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Apple to Host 'Back to the Mac' Media Event on October 20th
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Although doglike in appearance, hyenas are more closely related to civets (family Viverridae) and cats (family Felidae) than to dogs (family Canidae).
Table of overall head and body length (meters) of the cat family - in order of size.
lower - upper
Tiger 2.20 3.30
Lion 2.00 2.80
Cougar 1.00 2.00
Leopard 0.90 1.90
Jaguar 1.00 1.80
Cheetah 1.00 1.50
Snow Leopard 1.00 1.30
Lynx 0.80 1.30
Asian Golden Cat 0.73 1.10
Serval 0.67 1.00
Bobcat 0.65 1.00
Clouded Leopard 0.60 1.00
Ocelot 0.55 1.00
African Golden Cat 0.72 0.95
Chinese Desert Cat 0.68 0.94
Caracal 0.60 0.90
Fishing Cat 0.72 0.86
Margay 0.45 0.80
Jaguarundi 0.60 0.77
Jungle Cat 0.60 0.75
Wild Cat 0.50 0.75
Pampas Cat 0.56 0.70
Geoffrey's Cat 0.45 0.70
Pallas Cat 0.50 0.65
Bay Cat 0.50 0.60
Iriomote Cat 0.50 0.60
Andean Mountain Cat 0.48 0.60
Leopard Cat 0.44 0.60
Sand Cat 0.45 0.57
Litle Spotted Cat 0.40 0.55
Flat-headed Cat 0.40 0.55
Marbled Cat 0.45 0.53
Black-footed Cat 0.40 0.50
Kodkod 0.38 0.48
Rusty-Spotted Cat 0.40 0.45
lower - upper
Tiger 2.20 3.30
Lion 2.00 2.80
Cougar 1.00 2.00
Leopard 0.90 1.90
Jaguar 1.00 1.80
Cheetah 1.00 1.50
Snow Leopard 1.00 1.30
Lynx 0.80 1.30
Asian Golden Cat 0.73 1.10
Serval 0.67 1.00
Bobcat 0.65 1.00
Clouded Leopard 0.60 1.00
Ocelot 0.55 1.00
African Golden Cat 0.72 0.95
Chinese Desert Cat 0.68 0.94
Caracal 0.60 0.90
Fishing Cat 0.72 0.86
Margay 0.45 0.80
Jaguarundi 0.60 0.77
Jungle Cat 0.60 0.75
Wild Cat 0.50 0.75
Pampas Cat 0.56 0.70
Geoffrey's Cat 0.45 0.70
Pallas Cat 0.50 0.65
Bay Cat 0.50 0.60
Iriomote Cat 0.50 0.60
Andean Mountain Cat 0.48 0.60
Leopard Cat 0.44 0.60
Sand Cat 0.45 0.57
Litle Spotted Cat 0.40 0.55
Flat-headed Cat 0.40 0.55
Marbled Cat 0.45 0.53
Black-footed Cat 0.40 0.50
Kodkod 0.38 0.48
Rusty-Spotted Cat 0.40 0.45
I wonder what cloudiness they will add. This seem to be around the same time their data center is ready to go online...
Perhaps back to mac will be connected more then we think to back to my mac... more over the net access to more stuff
I still love how easy it is to setup airport and time capsules (even multiple ones) so that HD hanging of them are visible even when outside the home network. I have tried and failed doing this on other routers and with the mac (and mobileme) it's easy. I hope they expand even more on these features
Perhaps back to mac will be connected more then we think to back to my mac... more over the net access to more stuff
I still love how easy it is to setup airport and time capsules (even multiple ones) so that HD hanging of them are visible even when outside the home network. I have tried and failed doing this on other routers and with the mac (and mobileme) it's easy. I hope they expand even more on these features
And nobody could afford one. Sure they'll be knockoffs but they'll handle rough or not at all (Requiring wheels). Then you'll have your asian/german/british/indian/american fanbois will troll until the cows come home.
No work for me on the 20th!
Thank the Lord!!
I love these supprises Apple gives us! - can't wait!
- I'm thinking, like many others here, Lion's gonna be the final OS X, the final Big Cat, the best. Facetime, Apple Mail Update (Needed..), Finder changes.
(I'd love to be able to resize the Finder sidebar icons, I prefer the bigger looking ones like back in Tiger..)
Thank the Lord!!
I love these supprises Apple gives us! - can't wait!
- I'm thinking, like many others here, Lion's gonna be the final OS X, the final Big Cat, the best. Facetime, Apple Mail Update (Needed..), Finder changes.
(I'd love to be able to resize the Finder sidebar icons, I prefer the bigger looking ones like back in Tiger..)
new notebook lineup
i bet this event will introduce new notebooks ... and i bet that they will introduce
1. the touch screen feature found in the i pad in the screen of the notebook .
2. the note book will be be backed by an app store that will sell you app mostly under $5.00 for your notebook .
3. the notebook lineup will include a fresher look for the air line , and will have a small piece like a 12'' air which will weigh under 1 kg .
4. the notebook will include connectivity to the internet with the ability to connect via a sim card , which will not be country \ carrier specific .
these refinements would make the notebooks sure winners .. not that the ability to operate without failiour is reason enough for them to be winners ...
looking fwd to it .. eagerly !!!!
and
if i am right on the money call me DR. pahwa !!!!
i bet this event will introduce new notebooks ... and i bet that they will introduce
1. the touch screen feature found in the i pad in the screen of the notebook .
2. the note book will be be backed by an app store that will sell you app mostly under $5.00 for your notebook .
3. the notebook lineup will include a fresher look for the air line , and will have a small piece like a 12'' air which will weigh under 1 kg .
4. the notebook will include connectivity to the internet with the ability to connect via a sim card , which will not be country \ carrier specific .
these refinements would make the notebooks sure winners .. not that the ability to operate without failiour is reason enough for them to be winners ...
looking fwd to it .. eagerly !!!!
and
if i am right on the money call me DR. pahwa !!!!
Here are the features I expect to crop up in OSX 10.7:
-Redesigned UI that has increased depth and is more 3D in nature. Ever wondering apple's focus on graphics cards these days?
-Resolution Independence. Long overdue is all I can say.
-TRIM support. Theres a slim chance this might be skipped for an updated filesystem, think ZFS.
-OpenGL 4.0 support. Valve have certainly put apple in the limelight for there spotty drivers. I'd imagine they would want to stay ahead of the game now.
-Airplay integration. Quicktime X always felt like it was missing that special something.
-More touchpad gestures. I expect more gesture customisations. Thing bettertouchtool etc.
N.B. I'd be shocked if they added any touch screen support as it would encroach on iOS too much.
Adam
-Redesigned UI that has increased depth and is more 3D in nature. Ever wondering apple's focus on graphics cards these days?
-Resolution Independence. Long overdue is all I can say.
-TRIM support. Theres a slim chance this might be skipped for an updated filesystem, think ZFS.
-OpenGL 4.0 support. Valve have certainly put apple in the limelight for there spotty drivers. I'd imagine they would want to stay ahead of the game now.
-Airplay integration. Quicktime X always felt like it was missing that special something.
-More touchpad gestures. I expect more gesture customisations. Thing bettertouchtool etc.
N.B. I'd be shocked if they added any touch screen support as it would encroach on iOS too much.
Adam
2 out of 3 you said are already taken.
10.0 - Cheetah
10.1 - Puma
10.2 - Jaguar
10.3 - Panther
10.4 - Tiger
10.5 - Leopard
10.6 - Snow Leopard
10.7 - Lion ???
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Many updates please!
Many updates please!
Bertrand Serlet better make an appearance; I want a sophisticated discussion of under the hood OS X technologies, not how shiny they managed to make their newest product.
Lion is the king of the Jungle and the beast
Apple is the king of the Tech world and better than MS
Both of teh above work perfectly and sound and read so joyfully
Except lions don't live in jungles - they live on the plains of Africa.
As did my mother. Awareness comes in many forms, including humor.
Peace.
Just showed your work to two Marie Curie Foundation members and they thought it was great. As you say, whatever increases awareness gets our vote.
Lion is the king of the Jungle and the beast
Apple is the king of the Tech world and better than MS
Both of teh above work perfectly and sound and read so joyfully
Really scary.
It isn't so much lack of focus but lack of anything new to talk about. There was nothing new to talk about because Snow Leopard had been released ( and covered heavily at previous WWDC) and nothing new had been released. They could have had some "real work usage and lessons learned from SL" sessions but given all the new stuff had to cover with iOS can see how those 'rearview miror' sessions easily got squeezed out.
What? They are probably announcing the new OS at this event! The next WWDC will be the first time can have classes on the features and API mutations they announce here. Given many developers have their hands full with development of their own products, many won't time till next June to take several days off to play around with 10.7 features (or will have played around and know need help with some of the more tricky bits. ) To have effective classes on a topic in June need to give folks the information now so that they can planned to be there and know why should.
10.3 Panther released Oct 24, 2003 . Didn't really kill its adoption.
10.1 Puma Sept 25, 2001 (which is technically Fall )
Frankly, a 15 month beta cycle would be safer with a complicated stack as a OS deployed on a wide spread of hardware and a deep software legacy portfolio . OS X releases often break older hardware drivers and app software. Remember Mac OS X Server is also bundled in this release. People with machines which run their business don't want an OS that hasn't been thoroughly tested. I also suspect that once give the OS to many users in the beta cycle that they will find tons of bugs that need fixing that Apple didn't catch. That always happens.
Could easily see this this as a January 2012 release date. However, Oct/Nov isn't bad. It is an "upgrade" for users. If Apple has moved thei bulk of their hardware updates out of the Oct-December time frame then no "need" for an OS update in that window. However, if Apple's QA process is extremely better than industry average and 10.7 is somewhat conservative on changes then they could hit a late Sept deadline. I doubt that happens because don't think Apple's processes are dramatically better than everyone else.
As for features of 10.7, who knows (only
I'd rather Apple add real updates to the OS rather than tweaking superficial eye candy.
Given Oracle is trying to sue Google over Andriod for megabucks ... that's doubtful. Oracle probably wants significant money for Apple to license ZFS. I doubt Apple would pay. ZFS made much more sense when Apple had large storage products. Now they don't. ZFS updates are going to come, ,but the will come first in the "closed" Solaris version. So if Apple wants early access to the updates they'll need to pay. I doubt Apple will restart ZFS after putting it on the shelf while its future was cloudy.
More likely Apple would put Filesystem developer resources into TRIM support and minor, more API transparent, changes to HFS+ . It is not absolutely necessary, but it is useful. SSD/HDD file caching would be another bang for the buck without really changing the API all that much. [ namely move the HDD hot spots to a SSD drive. Kind of like building a hybrid drive with discrete components. there are enough 2+ drive unit macs that this doesn't have to be a "rarely used" feature. ]
I don't think Apple is going to do anything to dramatically improve data integrity along the lines that ZFS does.
the much bigger gap is not having generic USB 3.0 support. I can see them limping along in 10.6 with custom driver only support for any hardware they ship in the interim.
There a several data security updates ( self encyrpting disks , x86 on chip AES support , etc. ) that should get baked into a 10.7. We'll see if that is "too boring" them to pursue.
I'd also expect some enhanced support on CPU+GPU systems also. ( better and/or transparent OS leveraging of "extra" GPU for OpenCL work )
Also a better integrated/discrete GPU automatic toggling. The system they have now is quirky. The discrete GPU triggers for some users triggers most of the time.
Sure does look like a lion!
New mac books, new os, and new iLife!
And my apple stock I bought in 1997 is roaring like a LION!
My buddy's mom bought him 12,000 shares of apple stock at 8 bucks a share back in '99. It's worth $3.6 mil now. He's still holding. I bought 300 shares when it was $65 a share. So my return, although obviously not as lucrative as his, is still decent. I'm still holding too. I generally do not sell until a company has had a fundamental change of philosophy. There are exceptions to that rule, but since Apple has been designing and hitting home runs for 7 years and counting, I continue to hold.
Mmmkay. I've read this post twice now and fail to find a point to it. Is it kudos that you seek?