cruddy implementation we have had since the pre-OS X days...

USER: Computer, tell me a joke.
MAC: (in droning voice) It is 4:00 pee emm.
USER: I said tell me a joke.
MAC: Knock knock.
USER: Who's there?
MAC: It is 4:00 pee emm.

Yes, I imagine a much sexier implementation that actually serves a purpose beyond stupid computer tricks...

USER: Hey, open that file I was working on last night.
MAC: Haven't you done enough damage already?
USER: You think you could do better.
MAC: I already did.
USER: Oh, yeah? (pause) Nice gaussian blur.

Ah, yes. That will be the day.

dukemeiser · Apr 25, 2004

I think they will drop support for classic very soon. Maybe not 10.4, but 10.5

Classic is still the old way, and pretty soon there won't be any non-native apps that need it.

NusuniAdmin · Apr 26, 2004

dukemeiser said:
I think they will drop support for classic very soon. Maybe not 10.4, but 10.5

Classic is still the old way, and pretty soon there won't be any non-native apps that need it.

If you need to use classic, pick up a $40 computer off ebay

Bear · Apr 26, 2004

dukemeiser said:
I think they will drop support for classic very soon. Maybe not 10.4, but 10.5

Classic is still the old way, and pretty soon there won't be any non-native apps that need it.

Actually, I don't think it iwll be that soon. What will happen first is that new machines won't come with classic. Sometime after that happens, (Like a couple of years at least probably) Apple will drop classic support in Mac OS X (or whatever they are up to.)

Also, machines that are released and shipped without classic may not be able to run Classic at all. (Even if you had a Classic environment to copy over from another Mac.)

I base this on the way they dropped 9.2.2 boot support on machines, but still shipp Classic.

Remember this is only my speculations, but they sound reasonable.

aswitcher · Apr 26, 2004

NusuniAdmin said:
I also think when os 11 is introduced apple will release a touch screen monitor that will be fully compatible with os 11.

As for a little bit of hardware predictions, i think it would be cool if apple released a newton/pda typa thing that has an embedded version of mac os on it.

Touch screen is perhaps a few more years off when prices drop enough...maybe 5 years... maybe longer

I think the iPod will morph into a pda option at the high end

Danrose1977 · Apr 26, 2004

MisterMe said:
The most likely scenario is that we will have MacOS X 10.4 through MacOS X 10.9. At one new version per year, we will likely see MacOS X 10.9 released in 2009. Apple may release MacOS X 11.0 in 20010. It may hold off and release MacOS X 11 in 20011. You can bet the farm that MacOS X 12.0 will not be release anytime near 20012.

Theres no way I'm waiting that long!.... perhaps you needed one less 0 in some of those

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