Apple definiely needs a superdrive. A lot of 'professional' users need them. Adding a super-drive would help sales a lot.
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19inch LCD's and PowerBooks November 5, 2002
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Re: John123 Returns...
Well, don't get a new PBG4 then...those of you that don't 'get with it' and upgrade to X are going to be left in the cold. Make a book with some cool pictures of your machine....oh, wait...that's right, iPhoto doesn't run on 9. I'm telling ya...you're gonna get left for dead when it comes to new apps and functionality.
Well, don't get a new PBG4 then...those of you that don't 'get with it' and upgrade to X are going to be left in the cold. Make a book with some cool pictures of your machine....oh, wait...that's right, iPhoto doesn't run on 9. I'm telling ya...you're gonna get left for dead when it comes to new apps and functionality.
Hey, 9 had its time under the sun. It was good but now there is 'the best' known as Mac OS X. Sounds like you need to make the leap to X too. I don't understand people that want an OS that can't multitask like X, crashes all the time (unlike X), and has more shareware software available like X. You people react like a bunch of slack-jawwed yocals when you think about life without 9. And yes, it is time...aren't you tired of windows
MPhatik
This "slack-jawwed yocal" (who has an Ivy League degree, incidentally) couldn't disagree more on what has the advantage on multitasking. But...
I simply hope that the new PowerBooks come out in November rather than January and that they sport 1 Ghz processors on the main end. I think that then, regardless of which OS each of us prefers, we'll all be happy.
Anyone heard any gossip? I know some of the folks over at MacNN were talking about 933 and 1.0...but with so little space separating the two, I think Apple'd have a tough time moving the high end -- except for those people who simply want to brag that they have an Apple portable that broke the gigahertz barrier. News anyone?
i hope, as suggested by your emoticon, that you were being facetious. the guy is clearly very intelligent, and obviously didn't flash his credentials out at first. he was pressed to say that by all means. it's one thing to diss a guy before you know where he's coming from. it's another to diss him after. of course it doesn't necessarily matter that he's ivy league. he could be so and still be dumb. just likew asses can come out a school like that, geniuses can come out unacclaimed schools. it's not the beall end-all point of credibility. but don't spit on it. it's evidence supporting that the guy is smart and reasonable, which doesn't contradict what he's been posting at all.
why be insulting?
well, if you presented a tone that was anything but haughty and full of assumptions...
"the more i learn, the less i know." like i said, such a credential is no basis for just assuming. i am taking issue with the manner in which you argue. john 123 wasn't being mean. as someone with a doctorate, you should know better than to just shoot down people's opinions without any consideration. so OS X may be better on many things and at everything. it's not god any more than you or me. john123 has had a different user experience. (and probably not totally uncommon at all). just because it's not your user experience, or even a majority of users' experiences, doesn't make it wrong.
OS X is not a total replacement. they (wisely) chose not to make it natively backwards compatible with almost all previous sofware (like M$ has almost always done). that means there are things that people would normally do on OS 9 that they can't do on OS X. it also means that while OS X is better for every computer that 9 is good for (windows XP on a 300 MHz PII-bad idea. 98 is better by far). i don't know what john123's experience is at all, but i've started out from a conciliatory standpoint.
i hate to make a biblical allusion, but arguing at this level when you have a doctorate is like pigs trampling on strings of pearls.
"the more i learn, the less i know." like i said, such a credential is no basis for just assuming. i am taking issue with the manner in which you argue. john 123 wasn't being mean. as someone with a doctorate, you should know better than to just shoot down people's opinions without any consideration. so OS X may be better on many things and at everything. it's not god any more than you or me. john123 has had a different user experience. (and probably not totally uncommon at all). just because it's not your user experience, or even a majority of users' experiences, doesn't make it wrong.
OS X is not a total replacement. they (wisely) chose not to make it natively backwards compatible with almost all previous sofware (like M$ has almost always done). that means there are things that people would normally do on OS 9 that they can't do on OS X. it also means that while OS X is better for every computer that 9 is good for (windows XP on a 300 MHz PII-bad idea. 98 is better by far). i don't know what john123's experience is at all, but i've started out from a conciliatory standpoint.
i hate to make a biblical allusion, but arguing at this level when you have a doctorate is like pigs trampling on strings of pearls.
lol.
Yeah, everyone will have a different experience. But if I say 'OS X is slower than OS 9' or, 'OS X is faster than OS 9' don't you think it's important to specify what hardware I was making this comparison on? John simply states 'newer hardware'. If I replyed to *anyones* post with a negative tone, it was because I didn't think they supported their opinion. Since this is mac*rumors*.com, maybe supporting information/evidence isn't something you're interested in.
Yeah, everyone will have a different experience. But if I say 'OS X is slower than OS 9' or, 'OS X is faster than OS 9' don't you think it's important to specify what hardware I was making this comparison on? John simply states 'newer hardware'. If I replyed to *anyones* post with a negative tone, it was because I didn't think they supported their opinion. Since this is mac*rumors*.com, maybe supporting information/evidence isn't something you're interested in.
Monitor spanning
The 700 MHz iBook is capable of monitor spanning, it requires an Open Firmware adjustment. Some 600's are as well, it depends on the graphics chipset. And apparently the 17" iMac FP should be capable of it, too. See my last post for links; it's near the middle of pg 5 of this thread.
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The 700 MHz iBook is capable of monitor spanning, it requires an Open Firmware adjustment. Some 600's are as well, it depends on the graphics chipset. And apparently the 17" iMac FP should be capable of it, too. See my last post for links; it's near the middle of pg 5 of this thread.
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Monitor spanning
I wish Apple would put out an official firmware update to make the G4 iMac's support monitor spanning. Actually, what I'd like is a 17" G4 iMac that has a spanned-SVGA output option like the PowerBook. (not a mirrored SVGA screen) Then I could use it for Final Cut Pro and have a real-time preview monitor.
I wish Apple would put out an official firmware update to make the G4 iMac's support monitor spanning. Actually, what I'd like is a 17" G4 iMac that has a spanned-SVGA output option like the PowerBook. (not a mirrored SVGA screen) Then I could use it for Final Cut Pro and have a real-time preview monitor.
Re: Monitor spanning
Did you check out the links from my earlier post? The current 17" iMacs THEORETICALLY support monitor spanning (not just mirroring), but it requires booting into Open Firmware first. From there, you can do a temp adjustment, or make it permanent. It's been successfully done with high-end iBooks, and some of the 600's as well. Depends on the graphics chipset. Anyways, check it out. Maybe someone has confirmed this ability in the iMacs.
However, I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for Apple to make it official. The spanning is one of the things that separates the iBook from the PowerBook.
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Did you check out the links from my earlier post? The current 17" iMacs THEORETICALLY support monitor spanning (not just mirroring), but it requires booting into Open Firmware first. From there, you can do a temp adjustment, or make it permanent. It's been successfully done with high-end iBooks, and some of the 600's as well. Depends on the graphics chipset. Anyways, check it out. Maybe someone has confirmed this ability in the iMacs.
However, I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for Apple to make it official. The spanning is one of the things that separates the iBook from the PowerBook.
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TiBook price drop at campus bookstore
I am a student at USC and the price of G4 Powerbooks have been dropped to $1,899 for the 667mhz and $2,399 for the 800mhz at the campus bookstore. I was in the market for a new laptop but because of the price drops I assume that Apple is releasing new laptops soon. Hopefully Nov. 5th is the day, but I wouldn't be surprised if it takes longer than that.
I am a student at USC and the price of G4 Powerbooks have been dropped to $1,899 for the 667mhz and $2,399 for the 800mhz at the campus bookstore. I was in the market for a new laptop but because of the price drops I assume that Apple is releasing new laptops soon. Hopefully Nov. 5th is the day, but I wouldn't be surprised if it takes longer than that.
Re: TiBook price drop at campus bookstore
Those EDU prices have been in effect for a month or more...so nothing new there.
Those EDU prices have been in effect for a month or more...so nothing new there.
Originally posted by eric_n_dfw
Well - la de da!
just a bit of info fer all you ivy-cred'd high-falutin' ding-dong PhD happy-hour hooligans: "yokel" is spelled with a "kel", not a "cal" (but query whether there are fewer fat yokels as a result)...
lighten up y'all! we're talking gear here; imagine the stress someone like Vlad Putin is under right now (see drudge and other news) and the heated discussions going on in his cabinet and elsewhere, and get some perspective on your tone-of-post!
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