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…

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…

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…

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 It's too old and out of date.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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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. …

Thanks prophei. Now are the things described in the last post about OS X, sound like the current Mac OS to anyone?

NO.. FOR THE LOVE OF GOD DOES ANYONE AROUND HERE LISTEN TO ANYTHING THAT DOESN'T DIRECTLY SUPPORT THEIR MESSED UP VIEWPOINTS?? the current OS X doesn't even resemble the FINAL OS …

OK Orbit, thanks for your good contributions in this topic and other topics as well. I must say that I am not keen on OS X. I see OS 9 as a very good operating system and I will …

I am getting my LinuxPPC pretty soon. I hope it is better that that stinky Aqua!!!!

Idler, in the long run that'll be the best thing for everyone I should think. The first few months of Mac OS X will be filled with conflicts, problems, incompatibilities, the whole…

Hi, Quote: You can place things in the global system area, in the users area, in the local area...see my point? No I don't. How is this any different than t…

The difference is that it matters in osx which folder some of these things are placed in, and it can be confusing which one is correct. In the current mac os, you can place anythin…

Hi, How do you figure all that? Scott H.

Simple magic and blind arrival at illogical conclusions, that's how! (sorry, sarcasm alert-- you really need to do more research though before spouting off about files being in "r…

So, I assume that you are telling me that if I have an app that requires certain libraries, It does not matter in which of the 2 or 3 possible library folders I put this required l…

This whole thread has become a waste of electrons. It's like expectant parents looking at the first ultrasound of their yet-unborn child and saying "I don't like him - he's ugly." …

But it's a damn cool fetus thus far!

To answer the original question. All that Darwin, BSD, Cocoa, and Quartz stuff, is only for programmers to worry about. The new interface will be much easier to use, because OSX …

Prophei- take a look at www.arstechnica.com. They have a really good review outlining the way libraries and frameworks are set up in OS X. I think after reading this your opinio…

Hi, I was just think that the Ars DP4 report is just the thing here. It's a good read. Scott H.

I read the article. It was very interesting. My main point was not so much that I was having trouble (it is a little confusing sometimes, but I have gotten used to it), but that th…