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Cyberdog is an OpenDoc-based set of Internet utilities. However, when Steve Jobs took over as Apple iCEO he, in his own words, "put a bullet in the head" of OpenDoc.
I think that answers the question!
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Cyberdog is an OpenDoc-based set of Internet utilities. However, when Steve Jobs took over as Apple iCEO he, in his own words, "put a bullet in the head" of OpenDoc.
I think that answers the question!
LittleJim
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Cyberdog?
That news release was 1996 dated.. talk about waking the dead!
Hey, why not a PDA? The Newton was LONG LONG ago.. and people just weren't ready for PDAs back then. Now there is a business class market which depends on them. Apple could certainly clean house if they made one now. With an active TFT color screen, and a dual-OS system which runs both OS X apps scaled for PDA use and Palm OS, it would probably be a big hit.
On a related note, anyone notice that Palm is now releasing a super mini keyboard with the new Palm that just came out? I think they are anxious that they may loose the patent lawsuit against them over their Grafitti pen-input technology and are trying to leave themself an out if they are ordered to remove pen input from their product line.. and IF that were to happen, what better way for Apple to clobber the PDA market being they hold rights to their own system (Inkwell)?
That news release was 1996 dated.. talk about waking the dead!
Hey, why not a PDA? The Newton was LONG LONG ago.. and people just weren't ready for PDAs back then. Now there is a business class market which depends on them. Apple could certainly clean house if they made one now. With an active TFT color screen, and a dual-OS system which runs both OS X apps scaled for PDA use and Palm OS, it would probably be a big hit.
On a related note, anyone notice that Palm is now releasing a super mini keyboard with the new Palm that just came out? I think they are anxious that they may loose the patent lawsuit against them over their Grafitti pen-input technology and are trying to leave themself an out if they are ordered to remove pen input from their product line.. and IF that were to happen, what better way for Apple to clobber the PDA market being they hold rights to their own system (Inkwell)?
iProgram - the user friendly programming app.
There are plenty of programs out there that badge themselves as a neophyte-level programming language, such as RealBasic. Relatively speaking, they are. But the fact is someone can't just start making a program without wading through blocks and blocks of uninterpretable text. The learning curve is always steep, it's just that some programs make it a little less steep than others. The sad thing is being able to program can turn a computer from a useful tool to a truly powerful machine of discovery and communication.
I think apple should make a visual mac programming application as free of text as possible, using full color icons and connections. Instead of writing a program you build it, and it's so intuitive and easy that anyone can do it. At the very least we could use a visual scripting program.
There are plenty of programs out there that badge themselves as a neophyte-level programming language, such as RealBasic. Relatively speaking, they are. But the fact is someone can't just start making a program without wading through blocks and blocks of uninterpretable text. The learning curve is always steep, it's just that some programs make it a little less steep than others. The sad thing is being able to program can turn a computer from a useful tool to a truly powerful machine of discovery and communication.
I think apple should make a visual mac programming application as free of text as possible, using full color icons and connections. Instead of writing a program you build it, and it's so intuitive and easy that anyone can do it. At the very least we could use a visual scripting program.
back to PRO AUDIO...
I realize I got onto this thread way late but... Anyway, I started a thread on the hardware board about a PRO AUDIO MACHINE. It sounds possible to me. Here are the *rumors* That I put together:
G5's coming soon
Single rack space (19") Servers (G5?)
gigawire- whether it's wireless or not...
and a "Digidesign ProTools Killer" app for audio professionals
FCP rules in video... We need an awesome AUDIO APP!!
This WOULD NOT be part of the included software of any new mac. (DUH?!)
It will be expensive...(as is FCP) and require additional equipment: A/D converters operating on ... Minimum: Firewire 2 , max: Gigawire? whatever the 'ell that is?!
Apple is going after the PRO market in every other area. SEE: custom built ULTIMATE Dual 1gig machines) Stick that beast in a RACKMOUNTABLE case and offer a Pro level audio app and we will be in audio heaven! 🙂
the apple records VS. Apple computer court case would def. be a limitation to this pipe dream... 🙁 but as far as I know that is a *rumor* too. 🙂
I realize I got onto this thread way late but... Anyway, I started a thread on the hardware board about a PRO AUDIO MACHINE. It sounds possible to me. Here are the *rumors* That I put together:
G5's coming soon
Single rack space (19") Servers (G5?)
gigawire- whether it's wireless or not...
and a "Digidesign ProTools Killer" app for audio professionals
FCP rules in video... We need an awesome AUDIO APP!!
This WOULD NOT be part of the included software of any new mac. (DUH?!)
It will be expensive...(as is FCP) and require additional equipment: A/D converters operating on ... Minimum: Firewire 2 , max: Gigawire? whatever the 'ell that is?!
Apple is going after the PRO market in every other area. SEE: custom built ULTIMATE Dual 1gig machines) Stick that beast in a RACKMOUNTABLE case and offer a Pro level audio app and we will be in audio heaven! 🙂
the apple records VS. Apple computer court case would def. be a limitation to this pipe dream... 🙁 but as far as I know that is a *rumor* too. 🙂
eyelikeart
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how about a PDA?
oh wait.....Apple said they wouldn't get back into that market....
what was I thinking?! 🙄
oh wait.....Apple said they wouldn't get back into that market....
what was I thinking?! 🙄
good idea, there would be some writing involved, or it wouldn't be powerfull enough. AppleScript could be used for what can't be avoided. it's an easy to understand languadge, it could use some improvements in speed though. assistants for writing each command (like commando in MPW) would help. there could be a reference/help were user can search for "notify user" and you get a list of commands that can do it, how to use them, and an interface for building the command.
i don't think it's possible to "build" an application, but it could be made easy to write commands, say a list of commands with recognisable icons that get executed 1 by 1?
sounds like an expencive program...