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OS X Delayed ?!? — #16

Hi, Yea you'ld think but we were told to count on OS X this summer. HP? Don't get me started on them. They are still lagging on drivers for OS 9. Scott H.
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OS X Delayed ?!? — #17

Quote: Originally posted by Scott_H: Hi, Yea you'ld think but we were told to count on OS X this summer. HP? Don't get me started on them. They are still lagging on dr…
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OS X Delayed ?!? — #18

OSX is the future of Apple. If it fails, Apple WILL falter. It's an inevitability. Apple knew all along that it wasn't going to release OSX 1.0 this summer! That would seriousl…
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OS X Delayed ?!? — #19

I'm definitely looking forward to picking up a CD with OS X beta at MWNY this July. I know it will run on my Rev.A iMac. But is there any possibility that OS X will run on my Powe…
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Do We Really Need Mac OS X? — #1

I know many of you with good technical knowlege of operating systems would scream "What?" and you could list pages and pages of the features why Mac OS X is much better than the cu…
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Do We Really Need Mac OS X? — #2

go to your room, sit in the corner, look at the wall. you must not have worked with dp3 or dp4. when os x is released you will be mad at apple because it could have been done muc…
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Do We Really Need Mac OS X? — #3

Hey, be nice. Realistically, the average Joe will not need OS X until Jan. 2002, by my guess. There are certainly enough developers and such, but it will take time for even the m…
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Do We Really Need Mac OS X? — #4

Do we need MacOS X? [sarcasm] Obviously not. It is going to force us to sacrifice extension conflicts and system crashes. My system has been tweaked to the point where I can rest…
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Do We Really Need Mac OS X? — #5

wlonh, what is this FUD thing you talked about? Really, I know many of you have used complex operating systems such as UNIX, Linux and Mac OS X is a breeze for you to use. But I …
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Do We Really Need Mac OS X? — #6

Idler- fitting name. You can continue to use System 6 because we really don't need good support for color, and who needs that crazy "multifinder" anyway? I need to conserve proce…
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Do We Really Need Mac OS X? — #8

Okay- here's the deal. You may be fine with the way things are, but there are problems with the Mac OS at a very low level which Apple can't continue to patch forever. In order t…
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Do We Really Need Mac OS X? — #9

Idler, the question you ask is whether OS X will ultimately benefit the 'ignorant' end user (ignorant signifying a lack of knowledge about the OS innards, as well as a lack of inte…
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Do We Really Need Mac OS X? — #10

The previous two explanations are well received. But do you think wouldn't it be better if Apple has built a new Mac OS on new technologies but that it has the same files structur…
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Do We Really Need Mac OS X? — #11

Quote: Originally posted by Idler: But do you think wouldn't it be better if Apple has built a new Mac OS on new technologies but that it has the same files structure an…
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Do We Really Need Mac OS X? — #12

aqua is meant to draw people's attention cocoa, quartz, quicktime and darwin are meant to keep their attention. it is speculated that there will be a way to turn aqua off and use a…
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Do We Really Need Mac OS X? — #13

To he who is idle; You certainly have a right to an opinion. Those of us however, who work in digital video or audio would love a more stable os to work in. To the people complain…
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Do We Really Need Mac OS X? — #14

No, I am not complaining at all. I am just putting the topic out for discussions. I still think if Apple develop a new Mac OS version, call it what you like, that install and wor…
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Do We Really Need Mac OS X? — #15

Hi, The current Mac OS, under the hood, is a total POS. There's NO WAY to patch it or pump it up to run like it should. It's too old and out of date. I wouldn't want it running o…
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Do We Really Need Mac OS X? — #16

This all brings up a good topic... When the imac was released, apple started on something new, and it sold like hotcakes....generally to people who never owned a computer. So as a…
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Do We Really Need Mac OS X? — #17

You may be disagreeing with me but I think Mac OS X as we have seen so far is too unneccessary complicated for the average users. I think Apple has more of a marketing focus in mi…
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Do We Really Need Mac OS X? — #18

Idler, you just basically described Mac OS X (which, by the way, is pronounced 'Mac OS Ten). When you use the current Mac OS, you don't see anything going on behind the scenes- yo…
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Do We Really Need Mac OS X? — #19

Idler, you just basically described Mac OS X (which, by the way, is pronounced 'Mac OS Ten). When you use the current Mac OS, you don't see anything going on behind the scenes- yo…
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Do We Really Need Mac OS X? — #20

I have used both dp3 and dp4 extensively. While dp4 is much more elegant than the past versions, there are some problems with this os in my opinion... The file system is a mess. …
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