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Chip NoVaMac
macrumors G3
mkrishnan said:
This goes to the heart of a thread that I posted long ago about waiting for a Mac mini to use as an upgrade for the rest of my systems.
hrashid said:
Apple already have Rendezvous for Windows. All it does is allow Windows users to use Rendezvous services such as, printing, ftp, web servers etc.
I don't know how can you call a mayor advance in software somo of the features listed, some of them I would be personaly ashamed of showing, eg:
System
About This Mac
View the name of the startup disk in the enhanced About This Mac menu great if you have multi-drive setups.
System
About This Mac
View the name of the startup disk in the enhanced About This Mac menu great if you have multi-drive setups.
Demon
macrumors regular
Tiger is OUT.
as mentioned in another post under software, TIGER is out and has been sited in "pirate" stores in hong kong. details: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/120183/
as mentioned in another post under software, TIGER is out and has been sited in "pirate" stores in hong kong. details: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/120183/
dmarkman
Contributor
Paul Thurrott's opinion
Hey, but windows's sage 🙂
Paul Thurrott thinks that Tiger is just a minor OS upgrade
http://www.internet-nexus.com/2005_04_10_archive.htm#111348246262169560
enjoy
Hey, but windows's sage 🙂
Paul Thurrott thinks that Tiger is just a minor OS upgrade
http://www.internet-nexus.com/2005_04_10_archive.htm#111348246262169560
enjoy
swissmann
macrumors 6502a
Doctor Q said:
I too would like to see a list. I wonder where grapher has been for so long. In OS 9 they had a graphing calculator, in OS 10 the calculator also had it hidden - if you showed the package contents and moved the location of the graphing calculator from Resources to Plugins it would be an option under view - learned that from MacWorld. (I got it to work a few minor OS revisions ago but can't get it to work now). Anyway I hope this is an improved version.
SiliconAddict
macrumors 603
Bonjour is quite possibly the world's worst name. It doesn't sound nearly as suave as Rendezvous. Dang legal crap. 🙁
MarkCollette
macrumors 68000
MarkCollette
macrumors 68000
Punani said:
Yeah, I thought so too! Now I can't remember if that was Apple's site, or a rumour site 🙄
Paul "poche molle" Thurrott can kiss my a$$.
"Ah hahaha. That is funny ... because Tiger is a minor software release, and it's late"
Minor? Yeah, like going from Windows 95 to 98. Not to mention 98 to 98SE. Oh yeah, let's not forget the massive piece of cr@p that was ME.
"Originally expected in late 2004, Apple last year explained that it was slowing the development time of its operating systems. Never let humility get in the way of a good quip, Steve-o."
Oh, well if Paul Thurrott says so, it must be true.
"The basic gist of it, however, is that Tiger is a good upgrade that should be free, because it doesn't offer a lot of major new functionality but rather does include a lot of minor upgrades and fit and finish-type improvements. Like XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), actually."
Oh ok Paul, whatever you say. Did 98 to 98SE offer a lot of major new functionality? Hell, from 98 to ME? System Restore wasn't functionality, it was Microsoft's way of saying "Hey, WindowsME is REALLY BAD. You might want to make sure you leave system restore on because something is bound to happen with this OS. When booting a computer running WindowsME, you might want to pray to any god/gods you believe in."
Rower_CPU
Moderator emeritus
dmarkman said:
He's followed it up with his "review":
http://www.winsupersite.com/reviews/macosx_tiger.asp
I'm not commenting on the article other than to point out his glaring error with regards to the iChat AV minimum specs for hosting a multi-party video chat - he says G5, Apple says dual 1GHz G4 or better.
nuckinfutz
macrumors 603
Nickygoat
macrumors 6502a
How is he testing Tiger? He, of all people, can't be a developer, so he must be using a copy of somebody who is. Naughty. He's right about XPSP2 being bigger than Tiger - simply because it fixed so many things that shouldn't have been broken in the first place 😛Rower_CPU said:
mtscott said:
Actually, going from Windows 95 to 98 was a true Microsoft upgrade 🙄 .
The INSTRUCTIONS said the system might crash during installation 😱 , but "keep trying"!!!
It did at least twice when I did it. Imagine getting blue screens of death even before the system is running. 😀
Makes the glitches of the Panther updates look like smooth sailing.
Thurriot doesn't think Spotlight is an major upgrade? That is my main reason for buying Tiger. For those of us with large numbers of files, it will be a really big deal.
pubwvj
macrumors 68000
sinisterdesign said:
Yeah, well, you know, the French are so gauche...
sinisterdesign said:
Oh, come on. You exaggerate. There are all sorts of legitiment uses for spy cams like keeping track of those black helicopters and government troops trying to sneak up close outside my house.
Making Rendezvous/Bonjour open to other platforms is Apple's way of getting more third-party devices (namely printers, but others too) to jump on the band-wagon and support this new technology. That way, the makers of these things aren't going, "Why should we invest in supporting this new standard that only 3% of our potential customers use?" This way, with it working across platform, instant, real plug and play, it's worth it for these guys, cause they get to advertise how easy it is to use their stuff now, too. Same argument kinda goes for Quicktime, iTunes, the iPod... Like how Apple helped develop FireWire, but the only way to get all the DV camera makers, hard drive makers, etc to use it with their products was to make it so cool and great, that they get it out there. Supposedly, somebody could check cause I'm not totally certain, Apple holds the copyright for the actual name "FireWire" and that lil logo, which is why some companies don't call it that, they go by the technical spec. name, IEEE 1394. They don't want to pay Apple to use the name. I might be wrong, I'm up late and rambling, so go easy. I'm gonna go use my spy-cam to watch for black helicopters and secret government agents now. 😉
Oh yeah, even my TiVo uses Rendezvous/Bonjour to connect to my home network. It's clearly listed in the System Information menu. Yada yada, Rendezvous, copyright Apple Computer, Inc. yada yada. Right along with the MPEG licensing and all that stuff.
Oh yeah, even my TiVo uses Rendezvous/Bonjour to connect to my home network. It's clearly listed in the System Information menu. Yada yada, Rendezvous, copyright Apple Computer, Inc. yada yada. Right along with the MPEG licensing and all that stuff.
chaos86
macrumors 65816
are these counted as seperate features?
are these two counted as seperate features?
Spotlight Menu Hot Key
Bring up the Spotlight search field at any time with a dedicated keyboard shortcut.
Spotlight Window Hot Key
Bring up the Spotlight search field at any time with a dedicated keyboard shortcut that you can customize.
and these four?
Programmer Base 10 math Calculator
Use different systems like base 8 or hexadecimal with the upgraded calculator.
RPN Calculator
Use the reverse polish method of calculator input.
Scientific Calculator
Find a rich suite of scientific calculations and precision options in the new scientific calculator.
Calculator Widget
Perform basic calculations right from the Dashboard with the Calculator Widget.
seems apple has tryed to embellish that number by making each calulator mode a new 'feature' and making 2 ways to get to spotlight fields seperate 'features'
i didnt even count how many seperate 'features' they got from telling us every place spolight can search seperately and how you can view them.
are these two counted as seperate features?
Spotlight Menu Hot Key
Bring up the Spotlight search field at any time with a dedicated keyboard shortcut.
Spotlight Window Hot Key
Bring up the Spotlight search field at any time with a dedicated keyboard shortcut that you can customize.
and these four?
Programmer Base 10 math Calculator
Use different systems like base 8 or hexadecimal with the upgraded calculator.
RPN Calculator
Use the reverse polish method of calculator input.
Scientific Calculator
Find a rich suite of scientific calculations and precision options in the new scientific calculator.
Calculator Widget
Perform basic calculations right from the Dashboard with the Calculator Widget.
seems apple has tryed to embellish that number by making each calulator mode a new 'feature' and making 2 ways to get to spotlight fields seperate 'features'
i didnt even count how many seperate 'features' they got from telling us every place spolight can search seperately and how you can view them.
Lollypop
macrumors 6502a
i also dont like the bonjour name change. Whats gona happen to all the gear out there that says rendezvous?? people are going to get confused now, Apple should have tried to keep it or gone with zero-config.
The biggest reason i will be upgrading is spotlight, searching through all my files will save me tons of time!!
The biggest reason i will be upgrading is spotlight, searching through all my files will save me tons of time!!
MarkCollette
macrumors 68000
chaos86 said:
One thing I've learned is that most people use only a small fraction of a system's features. It's just that everyone uses a different set of features. So, while some small calculator thing might sound stupid to anyone who doesn't use a calculator on their computer, I can assure you that it would make a noticeable difference to someone who does.
As well, some features, like Xcode 2, were just listed as a single item, while there are probably many changes from the previous version.
Admit it, like me you were expecting like 10 revolutionary, mind blowing changes, and are disappointed that Tiger won't let you walk on water, and heal lepers 🙂