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Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger to arrive in April
Think Secret ^ | March 12, 2005 | Ryan Katz

Posted on 03/11/2005 9:11:28 PM PST by HAL9000

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1 posted on 03/11/2005 9:11:28 PM PST by HAL9000
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To: HAL9000; Swordmaker

I can't wait.


Swordmaker,
Alert the troops! ;-)


2 posted on 03/11/2005 9:21:36 PM PST by newheart (The Truth? You can't handle the Truth. But He can handle you.)
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To: newheart

OTOH, one has to be just a little suspicious of an April 1st debut. Especially since ThinkSecret is the subject of a suit from Apple. could be Jobs' idea of a great April Fool's Joke.

I hope not. Tiger looks great to me and I am ready to spend the money.


3 posted on 03/11/2005 9:25:49 PM PST by newheart (The Truth? You can't handle the Truth. But He can handle you.)
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To: newheart
OTOH, one has to be just a little suspicious of an April 1st debut.

April 1st will be Apple's 29th anniversary.

4 posted on 03/11/2005 9:49:14 PM PST by HAL9000 (Get a Mac - The Ultimate FReeping Machine)
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To: cyborg; ThinkDifferent; CheneyChick

Pingy wingy.


5 posted on 03/11/2005 9:51:06 PM PST by Petronski (If 'Judge' Greer can kill Terri, who will be next?)
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To: Bush2000; antiRepublicrat; Action-America; eno_; N3WBI3; zeugma; TechJunkYard; ShorelineMike; ...
Apple OSX TIGER Post.... Release date? Perhaps. PING!

If you want to be riding the Tiger on the Mac List, or you've grabbed onto the Mac Lists tail and want to know how to get off, Freepmail me.

6 posted on 03/11/2005 9:59:24 PM PST by Swordmaker
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To: HAL9000
Is Apple really better than Windows?
7 posted on 03/11/2005 10:53:46 PM PST by ServesURight
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To: ServesURight
Is Apple really better than Windows?

In my opinion, yes, it is a better system for most computer users.

Some other people disagree - especially those who earn their money from virus-removal and PC repair services. They say Windows is better.

8 posted on 03/11/2005 11:05:15 PM PST by HAL9000 (Get a Mac - The Ultimate FReeping Machine)
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To: Swordmaker

Yikes!


9 posted on 03/12/2005 12:50:58 AM PST by lainde ( ...We are NOT European, we are American, and we have different principles!")
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To: ServesURight
Is Apple really better than Windows?

I'll tell you what.

When Tiger is released, take a walk (or a drive) over to your local Apple retailer amd have a look at a Macintosh G5 computer running Tiger (OSX 10.4).

If you can walk away from that experience unconvinced, you are a hard case indeed.

10 posted on 03/12/2005 1:17:55 AM PST by John Valentine
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To: ServesURight
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger is even further ahead of what Longhorn tries to be. MS is quiet the inovator if one realizes how many features it has copyied from 0S X.
11 posted on 03/12/2005 2:28:23 AM PST by r5boston
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To: Swordmaker

Right on.

Thanks for the ping.


12 posted on 03/12/2005 2:40:34 AM PST by Jet Jaguar
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To: HAL9000
QuickTime 7 will also be released with Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger,

Doesn't Microsoft have to unbundle Windows Media Player from it's standard distribution? Why is it okay to bundle Quicktime with the new Mac OS?

Am I missing something?

13 posted on 03/12/2005 5:17:14 AM PST by kdot
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To: kdot
Quicktime _is_ bundled, as such; but the installer gives you the option to not use it.

Anyways, Quicktime is a system component - NOT an application (like media player is). Various applications and services make use of it, and if you choose not to install it you do lose function in several things, but QT _is_ the media-handling component (video/audio/midi/etc) of the Mac OS and nobody has anything on the market that can replace it.

14 posted on 03/12/2005 6:33:19 AM PST by solitas (So what if I support a platform that has fewer flaws than yours? 'Mystic' dual 500 G4's, OSX.3.7)
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To: HAL9000
Time to order a new HD for el Tigré!

I'm going for a clean, full install on a new drive with this one...
15 posted on 03/12/2005 7:04:08 AM PST by Barney59 (Now there's a man with an open mind - you can feel the breeze from here!)
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To: Swordmaker

Thanks for the Meow ping.


16 posted on 03/12/2005 7:50:06 AM PST by SunkenCiv (last updated my FreeRepublic profile on Sunday, February 20, 2005.)
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To: Petronski

Big Striped Kitty Bump!


17 posted on 03/12/2005 5:13:31 PM PST by CheneyChick
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To: HAL9000
How will this thing run (resource-wise) on my old 2001 iBook with a 500Mhz processor, 8mb of video ram, and 640Mb of RAM compared to 10.3?
18 posted on 03/14/2005 12:03:11 PM PST by Question_Assumptions
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To: ServesURight
Is Apple really better than Windows?

Apparently it's more expensive, since they are charging $129 for a service pack.

19 posted on 03/14/2005 12:06:16 PM PST by js1138
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To: Question_Assumptions

Nothing has been posted to date (at least that I've found), here's a response taken from the Apple Discussion Boards regarding Tiger and hardware compatibility:

Many people are asking what the system requirements for Tiger will be. At this time, Apple has not posted any official system requirements for any component of Tiger. There was initially a list of graphics cards that would be supported for full Core Image support, but that list has been removed. What, if anything, that removal indicates, no one here knows or can say.

Apple has not posted anything further regarding supported processors, minimum or recommended RAM or hard drive space, or what other technologies might be supported. We'll all have to wait for Apple to post further information before we will know what Tiger will require and support.


20 posted on 03/14/2005 12:12:29 PM PST by Barney59 (Now there's a man with an open mind - you can feel the breeze from here!)
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