hehe.
As the image says, OS X will only be on x86 (for the public) when pigs fly.
And my friends, there hasn't been enough development in genetic research to achieve pigs with wings, let alone flying.
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hehe.
As the image says, OS X will only be on x86 (for the public) when pigs fly.
And my friends, there hasn't been enough development in genetic research to achieve pigs with wings, let alone flying.
DamnDJ said:
Do you remember what it was that they were releasing that time? I sort of remember being disappointed that it wasn't way beyond the rumor sites as they said.
hehe, and then to try and pull a Nixon on Apple and get ahold of the Quartz code...CholEoptera36 said:
...seeing as Darwin runs on x86, only Quartz technically would need to be ported and maybe some Cocoa frameworks. hehe.
DamnDJ said:The flat panel iMacs.
Now I remember. Maybe I was wrong about being disappointed then, since I loved when they released those iMacs. Well, I guess that means we won't be let down tomorrow either
Yes! there's no doubt in my mind that tomorrow won't be a let down. Just too bad they aren't broadcasting it throughout the US, that would be so way saweeter. It would be even better if MS lost that suit, then Apple could have really taken advantage of the broadcasting tomorrow.
not to get too stuck on the broadcasting thing though... As long as it doesn't hurt Apple then all is well.
You know, the more i think about Apple basically giving monopolysoft the finger, I can't help but think about the one thing that Apple pundits always point to when saying that Apple needs m$: Office.
Could they finally be releasing a m$ Office suite replacement? Updated Appleworks or a version of OpenOffice or whatever?
That would justify telling billy gates of hell to take a flying leap back into the inferno he oozed his way out of.
Could they finally be releasing a m$ Office suite replacement? Updated Appleworks or a version of OpenOffice or whatever?
That would justify telling billy gates of hell to take a flying leap back into the inferno he oozed his way out of.
tech4all said:What or who is "Redmond"? Sorry if that is a silly question, but I'm not familiar of that term/name
Microsoft Corporation
One Microsoft Way
REDMOND, WA 98052-6399
USA
On the corner of Classless Blvd. and Unintuitive Ave. Directly off of Criminal Highway 666.
On the OpenOffice site it says they don't have a release for OS X that's native to Quartz yet; 1.1 still requires X11 to be installed. And while it's nice, it still isn't native to OS X yet. They projected it won't be until 2005 Q1.
And I doubt it'd be an updated Appleworks..
Maybe something new, though. Something integrating all of Microsoft's features and formats.
And I doubt it'd be an updated Appleworks..
Maybe something new, though. Something integrating all of Microsoft's features and formats.
Where's iWrite? Any chance tomorrow?
Also, maybe they're not broadcasting so as to add value for those who are there. Make it exclusive. Like, imagine if it's something mind-blowing and you could say "I was there!" and next year, do you think ticket sales would go thru the roof?
Also, maybe they're not broadcasting so as to add value for those who are there. Make it exclusive. Like, imagine if it's something mind-blowing and you could say "I was there!" and next year, do you think ticket sales would go thru the roof?
That's what I was trying to get at when I posted just below:ChrisH3677 said:
"You know, the more i think about Apple basically giving monopolysoft the finger, I can't help but think about the one thing that Apple pundits always point to when saying that Apple needs m$: Office.
Could they finally be releasing a m$ Office suite replacement? Updated Appleworks or a version of OpenOffice or whatever?
That would justify telling billy gates of hell to take a flying leap back into the inferno he oozed his way out of."
ChrisH3677 said:Also, maybe they're not broadcasting so as to add value for those who are there. Make it exclusive. Like, imagine if it's something mind-blowing and you could say "I was there!" and next year, do you think ticket sales would go thru the roof?
Very likely. I'd be pissed off if I were a developer that paid a big chunk of change just to get the same information that any shmoe can get from their computer at home at the same time.
I'm sure that there were probably alot of complaints from premium paying developers after last years WWDC, but the G5 just HAD to be announced publicly.
Not to affend anyone about the Appleworks thing... But isn't that what we always make fun of MS for doing>? Making a hack of Apple's products. Well I don't mean to make a contradiction of myself here or anything but, not necessarily a "hack" just an Apple version of the MS product. That's more of what i meant to say. But what can ya do?
Really I think it's better to have a Mac product with the Apple label on it instead of having Microsoft's name on a powerful tool like that on an Apple computer. It only makes sense to make an Apple version. But I guess it's times like these when you realise that Apple too takes some ideas from Microsoft. Even as rare as that may be.
And man I hate making posts like these, cause even has honest as it may come out as just having an oppinion, I already know I'mma get bashed for it
Really I think it's better to have a Mac product with the Apple label on it instead of having Microsoft's name on a powerful tool like that on an Apple computer. It only makes sense to make an Apple version. But I guess it's times like these when you realise that Apple too takes some ideas from Microsoft. Even as rare as that may be.
And man I hate making posts like these, cause even has honest as it may come out as just having an oppinion, I already know I'mma get bashed for it
correction on AppleWorks.. I meant to say a new MS Office replacement. It's after 5:30 waht do you expect?
ChrisH3677 said:Also, maybe they're not broadcasting so as to add value for those who are there. Make it exclusive. Like, imagine if it's something mind-blowing and you could say "I was there!" and next year, do you think ticket sales would go thru the roof?
Very interesting point of view...
(on smart folders)
Nah. Panther's file find already has most of this capability, it's just undocumented and buggy (or perhaps incomplete would be a better way to put it).
1. Have a normal Finder windows open.
2. File->Find..., and do a search as usual.
3. When the results window pops up and the clock icon thingy stops spinning, press command-T. Your search result gets added to the Finder sidebar. Don't close your search results window yet.
4. Go to the regular Finder window and click on the ".Search Results...." icon you just added.
5. Now you can close the search windows and the search is still available in the regular Finder window. You'll have the little curveed arrow icon at the bottom of the windows to update the search. The bug is that if you close that finder window, your saved search folders stop working because those folders are temporary files.
Even if the feature is changed in Tiger to be persistent and update automatically, it shouldn't be too bad. You might have noticed that regular Finder views don't update constantly, only periodically as needed, and there's no need to do most of the work if the search isn't visible in a window. Also, full-text searches already have a caching database thingy available.
danbalsh said:Surely this must mean a new(er) FileSystem, something with proper META-Data? otherwise that kinda feature would bring the system to it's Knees!
Nah. Panther's file find already has most of this capability, it's just undocumented and buggy (or perhaps incomplete would be a better way to put it).
1. Have a normal Finder windows open.
2. File->Find..., and do a search as usual.
3. When the results window pops up and the clock icon thingy stops spinning, press command-T. Your search result gets added to the Finder sidebar. Don't close your search results window yet.
4. Go to the regular Finder window and click on the ".Search Results...." icon you just added.
5. Now you can close the search windows and the search is still available in the regular Finder window. You'll have the little curveed arrow icon at the bottom of the windows to update the search. The bug is that if you close that finder window, your saved search folders stop working because those folders are temporary files.
Even if the feature is changed in Tiger to be persistent and update automatically, it shouldn't be too bad. You might have noticed that regular Finder views don't update constantly, only periodically as needed, and there's no need to do most of the work if the search isn't visible in a window. Also, full-text searches already have a caching database thingy available.
CholEoptera36 -
Not gonna bash you, and I completely understand what you mean about if Apple where to come out with an Office alternative and that people may then say that Apple copied m$.
For me, I would like this so that I could be "m$ free" without compromising compatability. To me it's about proving that NO m$ products are needed in order to have a fully functional and capable computer. As a matter of fact, we could boast that Mac's are better when they don't have any m$ products.
It also has to do with the fact that m$'s two biggest cash cows ar winblows and office. We can practically sit back and watch winblows kill itself, but people's dependency on an overpriced, glorified typewriter and data entry suite is mind boggling. That's going to be tougher to overcome IMO.
Not gonna bash you, and I completely understand what you mean about if Apple where to come out with an Office alternative and that people may then say that Apple copied m$.
For me, I would like this so that I could be "m$ free" without compromising compatability. To me it's about proving that NO m$ products are needed in order to have a fully functional and capable computer. As a matter of fact, we could boast that Mac's are better when they don't have any m$ products.
It also has to do with the fact that m$'s two biggest cash cows ar winblows and office. We can practically sit back and watch winblows kill itself, but people's dependency on an overpriced, glorified typewriter and data entry suite is mind boggling. That's going to be tougher to overcome IMO.
MacQuest -
Thanks for the lighter return lol
And I agree, it would be awesome to have an Apple computer free of MS, that's one of the reason's I said it makes sense to have an Apple version of Office. So we definitely agree on that one.
And I understand some why we use office so much. Me being a college student, I use excel for instance to plot and graph data from my General Chemistry classes. And it helps keep my to do list organized and what not. But it is definitely over priced. In fact in the state of North Carolina it is required at Universities to have stuents use Office in core classes, and many private colleges have them use it with every class here. I dunno if it's MS' doings, or if the state just feels it's necessary to learn that software as it is used often. But it's definitely a big advantage for Apple to make their own version of it since it has a major impact on so many people.
Thanks for the lighter return lol
And I agree, it would be awesome to have an Apple computer free of MS, that's one of the reason's I said it makes sense to have an Apple version of Office. So we definitely agree on that one.
And I understand some why we use office so much. Me being a college student, I use excel for instance to plot and graph data from my General Chemistry classes. And it helps keep my to do list organized and what not. But it is definitely over priced. In fact in the state of North Carolina it is required at Universities to have stuents use Office in core classes, and many private colleges have them use it with every class here. I dunno if it's MS' doings, or if the state just feels it's necessary to learn that software as it is used often. But it's definitely a big advantage for Apple to make their own version of it since it has a major impact on so many people.
AppleWorks is cool.CholEoptera36 said:
You can also get OpenOffice.org
or hell, if you like X11, get AbiWord.
But screw office.
The only way I'll use office .x is if I rip it or something.
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