Posted on 10/02/2005 8:35:35 AM PDT by Panerai
Appleinsider claims that Apple will be introducing new iPods and Pro Macs in October.
The 5th generation iPods will revise the hard drive based iPods and are rumored to provide improvements in size/form factor. The new iPods are believed to utilize a higher density 1.8" Hard Drive from Toshiba which are available in 40 and 80GB sizes.
Also expected soon are upgrades to the PowerMacs and PowerBooks, but little definitive information is not available on these upgrades. Appleinsider previously expected hardware announcements at Apple Expo Paris. Other sites also predicted PowerBook updates for Paris... but no hardware announcements came at the expo.
Dual-core PowerMac updates have been rumored since the announcement of Dual Core PowerPC chips from IBM.
I have a 500Mhz DP G4 with 10.2.8 running on it. Apple is only releasing their Java 5.0 update for 10.4. I'm taking a CS class right now where using 5.0's implementation of priority queues would make life a whole lot easier.
But I don't want to shell out the money for 10.4 mostly because my system's too old for it.
Apple provides pretty poor support for their operating systems even a few years after they were released. As if you should just feel privileged to be part of their upgrade cycle.
:') I grok that.
I hate their computer, but Apple has a real winner with Itunes and the Ipods. The software is far superior to anyting on the market and the hardware is very good.
Oddly, Apple finally made something that works with PCs and they are making a big profit. Maybe they will learn this time.
HEY APPLE! MORE STANDARDER IS MORE BETTERER!
Kudos to the management.
I lust for a G5 laptop............
Fair enough, truth be told I lust for a G5 Powerbook as well, but I'm taking baby steps here.
When was the last time you used a Macintosh? Used it, not just moved the mouse around on a store display model?
" When was the last time you used a Macintosh? Used it, not just moved the mouse around on a store display model?"
Uh... Every day? I use the one in my office. I have an XP machine, a Linux machine and a Mac.
In order, I prefer the XP machine first, the Linux box second and the Mac third. I don't like the Mac.
Fair enough... what operating system is on your Mac?
You should want to buy one because when Apple releases their dual-dual 970 MP, that thing will FLYYYY!
Ed
I was wondering why you'd have such a huge music library, but classical music explains that since it's such long-form. I doubt that the iPod is ever going to be seriously reworked for classical since pop is so much more popular, but then again, I don't think any of the other available music players would be any better.
Do you have problems with battery life because of the longer tunes not taking much advantage of the cache?
I have the free 9th and 5th Symphonies from the BBC but hate them because they start with talk that seems to go forever. Any ideas on the best way to get rid of it so I can just enjoy the music?
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"Fair enough... what operating system is on your Mac?"
OSX. I don't like the interface. I don't like the way the windows open on the screen. The menues just aren't designed for me. For some reason, even though the screen is the same one I'm using on the other computers with a KVM switch, the Mac doesn't put as much work area on the screen. I always feel like I'm working on a 640x480 screen with tiny text and icons. The fonts are much harder to read too.
No matter how many adjustments I make, the mouse doesn't seem to feel right either.
I don't have that problem with the Linux box. It works well, but the software isn't as good as the XP stuff.
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