Timepass
Jun 20, 08:22 PM
I think we can all admit that Apple wasn't in a very good financial position when Winer wrote this, and his viewpoint was probably not unique, at that time.
But, like the OP said, hindsight is 20/20...
oh yeah apple was on the edge of death at that point in time. It was a very risky move on their part to do it. It paid off but there was a long string of things that could of gone either way for apple and apple would of been screwed.
It not about apple products being better than others. It was about the timing of the release of some of them. the iPod was released at just the right time. Earily or later it would of flopped. They got it out right when the market started to come into play and it grew from there.
Most of there stuff just happen to be at the right time. there was a huge ammount of luck involved with apple. They had to take big chances if they wanted to stay alive. It was make it or break it for them. When you are on the edge of colasp is when you take the greatest risk
But, like the OP said, hindsight is 20/20...
oh yeah apple was on the edge of death at that point in time. It was a very risky move on their part to do it. It paid off but there was a long string of things that could of gone either way for apple and apple would of been screwed.
It not about apple products being better than others. It was about the timing of the release of some of them. the iPod was released at just the right time. Earily or later it would of flopped. They got it out right when the market started to come into play and it grew from there.
Most of there stuff just happen to be at the right time. there was a huge ammount of luck involved with apple. They had to take big chances if they wanted to stay alive. It was make it or break it for them. When you are on the edge of colasp is when you take the greatest risk
nesbitt_a
Feb 26, 02:51 PM
The ultra-cool FTP program Transmit has just received a major update.
http://www.panic.com/transmit/
It gets my vote.
http://www.panic.com/transmit/
It gets my vote.
Nermal
Mar 18, 03:23 PM
Does anyone know how to use the app? The readme file is empty :confused:
Mr. Anderson
Sep 12, 03:27 PM
We just need a new chip - g5, power4, what ever. We need a chip that can go head to head against the Wintel world and not rely on 2 processors to try and keep up (and even now, this isn't working)
Its very frustrating and I hope Apple will all make us happy sometime soon.
D
Its very frustrating and I hope Apple will all make us happy sometime soon.
D
Blue Velvet
Apr 30, 06:51 AM
I've had a few conversations with the TV Licensing authority and they seemingly find it very hard to believe that anyone can live without TV. :rolleyes:
Probably because from their experience, most people who do claim they don't have a TV are found to have had one after investigation so odds are... they're lying.
On the other hand, I honestly don't have one and have no problem letting anyone from TV Licensing into the flat to confirm the situation. Don't miss having one at all.
Probably because from their experience, most people who do claim they don't have a TV are found to have had one after investigation so odds are... they're lying.
On the other hand, I honestly don't have one and have no problem letting anyone from TV Licensing into the flat to confirm the situation. Don't miss having one at all.
abc123
Nov 23, 03:36 AM
me too, i was actually looking forward to seeing how much damage they could do to a good idea.
Postal
Nov 2, 10:52 AM
Ah, it may be a 20% increase in clock speed, but there are a number of factors that will make a difference.
First: remember that not everyone is going to be upgrading from the current top-end model to the next one (and in fact, that would be a pretty silly thing to do unless you could sell your Powerbook at near the original price). If you've got anything less than one of the current models, you're going to probably see a considerably larger boost - and not just due to clock speed, but cache, video hardware, system bus speeds and memory speeds.
Besides, we don't know exactly what the upgrade will entail. If it has more L2 or L3 cache or faster video (or even just more video memory), it may feel more than just a bit faster, especially in certain applications.
First: remember that not everyone is going to be upgrading from the current top-end model to the next one (and in fact, that would be a pretty silly thing to do unless you could sell your Powerbook at near the original price). If you've got anything less than one of the current models, you're going to probably see a considerably larger boost - and not just due to clock speed, but cache, video hardware, system bus speeds and memory speeds.
Besides, we don't know exactly what the upgrade will entail. If it has more L2 or L3 cache or faster video (or even just more video memory), it may feel more than just a bit faster, especially in certain applications.
V.A.Toss
Feb 1, 10:43 AM
Originally posted by joey j
some of the best fun i've had in web forums was flaming that slow-witted dork into the ground.
hi everyone - back. looks like my last post was jan 8, 2002 - i even took a screendump of my userinfo page for posterity.
hi jef, etc - feels good to be back :D
Actually joey-j, as i recall reading, that "slow witted dork" ended up with the last laugh. Ended up flaming you so hard you ran away. Spikey was also correct with the IBM Vs moto debate (being on IBMs side, unlike the you and the other 90% of the forum).
"slow witted", possibly, thats really a matter of opinion. But the late great spikey ate chickens for breakfast, especially the ones that ran away.
Ofcourse, i am but a humble observer................. ;)
some of the best fun i've had in web forums was flaming that slow-witted dork into the ground.
hi everyone - back. looks like my last post was jan 8, 2002 - i even took a screendump of my userinfo page for posterity.
hi jef, etc - feels good to be back :D
Actually joey-j, as i recall reading, that "slow witted dork" ended up with the last laugh. Ended up flaming you so hard you ran away. Spikey was also correct with the IBM Vs moto debate (being on IBMs side, unlike the you and the other 90% of the forum).
"slow witted", possibly, thats really a matter of opinion. But the late great spikey ate chickens for breakfast, especially the ones that ran away.
Ofcourse, i am but a humble observer................. ;)
sonyrules
Aug 10, 01:49 PM
Sega Dreamcast, i only play it for Crazy taxi. Cuas ethe PS2 version sucks
Doctor Q
Mar 10, 07:25 PM
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WildCowboy
Apr 25, 04:04 PM
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MacBytes
Sep 27, 09:08 AM
Category: 3rd Party Software
Link: Adobe Proposes New Universal Photo Format (http://www.macbytes.com/link.php?sid=20040927100807)
Posted on MacBytes.com (http://www.macbytes.com)
Approved by Mudbug
Link: Adobe Proposes New Universal Photo Format (http://www.macbytes.com/link.php?sid=20040927100807)
Posted on MacBytes.com (http://www.macbytes.com)
Approved by Mudbug
Postal
Oct 27, 11:58 AM
If you're working with detailed art/image editing, you may want the 14" iBook, as the larger pixel size may work in your favour (i.e. you know exactly where you're applying a change to the image, without having to zoom in). Likewise, if your eyesight is particularly bad, you may appreciate the screen size.
The 12" iBook is probably better in every other circumstance. The pixel density is much sharper, so pixelization isn't as noticeable. The size and weight will also make it more convenient for travelling.
Naturally, the "ideal" would be a Powerbook, but don't torture yourself. It may not be worthwhile unless you have special needs.
The 12" iBook is probably better in every other circumstance. The pixel density is much sharper, so pixelization isn't as noticeable. The size and weight will also make it more convenient for travelling.
Naturally, the "ideal" would be a Powerbook, but don't torture yourself. It may not be worthwhile unless you have special needs.
mad jew
Apr 20, 05:13 PM
And this section is devoted to the development of Messenger for Mac:
http://www.rustle.com/macClassic.jpg
http://www.rustle.com/macClassic.jpg
SilentPanda
Mar 22, 02:56 PM
My PS3 will be folding full time once I get home. I might get my Mac Pro cooking tonight too. They can have a fold off!
mc68k
Dec 23, 10:21 AM
itd be nice if stanford made an multi-processor autodetecting, multi-threaded app. then we wouldn't have to explain all this scripting business :)
yellow
May 31, 12:18 PM
This keeps rearing it's ugly head and I just don't believe it.
I really cannot see Apple moving from Buy Your Own Music to Rent Your Music. What they do now works. Where's the incentive to change it? Particularly since they just renegotiated with their music partners to keep the $.99 thing going.
I cannot speak for movies/tv shows however. I don't think I'd care for the Rent model for TV shows as it's pretty rare that I'd want to spend $20 a month to watch something I might have missed. Plus, would $20 even cover the overhead for bandwidth and server maintenance, not to mention royalties for unlimited viewing?
I really cannot see Apple moving from Buy Your Own Music to Rent Your Music. What they do now works. Where's the incentive to change it? Particularly since they just renegotiated with their music partners to keep the $.99 thing going.
I cannot speak for movies/tv shows however. I don't think I'd care for the Rent model for TV shows as it's pretty rare that I'd want to spend $20 a month to watch something I might have missed. Plus, would $20 even cover the overhead for bandwidth and server maintenance, not to mention royalties for unlimited viewing?
job
Nov 16, 11:19 PM
Originally posted by ~Shard~
Geez though, 14k+ posts. No offence at all to Mr. Anderson, but some people have too much time on their hands! ;)
You have no idea.... ;)
Geez though, 14k+ posts. No offence at all to Mr. Anderson, but some people have too much time on their hands! ;)
You have no idea.... ;)
pgwalsh
Oct 1, 02:20 PM
Originally posted by rice_web
Faster iMac or faster PowerBook. Take your pick.
I'll pick faster PowerBook or update powerbooks. That thing needs an update. I'd like to see all most if not all of the product lines hit 1Ghz, but I'm wishing a little too hard. I'd be psyched for a 1 Ghz G3 iBook. That would be a no brainer. Big daddy desktop and a 1 Ghz ibook. You know IBM has it because it's listed on their site.
I predict product announcement on the 18th. Nothing to base this on, just a random guess.
Faster iMac or faster PowerBook. Take your pick.
I'll pick faster PowerBook or update powerbooks. That thing needs an update. I'd like to see all most if not all of the product lines hit 1Ghz, but I'm wishing a little too hard. I'd be psyched for a 1 Ghz G3 iBook. That would be a no brainer. Big daddy desktop and a 1 Ghz ibook. You know IBM has it because it's listed on their site.
I predict product announcement on the 18th. Nothing to base this on, just a random guess.
gandalf55
Oct 27, 12:07 AM
previewing of photos on the ipod would be horrific (greyscale and the pixel dimensions of the display)... webcams on cellphones right now is only toyish and not serious. my 2 bits.
arn
Oct 21, 01:52 AM
http://www.yourdailymac.com
Powerbooks this week? And some specs....
there are a lot of powerbooks still in the channel... so this week seems unlikely.
arn
Powerbooks this week? And some specs....
there are a lot of powerbooks still in the channel... so this week seems unlikely.
arn
vniow
Aug 30, 10:13 PM
If they were ever to port OSX over to any version of the x86 platform, it would be 64-bit. The Itanic2 and the AMD Clawhammer will be the x86 variations of the future. The chips that they ported OSX to were most likely 32-bit, but porting it to 64-bit shoudn't be to difficult. I have to agree with everybody else that it probably won't happen. x86 is a dying architecture. Intel has pipelined the P4 to hell, the Itanic isn't even x86, and the AMD chips are more RISC than x86. This is only a last-resort option, and there's about a 99.98% chance of this actually happening, so I wouldn't worry.:)
Savage Henry
Mar 24, 09:53 AM
That's all fine and well, but I just want a version that doesn't require X11 and can print.
Hmm ... can't see where you're coming from there. Prints for me and for a few other people I know.
I might give this a crack for a playabout.
Hmm ... can't see where you're coming from there. Prints for me and for a few other people I know.
I might give this a crack for a playabout.
TheFink
Oct 28, 09:04 AM
Apple will close the gap and have CPU's that are only 1/2 as slow as their PC counterparts.