Sorry Folks, Everyone knows I make really bad typing errors :(
On 6 Nov 2013, at 11:01 am, Ronni Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > The speech will say "Mac OS X dot one zero 0 dot 9 The speech will say "Mac OS X dot one zero dot 9" On 6 Nov 2013, at 11:01 am, Ronni Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Alan and others interested in how to say "Mac OS X 10.9", > > Finding Mac OS X version from command line > > To display Mac OS X operating system version information use sw_vars command. > Open the Terminal and type the following command: > > sw_vers > > > Say hello to 'say' command line tool > > say is command line tool. It uses the Speech Synthesis manager to convert > input text to audible speech and either play it through the sound output > device chosen in System Preferences or save it to an AIFF file. > Open the Terminal and type (or copy & paste) the following command: > > > say "Mac OS X" > > The speech will say "Mac OS Ten" > > After hearing what the above command says - Then try this command: > > say “Mac OS X.10.9” > > The speech will say "Mac OS X dot one zero 0 dot 9 > > there you go, interesting isn't it ;-)) > > > Cheers, > Ronni > > 17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt" > 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD > > OS X 10.9 Mavericks > Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) > > > On 6 Nov 2013, at 10:05 am, Alan Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Interesting historical point (not a decimal one!) Ronni. I hadn't come >> across the Steve Jobs comment before. Or is it like the way "i" in iMac or >> iPhone has changed meaning as time (and newer models) has gone by? (Or >> before Marketing and Sales gets involved in creating an image.) >> >> Most publications insist that OS X is pronounced OS TEN. I have David >> Pogue's 'Missing Manuals' Mac OS X Snow Leopard book at hand to confirm >> this. OS EX is a lot easier to roll off the tongue. "Operating System >> Ten, ten point eight point five" and so on I thought has always been rather >> silly. >> >> Cheers >> Alan >> >> >> On 06/11/2013, at 8:52 AM, Ronda Brown <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> On 6 Nov 2013, at 7:59 am, Peter Hinchliffe <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> On 05/11/2013, at 10:54 AM, Stephen Chape <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Mmmmmm ! >>>>> So the decimal will be misused somewhat to achieve the new name ! >>>>> Being OSX 10.10 >>>>> Interesting. >>>>> >>>> >>>> I think Apple have explained before (and I don't have the reference!) that >>>> the the dot is no more a decimal point than it is in a date such as >>>> 6.11.2013. It's simply a separator, which kind of makes since since 10.7.5 >>>> is not really a decimal number either. In this context then, 10.10.x makes >>>> perfect sense. >>> >>> Peter is correct; the (.) is not a decimal point, it is just a separator. >>> The X also stands for Unix, Steve Jobs mentioned (before the public arrival >>> of iOS), that Mac OS X (it was still Mac OS X back then) is a >>> brand/architecture to be used for the next two decades. >>> So there is still some life left with OS X. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Ronni >>> Sent from Ronni's iPad4 >>> >>>> Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services >>>> FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer >>>> Perth, Western Australia >>>> Phone (618) 9332 6482 Mob 0403 046 948 >>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. >>>
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