> > Scott, I think you are missing my point - Apple can now set your > > mimimum system requirements for you, by virtue of being the > only way > > to access the newest system features. > > They always have been becuase they control the OS. > Want Spotlight ; use Tiger. > Etc.
I think this is recent history, ie post CodeWarrior. Certainly they control the OS. But if the most popular dev tool comes from a third party, they are in a position where they have to make features accessible to a broader audience. > But other language tool providers may or may not be able to > incorporate support for those features into their tools. Right. > > some of those apps, given enough ram, shouldn't work on a G3 or G4 > > with a very lowly graphics card - esp with there are equivalents on > > the market that don't have such steep requirements. > > The conclusion I come to is that there is a plan to obsolete your > > hardware. > > REAL is a co-conspirator then ? > RB 5.5.5 runs dandy on my iBook G4 933. > RB 2005 and 2006 are significantly slower on the exact same system. RB 2005/2006 were built in REALbasic -- 5.5 was not. I think that explains it. Best regards, Lynn Fredricks President Paradigma Software, Inc Joining Worlds of Information Deploy True Client-Server Database Solutions Royalty Free with Valentina Developer Network http://www.paradigmasoft.com _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> Search the archives of this list here: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html>
