Thank you for pointing this out Jeremy. I for one can't wait to start using
OS X on a G4 Powerbook. The only thing stopping me is that Cold Fusion
doesn't run on it. There's a lot to be said for simple elegant machines and
UIs coupled with true power in the form of full access to UNIX. I've used
LINUX and thought it was primitive both because it took me 3 days to install
and also because there wasn't any coherency to how the system works. I am
more productive using Windows NT and will be even more so when I switch to
OSX. It's the holy grail of Operating systems to me... a simple to use
UNIX.. running on kick ass hardware and with access to the huge library of
programming tools that the UNIX guys always had.
edward
PS Did I mention that everything on screen is anti-aliased so text is
totally easy to read almost like reading a book... one of the great things
about basing the display system on PDF...minor point but makes a difference
in my day to day life reading code.
-----Original Message-----
From: Jeremy Allen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 11:54 AM
To: Fusebox
Subject: RE: OT:ALLR on the mac
Just a few comments, about OS X.
First of all, it is not so mythical considering you can download
betas that are rather funtioncal at this point.
OS X is based on rhapsody, which is a unix based OS that includes
stuff from NeXT and Mac.
Okay, further more, OS X is built on Mach microkernel FreeBSD
and a number of other open source projects.
You can get these as Darwin which has reportedly run even on x86
hardware.
There are several other API's available, graphics API's etc.
These are not just "layers on layers" of stuff. They are
using some of the coolest features of a lot of systems to
make this a truly cool OS.
I did some minor work with GNUStep which is a clone of
NeXT environment and I always thought the API was very clean
and slick for an Obj-C encironment.
Anyways, heres a site.
http://www.apple.com/macosx/technologies/inside.html
...... dont trash it unless your sure what your trashing..
Thanks
Jeremy Allen
elliptIQ Inc.
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Greg Wolfinger [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 10:12 AM
>To: Fusebox
>Subject: Re: OT:ALLR on the mac
>
>
>> OS X.
>
>Ahh yes the mithical OS X. Nothing but a FreeBSD kernel hacked apart by a
>bunch of guys who know only how to put layers and layers over the exsisting
>mac os.
>
>--=@ greg @=--
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Russell Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: "Fusebox" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 1:19 AM
>Subject: Re: OT:ALLR on the mac
>
>
>> God I hope so.
>>
>> I believe it would have to be true as the CEO of Macromedia recently
>> announced at Macworld that ALL of theirproducts would soon be
>availible on
>> OS X.
>>
>> I'm sure am a happy camper :)
>>
>> > Maybe this means a version of ColdFusion for Mac!!! Please oh please oh
>> > please!!!
>> >
>> > Russ
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: Stephen M. Aylor [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>> > Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 5:54 PM
>> > To: Fusebox
>> > Subject: Re: OT:ALLR
>>
>> --
>> Russell Jones
>> Webmaster
>> ImproveNow.com
>> Phone: 207.236.0146
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