And, for your viewing pleasure, some links documenting Star Trek, the System 7 port to Intel's 486. :)
http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2002/05/10/cocoa_history_two.html http://www.macobserver.com/columns/thisweek/2004/20041211.shtml The original jump to Intel was shelved in favor of Copeland. http://www.encyclopedia-online.info/Star_Trek_project On 6/7/05, J.S. Garrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > --- Powermac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I think what makes a Mac a Mac is the tightly > > integrated OS used. My > > favorite Macs are of course the 68k ones, back when > > Apple spent allot of > > effort on hardware design and not just marketing. > > 68K's had a decent GUI, > > hardware was PnP, Nubus was faster then ISA, ram > > could be expanded much more > > then x86 machines, A/V was common, built in SCSI, > > ADB worked well, serial > > ports screamed, networking built in, etc. The latest > > Macs are x86 clones > > with a PPC G5 put in to be different.. well that had > > to go to. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > I can't see anyone successfully marketing a pricey PC > that runs Mac OS X, which is what we'll wind up with > when Mac goes Intel. > > What a Mac is was the machines from the Plus to the G4 > pre-OS X. The Sixes to the Nines. Astonishing GUI. > Useability. Right software, written so well it fits > right in today. > > Set up a Classic or a Quadra. You get a sense that the > programmers really were interested in quality in the > OSes and programs. > > Mac is/was NOT Windows. Mac is MacOS. Different. > Artistic. Graphic. Easy. > > Sigh. I guess not anymore. > > That really will make the older Macs and their > accessories and softwares worth more. > > > When this tree falls in the forest, EVERYONE will hear > it. > > > Jeff G > > Facere Compositio Ex Congeries > > > > __________________________________ > Discover Yahoo! > Get on-the-go sports scores, stock quotes, news and more. Check it out! > http://discover.yahoo.com/mobile.html > > -- > Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | > -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.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/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > iPod Accessories for Less > at 1-800-iPOD.COM > Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal > www.1800ipod.com > -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.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/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
