Posted on 12/16/2004 1:45:25 AM PST by Swordmaker
About Mac OS X Update
Mac OS X is the worlds most advanced operating system, blending the power and stability of UNIX with the legendary simplicity and ease-of-use of the Macintosh. Mac OS X version 10.3 Panther contains over 150 new features and provides significant enhancements to its modern, UNIX-based foundation.
Whats New in this Version
The 10.3.7 Update delivers enhanced functionality and improved reliability for Mac OS X v10.3 Panther and is recommended for all users.
Key enhancements include:
- improved AFP support for saving documents with long file names
- improved OpenGL technology and updated ATI and NVIDIA graphics drivers
- improved FireWire device compatibility
- updated Preview application
- improved compatibility for third party applications
- previous standalone security updates
For detailed information on this Update, please visit this website:Apple Update to 10.3.7
(you aren't really looking for enlightenment, you are looking to agitate some mac users.)
I really have no ill will toward Mac or Linux users.I do have a problem with some of their obnoxious elitist attitudes.And from what I've learned on this thread today I've come to the conclusion that Macs are just not for me.Not that they're crap or far superior to PCs just not useful or necessary to me for what I use a computer for.A BMW may be a better motorcycle than a Suzuki Bandit but if all you want to do is wheelies and smokey burn outs I'll take the Suzuki every time.
What does the read mail really fast command do?
I was 'lucky' enough to be given a PC laptop (Dell Inspiron 7500) by a friend who no longer uses it. It has Windows 2000 installed and all I want to use it for is downloading Map data to a GPS. (Garmin has proprietary software which prevents there from being a Mac solution, other than Virtual PC)
I spent the better part of a day trying to get a driver installed and working on the PC so it would recognize the GPS.
Macs recognize almost every device connected to them virtually without any action on the users' part. On a rare occasion you may have to install a driver, but the process is painless. Wish I could say that about this PC
The last time I had a problem with a driver I was trying to set up a multi boot system to run DOS6.2,Win98se, and Xp home.I had all three OSs up and running but my stupid onboard ethernet adapter would only recognize 1 of them.I do this kind of stuff for fun so I didn't shed any tears when it didn't work.Over the years I've had many PCs crash but never to the point that I had to go out and buy a new one.I just chalk it up to experiance and hope I learn something.
The OS X version comes out in two months.
(Doom3 won't play well on VirtualPC, or won't play at all?)
I don't know, somone else claims to have seen it up and running on a Mac I have not.I can tell you this though the demo version doesn't run all that great on my Dell this game eats system resources like nothing I've ever seen.I won't buy the full version until I have a Gig of RAM.
#1 Why do they cost so much?
Depending on the system, configuration, etc., they can actually cost less for what you get. Immediately after a new Mac hardware release, a new top-end G5 will cost less than the top-performing Dell workstation. Buy just after these new releases. There are sites out there that track the best time to buy any Mac hardware.
#2 What are the specs? IE processor speed,Memory,Hard drive size?
What are you buying? From G4 in the laptops (pretty slow) to dual G5s in the desktops (dual about matches a dual mid-range Xeon right now). Hard drive and memory are about equal to PCs, except you can have up to 8GB in a G5. The memory performs better than a Intel, but not as good as an Opteron.
How upgradeable are they? Those computer in the monitor things look cool but can you increase the RAM,Hard drive size etc?
You can open an iMac in a few seconds to easily insert another memory chip or wireless card, or replace the hard drive. For the PowerMac G5s, pull down the side, slide out the airflow panel (which reminds me, I'll get to it in a sec), and do what you want: pop in memory, add a hard drive, etc.
The airflow panel is because the PowerMac has four separated thermal zones, liquid cooling, nine variable speed fans and 21 temperature sensors to make sure cooling is as efficient as possible while keeping the noise level whisper-quiet.
The airflow panel is because the PowerMac has four separated thermal zones, liquid cooling, nine variable speed fans and 21 temperature sensors to make sure cooling is as efficient as possible while keeping the noise level whisper-quiet.
That's the kind of info I'm interested in.It sounds pretty cool, literally.I'm not really in the market for a new computer right now I just wondered what the big deal was.It seems to me that people either love em or hate em but their devotion to them is almost religious.My PCs, all three of them, suit me fine for now.
The Macintosh platform is too inflexible. Why can't people just buy a bunch of random parts and assemble them, like you can with a PC? Why does Apple charge such a large price premium for a hardware configuration you could get with a PC for much less? Where would the Macintosh be without technology from the PC? It would probably still have a 33Mhz bus speed. The ATI and nVidia graphics cards Apple brags about only exist because the PC market created them.
In addition, they routinely slander Intel microprocessors with bogus and rigged benchmarks like insecure little children. Someone should send Mr. Jobs a memo that we don't care about the microprocessors he obtains from Motorola and/or IBM.
So Thats what the 24mg download was!
Where would the Macintosh user interface be without Xerox?
Macintosh: When you need training wheels.
That isn't an answer to my question.
And to top it off, they are expensive as hell.
Well, prices are not that bad anymore. But, it used to be you could get a good Pc for a lot less than even a bottom line Mac.
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