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Well I'm sorry I don't have a degree in Windows computing and just a national diploma. Why should people even need to be experts about viruses and crashing just to run Windows. It's ridiculous.
- EssentialParadox
- Post #88
- Jan 12, 2006
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Well whatever they do is going to be interesting. All the computer engineers I've spoken to have told me Microsoft have just 2 options: create a new OS, or continue with this base, but only have the ability to update every 10+ years (next Wndows version would be 2017.) Someone suggested they're...
- EssentialParadox
- Post #78
- Jan 12, 2006
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Thanks for the very detailed and non-generic description, along with a circumstance on which it's happened (most likely it's OS9) So a dialog pops up saying the system crashed? .....Seriously? I find that hard to believe.
- EssentialParadox
- Post #75
- Jan 12, 2006
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Really? Where? What do they look like? I'm not doubting you, I'm just curious.
- EssentialParadox
- Post #73
- Jan 12, 2006
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Well it's good to see you are a frequent OS X user I've never even seen an "Error -666" message, or a bomb icon (isn't that in OS9 anyway?) or any kind of a kernal panic. Which is about 500 less than when I was a Mac hating PC user. It just doesn't happen on Macs. Simple as that. You know...
- EssentialParadox
- Post #71
- Jan 12, 2006
- Forum: Operating Systems
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$90 every 3 years? What? Windows XP Home costs $199 new. Or you can upgrade from 98 for $99. And isn't it illegal to sell OEM versions of Windows? Just because MS can't release new OSes as fast as Apple can, doesn't make Windows a better OS. The changes in a new version of OS X are around...
- EssentialParadox
- Post #64
- Jan 12, 2006
- Forum: Operating Systems
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So do Microsoft. :roll: And at a much higher price.
- EssentialParadox
- Post #60
- Jan 11, 2006
- Forum: Operating Systems
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My point is that it is taking Microsoft longer and longer to put out new OSes because Windows has become too large and unmanageable to update with any ease now. They started Longhorn around the beginning of 2001, I bet it won't be released until sometime in 2007. Considering the time they've...
- EssentialParadox
- Post #57
- Jan 11, 2006
- Forum: Operating Systems
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I know I said I wouldn't participate in a Windows vs OS X argument, but there is one big fact you Windows people can't deny, that I will just point out: Microsoft need to begin building a brand-new OS from the ground up. It's necessary for all Operating Systems. Apple took the massive plunge...
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- Post #55
- Jan 11, 2006
- Forum: Operating Systems
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You've got Carbon and Cocoa confused. Cocoa is the complete unix-API-derivative, whereas Carbon still supports elements from the 'Classic' OS. But both are frequently used in OS X application programming. But I don't want to get into a whole, "which OS is better" thing here because that'll...
- EssentialParadox
- Post #53
- Jan 11, 2006
- Forum: Operating Systems
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OK, finally you guys acknowledge Aqua isn't the OS X API. I'm literally mouthing, "wow" at the fact it took you so long before you stopped trying to fight me against this fact. That's all I wanted - to educate you.
- EssentialParadox
- Post #51
- Jan 11, 2006
- Forum: Operating Systems
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It's still enough of a considerable issue that it will decrease port times.
- EssentialParadox
- Post #47
- Jan 11, 2006
- Forum: Operating Systems
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OK, fine. So you worked tracking bugs and then submitting them to the engineers to fix. Graphics aren't solely done on Macs in the print industry? Um... please tell me you're not being serious. The fact that 52% of sales were for Windows is irrelevant, I'm even surprised you brought it up...
- EssentialParadox
- Post #46
- Jan 11, 2006
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Ohh kay. You wanna get down and dirty with me, fine. Do you know what byte swapping is? I think you do considering you pointed it out already, so that's good. But if anyone else is interested I'll just explain it: You have two types of byte ordering (also known as endian formats.) It is how...
- EssentialParadox
- Post #44
- Jan 11, 2006
- Forum: Operating Systems
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CTho9305 - you need to see my follow-up posts. In regards to the difference between Photoshop on Mac and PC, the difference isn't in regards to power. I'll indulge everyone if and when spyordie007 (former Adobe employee don'tcha know) replies to my request for him to answer this question first.
- EssentialParadox
- Post #41
- Jan 11, 2006
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Ohh, OK. So you used to work at Adobe, can I ask doing what? You could've been a floor cleaner for all I know. If you actually know what you're talking about, tell me why - the definitive reason, above everything else - graphics are solely done on Macs in the media and print industry. You...
- EssentialParadox
- Post #39
- Jan 11, 2006
- Forum: Operating Systems
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I have a spare dev unit, but it's quite different from the actual iMacs being sold. So I can't really send you that. But there are definitely enough rich fanatics out there who are probably doing it as we speak.
- EssentialParadox
- Post #37
- Jan 11, 2006
- Forum: Operating Systems
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But you guys do know, apart from the AFI boot system incorporated into the new Systems, it's likely you'll be able to boot from a Windows install. It won't be switchable dual-boot, but you'll be able to install OS X, Windows and even Linux on the new iMac if you wanted, and then select the OS on...
- EssentialParadox
- Post #35
- Jan 11, 2006
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Yeah. They call it the GUI - Graphical User Interface.
- EssentialParadox
- Post #34
- Jan 11, 2006
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Where did you read that made you think Aqua was more than just a theme? I'm not quite sure what you mean by 'framework', but Aqua is powered by Quartz, which is the graphics management layer in OS X. If you mean the API, the most is commonly used OS X API is Cocoa, the other is Carbon.
- EssentialParadox
- Post #32
- Jan 11, 2006
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Ah, yes. You are correct. That figure is the ease to port from PPC to Intel chips. Not Windows to OS X. Most programs it is still dependent on the API, and Windows and OS X use different API's altogether. But depending on how the game is coded will make a big difference. If they use DirectX...
- EssentialParadox
- Post #30
- Jan 11, 2006
- Forum: Operating Systems
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The OS makes a much larger difference to a computer than it appears you seem to realize. The fact that Apple have moved to x86 processors makes no difference to Macintosh computers, and there is still going to be a significant difference between Photoshop on Windows and Photoshop on Mac. The...
- EssentialParadox
- Post #28
- Jan 11, 2006
- Forum: Operating Systems

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