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Apple 'Pal'?
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Its a network directory service
PAL has been tossed about in the university setting for a while. The technology does sort of exist with 10.2 server. You have a user log into the LAN network mainframe and thier 'user' directory is available. So ANY Mac (in some cases PC) they lgo into has their docs, email, boomarks, etc. As long as its on the campus network.
PAL is the long touted software that the university reps say will make it easy for faculty and staff to have access to thier work files while at home, from a Mac or PC. So, if they use a Mac at work and a PC at home, they can still sync files, bookmarks, email, etc. I am told its going to be seamless, and work with win 2K and XP pro as well as 10.3.
It can be configured via an internet storage server a la .Mac for home users, or a special server for business, and education customers. So, in the case of my university, they would have a deicated PAL server running OS 10.3 server to host the files for all the clients.
What I have been told is oldish news, and they are not hypeing it up, as much as offering a solution to an age old problem. I am glad to see its nearly here.
PAL has been tossed about in the university setting for a while. The technology does sort of exist with 10.2 server. You have a user log into the LAN network mainframe and thier 'user' directory is available. So ANY Mac (in some cases PC) they lgo into has their docs, email, boomarks, etc. As long as its on the campus network.
PAL is the long touted software that the university reps say will make it easy for faculty and staff to have access to thier work files while at home, from a Mac or PC. So, if they use a Mac at work and a PC at home, they can still sync files, bookmarks, email, etc. I am told its going to be seamless, and work with win 2K and XP pro as well as 10.3.
It can be configured via an internet storage server a la .Mac for home users, or a special server for business, and education customers. So, in the case of my university, they would have a deicated PAL server running OS 10.3 server to host the files for all the clients.
What I have been told is oldish news, and they are not hypeing it up, as much as offering a solution to an age old problem. I am glad to see its nearly here.
The logo doesn't look like any of the other current Mac app logos... Most go for a more "realistic" look. This is probably a clever fake.
This sure is intresting, it looks like its a software component to a collection of hardware, external drives, Airport and Macs..hmmmm..
In case the pics go down again, I've got them saved..
In case the pics go down again, I've got them saved..
10.3 is the important bit...
I think the important bit here is that the box looks complete and says for 10.3. So I would doubt the box would be finished and stored somewhere until the September launch of 10.3.
I think we can expect to see 10.3 launched at WWDC, this would make sense for these boxes to be ready now.
A bit garbbled, but I hope you see what I'm getting at...
And, to bring the never ending subject into this thread, 10.3 at WWDC would tie in with 64bit processors at the same time...
Just me thoughts guvnor,
Grizzly
I think the important bit here is that the box looks complete and says for 10.3. So I would doubt the box would be finished and stored somewhere until the September launch of 10.3.
I think we can expect to see 10.3 launched at WWDC, this would make sense for these boxes to be ready now.
A bit garbbled, but I hope you see what I'm getting at...
And, to bring the never ending subject into this thread, 10.3 at WWDC would tie in with 64bit processors at the same time...
Just me thoughts guvnor,
Grizzly
Originally posted by Foxer
It msut be fake. If it were real it would have been called iPal.
ROFL.....but then again by your logic, Apple's web browser should have been called iSafari.
Many of Apple's software names have been very simple, usually one word. This seems real....but I guess we all need to take this with a grain of salt.
IF the pics were indeed taken down, that means it could really be something that Apple is trying to hide.
Moreover, the description almost resembles the "Remote Desktop" feature in Windows XP whre you can access your desktop from anywhere. Although Apple already has their own version of this software, it appears that this could be a revolutionary version.
It couldn't be a firewire drive to access your desktop with from any computer because when you then plug it into your original computer, there will HAVE to be synching. But the pics say (no synching), hence it has to be some device/software that allows you to use the desktop real time.
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Moreover, the description almost resembles the "Remote Desktop" feature in Windows XP whre you can access your desktop from anywhere. Although Apple already has their own version of this software, it appears that this could be a revolutionary version.
It couldn't be a firewire drive to access your desktop with from any computer because when you then plug it into your original computer, there will HAVE to be synching. But the pics say (no synching), hence it has to be some device/software that allows you to use the desktop real time.
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Re: FP.
You can already do most of this in OSX, through NetInfo networking where you can setup network accounts, then log into any machine on the network and have all your settings, but I'm not certain if it works across the Internet.
This sounds more intriguing, especially the wireless bit. Perhaps something like an Airport enabled iPod for your files/settings; you carry it with you and when you log into a Mac, it accesses your prefs and files automatically from the device (via Rendevous and Airport?)
Mike.
You can already do most of this in OSX, through NetInfo networking where you can setup network accounts, then log into any machine on the network and have all your settings, but I'm not certain if it works across the Internet.
This sounds more intriguing, especially the wireless bit. Perhaps something like an Airport enabled iPod for your files/settings; you carry it with you and when you log into a Mac, it accesses your prefs and files automatically from the device (via Rendevous and Airport?)
Mike.
Me too - just PM me and I'll share.
Anyone have the screen shots that were apparently up earlier?
Re: 10.3 is the important bit...
If (and that's a big if) Apple ships 970s at WWDC, they will most likely NOT run Panther. They would run some updated version of 10.2.x. Apple wouldn't ship an operating system that they haven't even seeded.
If (and that's a big if) Apple ships 970s at WWDC, they will most likely NOT run Panther. They would run some updated version of 10.2.x. Apple wouldn't ship an operating system that they haven't even seeded.
If it is what I think it is, it could be a way to set up a type of Terminal Server or VPN solution that would be integrated within Panther and in the Pal Hardware (If there is any).
Otherwise, it could jsut be a hyped up version of the Remote Desktop stuff.
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Otherwise, it could jsut be a hyped up version of the Remote Desktop stuff.
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The SpyMac thread about this says a user posted pics there which were subsequently removed. The most verification I can find is that the user who supposedly posted the pics is named ifilesecrets, and according to his SpyMac profile, he has one post -- but his last post is listed as "never." That does make it sound like he had something deleted.
(See http://www.spymac.com/forums/member.php?s=&action=getinfo&userid=20232 for this profile information.)
Let's see what happens when another site posts the images
An easy rumor to test: some OTHER site can post the pictures and see if Apple Legal cares!
I saw box shots but no screenshots... and now the page has no pictures at all. What were the screenshots?
It does sound fishy--and I still want my iPod to do this! (A network Home folder wouldn't help in my case.) With the internal drive as a mirror, you could use that for speed when at home--but then it essentially becomes synching--of your whole Home folder. Which sounds VERY useful, but not what the box text describes.
There is one good thing about some of the very clever fakes we've seen... they restore the sense of surprise and protect Apple's secrets even when they DO leak. We no longer know what to believe...
An easy rumor to test: some OTHER site can post the pictures and see if Apple Legal cares!
I saw box shots but no screenshots... and now the page has no pictures at all. What were the screenshots?
It does sound fishy--and I still want my iPod to do this! (A network Home folder wouldn't help in my case.) With the internal drive as a mirror, you could use that for speed when at home--but then it essentially becomes synching--of your whole Home folder. Which sounds VERY useful, but not what the box text describes.
There is one good thing about some of the very clever fakes we've seen... they restore the sense of surprise and protect Apple's secrets even when they DO leak. We no longer know what to believe...
Yeah, id lean towards fake as well. I love how the pictures are cropped just enough to make it look like they were taking hastily. Even what looks like a nice publicity photo of the box (#3) is cropped down slightly.
What if it is like an ASP
I don't claim to know the copyright details that could come into play here but if if this Pal program not only allows access to your desktop, favorites, documents, etc. What if it tunnels to your home desktop and actually lets you run programs through that machine streamed over the internet. It seems like a stretch but that would be way cool.
I think it's cool enough already if it allows preferences, documents, favorites, etc.
I don't claim to know the copyright details that could come into play here but if if this Pal program not only allows access to your desktop, favorites, documents, etc. What if it tunnels to your home desktop and actually lets you run programs through that machine streamed over the internet. It seems like a stretch but that would be way cool.
I think it's cool enough already if it allows preferences, documents, favorites, etc.
Looks real to me, if it was a fake then the creater would probably put an iPal, so it sounds like in the part. Just simply Pal seems really apple to me after they broke away from the i series in safari
Then the images looks like a natural pic, not like a CG creation or a perspective pic of the whole creation, from this point the cropped images are more natural and real.
Notice the material of the box also very closely assemble the other white apple boxes, and show no signs of CG this type of thick paper is hard to be done on normal printers without folding.
These claims are about 600X more realistic then the other powerbook, motherboard claims that have no pictures of proof.
Then the images looks like a natural pic, not like a CG creation or a perspective pic of the whole creation, from this point the cropped images are more natural and real.
Notice the material of the box also very closely assemble the other white apple boxes, and show no signs of CG this type of thick paper is hard to be done on normal printers without folding.
These claims are about 600X more realistic then the other powerbook, motherboard claims that have no pictures of proof.
Soz can't post on my own site as all these links have killed it (well direct links to the images anyway)
http://www.mac.com/1/learningcenter/
Seems like the bottom coming soon describes the "Pal" service to me
http://www.mac.com/1/learningcenter/
Seems like the bottom coming soon describes the "Pal" service to me