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Will you be a ground-zero Leopard adoptee?
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Same here. I'll be on a trip to see Neil Young in concert (on the 18th and 20th).
Neil is one of my favorites (pre-1985 or so though). I have a DVD of one of his old shows. Pretty cool. First half unplugged, second half PLUGGED!
Well, I don't think that they are changing the basic code or anything major like that. I don't se why those applications would break.
.....seven? Wow.
Anyway, I'll be getting it within a week or two, bank account permitting.
i'll get my kitteh as soon as its available on the apple store with my edu discount. works out to be the same amount in aussie dollars as a normal purchase in US dollars; AU$129.
does anyone remember if the earlier releases of OS X were available in international stores as soon as its released in the states?
does anyone remember if the earlier releases of OS X were available in international stores as soon as its released in the states?
You've got me beat... I've only got 6, and that's counting a cube that's nearly out of commission.
I'll probably wait until there's some feature that I feel like I can't do without. As of now, only three of my home's computers are running Tiger. I've got Tiger on my iMac and Panther on my iBook; it's only *very* occasionally that I wish I had Tiger on that computer (spotlight).
Well I have 3 machines I maintain, a 1.67 ghz G4 pb, a 2,8 ghz iMac at home and a 2,3 ghz G5 at work.
I guess I'll try it first on the iMac or the pb, I'm not yet sure which is the better idea, if everything works ok then I'll upgrade the other one a couple of weeks later, and at last, once everything is tested it's the G5s turn.
I guess I'll try it first on the iMac or the pb, I'm not yet sure which is the better idea, if everything works ok then I'll upgrade the other one a couple of weeks later, and at last, once everything is tested it's the G5s turn.
I would think your iMac could use the, hopefully, better video drivers in Leopard.
Hm, that's a very good point. I'm thinking more in terms of, on which machine I rely more on to do my work, though, in case something weird happens.
But I guess I'm leaning towards the iMac, you are right it could use the drivers, and it will probably have more benefit from leopard than the powerbook.
From Wikipedia: The Oxford English Dictionary, citing the use of the term in a 1946 New York Times report on the destroyed city of Hiroshima, defines ground zero as that part of the ground situated immediately under an exploding bomb, especially an atomic one.
So a ground-zero Leopard adoptee would be a person who is adopted by Leopard in that part of the ground situated immediately under an exploding bomb, especially an atomic one. I will most certainly not be a ground-zero Leopard adoptee.
So a ground-zero Leopard adoptee would be a person who is adopted by Leopard in that part of the ground situated immediately under an exploding bomb, especially an atomic one. I will most certainly not be a ground-zero Leopard adoptee.
Buying it from the Apple store on release day. I won't install it until I have time, which could be anywhere from that day to sometime later that week, depending on when it's released. We shall see. I can't wait though!!!
I'll buy a new Mac the minute Leopard comes pre-installed on it. Hopefully it will be on the hard drive inside a newly redesigned Mac Pro.
I can't decide whether I want to wait and buy it through the education store with my discount or camp outside the Tampa Apple Store... it's a tough decision.
I'm worried that it's already the second half of September and still no announcement on the release date, nor any report that it's gone Golden Master/to production...
I'm worried that it's already the second half of September and still no announcement on the release date, nor any report that it's gone Golden Master/to production...
Not the first day, but the first week!
I don't think I'll run out the first day, but I will be getting it the first week. I am very excited about Leopard, but I can wait a few days, lol... Although, then again, it is a new OS from Apple, okay maybe I will get it the first day!
I don't think I'll run out the first day, but I will be getting it the first week. I am very excited about Leopard, but I can wait a few days, lol... Although, then again, it is a new OS from Apple, okay maybe I will get it the first day!
I think if I had an Intel-based Mac I'd be a little more enthused, but of the four Macs in my house, only two of them are G4s (the other two are G3s), so doubtless there'll be some serious lag time here before I make the switch.
And depending on how much time lapses, I may not switch to Leopard at all. (RMS, here I come!)
We'll just have to see.
And depending on how much time lapses, I may not switch to Leopard at all. (RMS, here I come!)
We'll just have to see.
Your 'tar popping up almost made me freak out.The day it's released I'm pouncing on Leopard like it's the first meal I had in a week
Without a doubt ... I have been testing out Leopard for the past 2 months and I really love it. I am very sad they lowered the transparency of the menu bar, I was one of the few people who totally loved it. I think the new "traffic lights" look like ass or a child with a crayon. They don't fit the layout and they are an eye sore. However, I am hoping I can modify those once its released and someone figures out how
Beyond that, Timemachine is going to be sweet. I had a drive corruption on Friday which I lost a few important things. (Its funny, because the failure happened during a backup using deja vu) After that I realized that timemachine is going to be really nice in the event that happens again. I could have been back up and running in less then 3 hours instead of wasting most of my day at work restoring my data, getting a loaner, using disk warrior to pull as much as a can, etc.
I know it will be a rocky road, but as an early adopter of many recent Apple products ... its kind of the fun.
I know my work place is going to be buying Leopard in bulk, they will just have to deal with me buying it my self and expensing it
Beyond that, Timemachine is going to be sweet. I had a drive corruption on Friday which I lost a few important things. (Its funny, because the failure happened during a backup using deja vu) After that I realized that timemachine is going to be really nice in the event that happens again. I could have been back up and running in less then 3 hours instead of wasting most of my day at work restoring my data, getting a loaner, using disk warrior to pull as much as a can, etc.
I know it will be a rocky road, but as an early adopter of many recent Apple products ... its kind of the fun.
I know my work place is going to be buying Leopard in bulk, they will just have to deal with me buying it my self and expensing it
I'll buy Leopard in the first week. I'm a bit disapointed with the Apple Online store and how they have treated customers with the iPod Touch distributions. I think I'll buy a copy of Leopard from my local Apple store, but if I have to wait a couple of days, so be it. The Apple hype at the moment is melting some people's' brains! iPhone, new iPods, Leopard. Man does Steve and Apple get a holiday?
Having said that I am excited about Leopard. Should be great.
Cheers.
Having said that I am excited about Leopard. Should be great.
Cheers.
