[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >Can anyone tell me why Apple veered from the Classic OS's to the Unix System >X?
Can anyone tell me why Microsoft veered from DOS/Windows and OS/2 (developed in conjunction with IBM and one of the great operating systems of all time) to Windows NT/2000/XP? Sometimes you realize that it's costing more to keep the old baggage that's weighing down your OS than it's worth. In the case of consumer Windows and the classic Mac OS, both were rooted in a single user, single tasking operating system. The memory model and everything were far from optimal for stability on a computer handling more than one task at a time. Microsoft chose to build their own "better than Unix" operating system, which most recognize is instead vastly inferior to Unix. Apple finally threw out Copeland, Pink, Taligent, Rhapsody, and other projects to build on the firm foundation of BSD Unix. It's now the most widely used desktop *nix on the market and getting raves from new users, Linux lovers, and Windows converts. Classic Mac users, on the other hand, often find it a bit harder to adapt to all the changes. Think different. >Why would Jobs place the new iMac on the market without the software to make >the CD burner multi-session? To save a few bucks? That's what the Apple rep >told me on the phone. Neither the classic Mac OS nor OS X has ever included support for multisession CDs. This is an oversight Apple really should address. If not them, perhaps Roxio will add it to the next edition of Toast.... -- Dan Knight, president, Cobweb Publishing, Inc. <http://cobwebpublishing.com> <http://lowendmac.com> <http://digital-views.com> <http://digigraphica.com> <http://lowendpc.com> <http://reformed.net> I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope and that enables you to laugh at life's realities. -- Dr. Seuss -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
