Hi Joe. I take your point, there are bound to be cases where new
features are promoted. What irritating me slightly, and I'm not
alone, is the fact that when we made our purchases of these old
models late last year, Apple made no mention of the pending new
ones. To those of us who were entering the Mac scene for the first
time, this information would have been highly advantagious I think,
given that we would then have had the opportunity to place our
purchases on hold, (maybe giving Apple some commitment to buy), and
we would then have started out with the new model. Regarding an
audio player which is accessible, I'd like one where I( can move
easily around playlists, even jumping through nested playlists to
locate specific tracks by name. Move backward and forward in a track
with audible feedback, pause, play, stop, and also have access to how
much time in the track or playlist has elapsed, and how much is
remaining. Yeah, I'm probably expecting a little much here ... but
that is my definition of accessible. Not simply being able to browse
to a playlist and load it. Thanks.
On 13 Apr 2006, at 21:53, Kafka's Daytime wrote:
Hi Gordon,
Which Apple branded software is incompatible with PowerPC machines?
It's relatively straightforward to build a Universal Binary with
Apple's own developer tools. If we're talking about software which
is (or needs to be, or benefits by) taking special advantage of
features of the Intel processors then perhaps it's reasonable to
accept that certain of the software (particularly "professional/
industry" titles) will require an Intel machine.
If you're speaking of Front Row...Front Row (and the Apple Remote)
is included on all new Macs and is not available separately
(actually, the remote is, in fact, available separately). In the
case of Front Row, this seems to have less to do with supporting
both chip types and more about adding interesting features so new
machines are especially appealing. This is part of the business.
This seems reasonable. Finally, it seems Front Row is, in fact, a
Universal Binary. I'm not suggesting you act on the following, but
here is some relevant information from MacRumors:
--begin excerpt
Very shortly after Front Row's debut, several websites started
speculated over the possibility of running Front Row on other Macs.
Hacked versions of Front Row soon appeared on the internet, with
instructions on how to install and use on other Mac OS X systems.
These are unsupported by Apple but illustrate a potential future
for the software once the buzz of the new iMac G5 quietens down.
--end excerpt
What features are you looking for in an accessible audio player?
Joe
On Apr 13, 2006, at 3:47 PM, Gordon Smith wrote:
Hi. So it would appear that Apple has already begun producing
software which is incompatible with PowerPC machines. I guess I
win my bet ... I predicted to a friend earlier this year that this
would happen. Like me, he bought a PowerPC Mac Mini only a matter
of months ago, believing that Apple would continue to support the
platform with reciprical releases. Ah well, such is life. I'm
still hunting for an entirely accessible audio player for the
Mac. Thought I'd found one in Winamp-For-The-The-Mac yesterday,
but it only supports, and in fact relies on OS9 being installed.
Then I tried Audion 3.02, and was again disappointed. Anybody got
any ideas as to where to look next? If so I'd be grateful.
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