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maybe Connectix knew all along..
Maybe what we are missing is that Connectix sold out to MS because they knew an awesome emulator for Windows on the Mac was coming from Apple
I'm not supporting such a move, I think it would do more damage than good, but its just another theory
Kmac
Maybe what we are missing is that Connectix sold out to MS because they knew an awesome emulator for Windows on the Mac was coming from Apple
I'm not supporting such a move, I think it would do more damage than good, but its just another theory
Kmac
As the only multiplatform guy at a Mac based company (and yes, buying into stereotypes for Mac based companies, it is a company that works in the creative industries), the end of AppleTalk will be great! You'd think that users only familiar with Macs would be able to figure out AppleTalk protocols, but it always seems to baffle my colleagues and I always get dragged away from my work to solve these issues. They should get rid of the "Chooser" control panel too along with AppleTalk.
Now if Apple would stop being so stubborn on big endian and little endian PCI and AGP, it'd open Macs to the larger market of hardware (and to think that was an arbritary decision, arghhhh )
Now if Apple would stop being so stubborn on big endian and little endian PCI and AGP, it'd open Macs to the larger market of hardware (and to think that was an arbritary decision, arghhhh
)Possibility
This could mean that Apple has introduced a version of Wine into the code. Wine is a Unix app that adds windows functionality to their computers. Go to http://www.winehq.com/ to read more. Just an idea!
This could mean that Apple has introduced a version of Wine into the code. Wine is a Unix app that adds windows functionality to their computers. Go to http://www.winehq.com/ to read more. Just an idea!
WILL NOT HAPPEN
There is no way Apple is going to say "okay, use Wintel software" on their Mac machines. If that was the case, then they should just stop making Mac OS X.
It makes sense to have x11 because it has never been a desktop threat-- but Windows is. Also, x11 is something that Windows _can't_ do. Supporting Windows, out of the box, would be one of the worst decisions they could make. It would mean every developer in the world would suddenly say "oh, well, Mac's can run windows software so lets can the OS X version as soon as possible."
There is no way Apple is going to say "okay, use Wintel software" on their Mac machines. If that was the case, then they should just stop making Mac OS X.
It makes sense to have x11 because it has never been a desktop threat-- but Windows is. Also, x11 is something that Windows _can't_ do. Supporting Windows, out of the box, would be one of the worst decisions they could make. It would mean every developer in the world would suddenly say "oh, well, Mac's can run windows software so lets can the OS X version as soon as possible."
Re: Re: No thankyou.
Do I need to point out the joke there, or should I let that one just simmer?
Do I need to point out the joke there, or should I let that one just simmer?
Say what?
And what market is that when the Mac runs Windows? It's Windows, because one development cycle would literally cover 99% of the desktop market. The market you speak of will be the Apple brand, not OS X as an operating system. OS X Would be eradicated for anything but Unix GUI apps.
And what market is that when the Mac runs Windows? It's Windows, because one development cycle would literally cover 99% of the desktop market. The market you speak of will be the Apple brand, not OS X as an operating system. OS X Would be eradicated for anything but Unix GUI apps.
Re: Re: Re: No thankyou.
The joke is that there is no way that any law firm who prepares bankruptcy packages for clients will switch to OSX.
Hilarious.
The same joke applies to real estate settlement companies. There's nothing for them on OSX either.
But hey, Apple really doesn't need THAT business.
I can't stop laughing.
The joke is that there is no way that any law firm who prepares bankruptcy packages for clients will switch to OSX.
Hilarious.
The same joke applies to real estate settlement companies. There's nothing for them on OSX either.
But hey, Apple really doesn't need THAT business.
I can't stop laughing.
Why cant steve put windows funtionallity into OSX at a ...50% performance hit.
At 50%, people would be happy that they can use all of their windows apps on the mac. Yet the developers would still develop apps for OSX, because 50% emulation of windows isnt fast enough.
Hell, I could see steve having a G5 exclusive feature that lets you play any windows game at full power (as fast as the emulation could do) (instead of 50% power). This would satisfy thousands of wintel gamers, who see the pros of switching, but wont because of the lack of mac compatible games.
Meh, maybe I dont know what im talking about. Whatever.
At 50%, people would be happy that they can use all of their windows apps on the mac. Yet the developers would still develop apps for OSX, because 50% emulation of windows isnt fast enough.
Hell, I could see steve having a G5 exclusive feature that lets you play any windows game at full power (as fast as the emulation could do) (instead of 50% power). This would satisfy thousands of wintel gamers, who see the pros of switching, but wont because of the lack of mac compatible games.
Meh, maybe I dont know what im talking about. Whatever.
Dude people, this is a n00b mistake by a guy trying to make money by writing. Stop posting like it's even a rumor.... I dont think this should even be on the second page, let alone the front page.
Could Be True
A friend of mine was at an Apple demonstration of iCal and other Apple apps before WWDC and during the presentation Keynote crashed, or some such thing, and he got to see the desktop of the powerbook that was running the presentation.
He says that it was obviously Panther running because the Finder was metal. Then he went on to tell me that there were two windows apps running rootless - that is, intermixed with OS X app windows. The person running the demo quickly got the presentation going again but after that he's been convinced that Panther will run Windows apps natively.
Which is why I was so surprised to see this on Macrumors this morning. When he told me his story I made a post saying something similar on the macnn forums but I mistakenly said Jaguar and not Panther and everyone informed me that Jaguar can run Windows apps... with VPC.
Food for though, anyways.
A friend of mine was at an Apple demonstration of iCal and other Apple apps before WWDC and during the presentation Keynote crashed, or some such thing, and he got to see the desktop of the powerbook that was running the presentation.
He says that it was obviously Panther running because the Finder was metal. Then he went on to tell me that there were two windows apps running rootless - that is, intermixed with OS X app windows. The person running the demo quickly got the presentation going again but after that he's been convinced that Panther will run Windows apps natively.
Which is why I was so surprised to see this on Macrumors this morning. When he told me his story I made a post saying something similar on the macnn forums but I mistakenly said Jaguar and not Panther and everyone informed me that Jaguar can run Windows apps... with VPC.
Food for though, anyways.
Re: maybe Connectix knew all along..
If Apple was working on an x86 emulator then Connectix would be the last company to find out about it. After all, they would be The Competition.
As for Fox News... Who gives a *****? I for one do not. Damn!
Originally posted by kmac51
Maybe what we are missing is that Connectix sold out to MS because they knew an awesome emulator for Windows on the Mac was coming from Apple
If Apple was working on an x86 emulator then Connectix would be the last company to find out about it. After all, they would be The Competition.
As for Fox News... Who gives a *****? I for one do not. Damn!
theres only one PC app I wish I could get for my mac, and thats SWISH....those lazy people over there just wont port it over!
It seems like it has been corrected:
Next, Apple's newest version of OS X, called Panther -- which is scheduled to debut later this year -- coupled with new emulation software from Microsoft (MSFT ) will let corporations run Windows applications on their Macs more smoothly. That's a major plus, considering that nearly all companies use Windows.
Next, Apple's newest version of OS X, called Panther -- which is scheduled to debut later this year -- coupled with new emulation software from Microsoft (MSFT ) will let corporations run Windows applications on their Macs more smoothly. That's a major plus, considering that nearly all companies use Windows.
Originally posted by nagromme
(redundant array of independent disks; originally redundant array of inexpensive disks)
Ah, they do like to change those tech acronyms!
That's a dumb redefinition - they're not "independent," they're a bloody array!!!
But what if you have, for example, a Serial-ATA array? They cost quite a bit more! So, then you just had a RAD array. (Dude, where's my car scene)
Dude, I just got a RAD array!
Sick dude, that array is sweet!
Yeah, and it's RAD!
Yeah, it's killer!
Dude, it's RAD too!
Sick!
Re: No games...
I wasn't thinking that something like this could ever happen. I was just thinking in my own mind an imaginary magical world where it rains chocolate and Macs run everything. And like you said, I prefer console games to games on a computer especially because they usually don't crash. (Except for when I rented "Enter the Matrix" *shudder*)
Originally posted by yankeedoodle
Don't expect Wintel games to be running on a Panther G5 anytime soon... Games are just too much hardware dependent and are way too slow in emulation environments. If a x86 emulator should indeed make its way into the Mac OS, expect to run business applications, control applications for special hardware (egg. lab-systems, production machines, etc.) and that kind of stuff. Heck, if you want to play games, go and get a PlayStation!
I wasn't thinking that something like this could ever happen. I was just thinking in my own mind an imaginary magical world where it rains chocolate and Macs run everything. And like you said, I prefer console games to games on a computer especially because they usually don't crash. (Except for when I rented "Enter the Matrix" *shudder*)
Well, what did you expect them to do? Just erase it and say:
I don't see that happening anytime soon