MacOS X 10.4: Guess the Name

[ZO]

WWDC is well over 2 months away... but that shouldnt stop us to speculate and guess.

So, as we all know, OS X is a Big Cat OS. Just to recap, we got:

OS X 10.0 = Cheetah
OS X 10.1 = Puma
OS X 10.2 = Jaguar (or Jagwire, depending on quantity of LSD you had in your youth)
OS X 10.3 = Panther

Names of cats still "available":
"big" cats: Cougar, Leopard, Lion, Tiger
"smaller" cats: Lynx, Tomcat, Tabby Cat... etc
"other" cats: Hobbes, Garfield, Heathcliff, Bill the Cat (rock on),

I vaguely remember that one tpe of cat is similar (or identical) to the other, but have a different name.

So... whos guessing? Winner gets free beer (or other) in Paris :D

I propose:

MacOS X 10.4 Fat Cat (iLife 0wn§ j00)

http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/furballs/Other%20Cats/Pussy.jpg

[Brad]

I'm sticking to the name I've been suggesting since 10.0: Fat Tabby. :)

[PB]

Originally posted by ZO

I propose:

MacOS X 10.4 Fat Cat (iLife 0wn§ j00)

http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/furballs/Other%20Cats/Pussy.jpg

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Are prehistoric feline names allowed? Like Smilodon fatalis (http://www.paleocraft.com/images/smilodonfatalis.jpg)?

:lol:

[segovius]

I'll go with Fat Freddy's.....

http://www.russandem.co.uk/quirk/image/bcover.jpg

[Amorph]

Actually, ever since they've been talking up transparency effects I've been waiting for OS X Cheshire.

I'd settle for Felix, though. ;)

[Mr Beardsley]

Off topic. I thought 10.0 was "Puma", and 10.1 was "Cheetah" since it was SO much faster than 10.0. :D That's what I remember anyways.

[Rendevous]

I think they'll drop the big cat names and go for something like 'OSX 04' or the year there is a major upgrade - like iLife 4.

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[ZO]

Originally posted by Rendevous
I think they'll drop the big cat names and go for something like 'OSX 04' or the year there is a major upgrade - like iLife 4.

®

with that reasoning I think Apple would have to release 10.4 as MacOS X '05, otherwise there would only be a few months left in the year... and the OS would seem "old" by the beginning of 2005.

and, no, 10.0 was Cheetah... 10.1 was Puma

[Rendevous]

with that reasoning I think Apple would have to release 10.4 as MacOS X '05, otherwise there would only be a few months left in the year..

The rate things are going we won't see a major upgrade 'til 2005?

[HOM]

Let's hope it's Fritz.

[Moogs]

Cougar is the only big cat name left that "sounds cool", and therefore gets my vote. OS X v10.4 "Cougar" it shall be.

Leopard sounds too much like Leper
Lion is too orindary sounding
Tiger is possible but "OS X: Tiger" just doesn't resonate for some reason.

Cougar could work though. It will also be the last cat-named release IMO. Personally I think they should go "cute and fuzzy" to bring more chics into the fold:


OS 10.5 "Wallaby"
OS 10.6 "Meerkat"
OS 10.7 "kinkajou"

Baby Panda...

Furry Harp Seal...


...that sort of thing.


:D

[BuonRotto]

Bah, I was going to suggst Cheshire too before I read Amorph's post. :grumble: ;)

How about Mac OS X "Lynx"? Nah...

[Proud iBook Owner 2k2]

Off Topic: Do you guys thing there'll be a preview of 10.4 at this years WWDC? That would rule if there was.... Imagine what kinda sh*t Stevey is adding into this one!

[mattjohndrow]

they're gonna call it pussy!:lol: :smokey:

[ZO]

Originally posted by Proud iBook Owner 2k2
Off Topic: Do you guys thing there'll be a preview of 10.4 at this years WWDC? That would rule if there was.... Imagine what kinda sh*t Stevey is adding into this one!

If its not, it would buck a 5 year trend... and revenues.

I think investors as well as developers (and consumers by now) expect a yearly refresh.

It also keeps MS on its toes ;)

[SonOfSylvanus]

Originally posted by ZO
...
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/furballs/Other%20Cats/Pussy.jpg

That is a f**king sheep! :lol: :lol: :lol:

[ipodandimac]

Originally posted by mattjohndrow
they're gonna call it pussy!:lol: :smokey:

ah you beat me to it :lol:

i say it'll be tiger, and i think the name is fine. i suppose another cool name would be bengal, and the box could look like a white bengal with cool black stripes and everything.

[Stoo]

How about Mac OS X: Badge-uar ?

http://batstoo.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/badgwar.jpg

[Proud iBook Owner 2k2]

Originally posted by Stoo
How about Mac OS X: Badge-uar ?

http://batstoo.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/badgwar.jpg

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

HILLARIOUS!

[Brad]

Originally posted by Stoo
How about Mac OS X: Badge-uar ? Mushroom, mushroom!! (http://www.weebls-stuff.com/toons/21/)

[johnq]

Since it's the twentieth anniversary, I bet it will be iterated to Mac OS XX

;)

C'mon, works for the Super Bowl...classier than "Windows 2004"

[Wired Envisions]

OS X 10.4 Lynx

I think if Apple starts doing more stuff with Linux then Lynx would be a good name to use. It kind of sounds like Linux, but looks cooler!

Beer in Paris! Sounds good to me!

[ipodandimac]

Originally posted by johnq
Since it's the twentieth anniversary, I bet it will be iterated to Mac OS XX

;)

C'mon, works for the Super Bowl...classier than "Windows 2004"

oh man i cant wait for OS XXX :lol: i dont think any of us will even be alive then though...

[curiousuburb]

Cats. Drinks. Paris. Woohoo for tight pussies.
http://w1.465.telia.com/~u46505083/cat.jpg

past fat tabby speculation #1 (http://forums.appleinsider.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=31003)

past OS name speculation #2 (http://forums.appleinsider.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=23903)

I've always been partial to Ocelot as the next code name,
though Cheshire rocks and Smilodon would be way cool.

[Ichiban_jay]

I seriously think cougar will be the next one. they seem to be going at "strong" feline names.

[macrules101]

What about Mac OS 11. Why not step it up and do a total new version. Thats what ill pay my money for.

How bout a completely new category:

Mac OS 11 Anaconda
Mac OS 11 Boa

Or some other animal category.

[johnq]

Originally posted by ipodandimac
oh man i cant wait for OS XXX :lol: i dont think any of us will even be alive then though...

Oops, I meant increment it to XX and then each year so it coincides with the Maciversary... :D ;D

Mac OS XX Munchkin (http://www.minskin.com/)

http://www.messybeast.com/images/minskin1.jpg

[agent302]

Originally posted by Moogs
Cougar is the only big cat name left that "sounds cool", and therefore gets my vote. OS X v10.4 "Cougar" it shall be. Only problem is that a Cougar is a Puma is a Cougar, so you run into issues.

Being a dog person, I have nothing else to add. Oh, except this:
http://test3.thespark.com/lazytest/graphics/the_bastard.jpg

[ZO]

Originally posted by macrules101
What about Mac OS 11. Why not step it up and do a total new version. Thats what ill pay my money for.

How bout a completely new category:

Mac OS 11 Anaconda
Mac OS 11 Boa

Or some other animal category.

That would be hilarious to start a sort of "Cobra" (as in GI Joe) naming scheme from OS X 11.

OS X 11.0 H.I.S.S.
OS X 11.1 Rattler
OS X 11.2 B.A.T.T
OS X 11.3 Serpentor
...

OK, maybe not... but thats what I get for growing up in the 80's :devil:

"Looks like a big cat"
"What like a puma?"
"yeah, looks just like a puma"

Lets see if anyone knows where that one comes from ;)

[Eugene]

"Mac OS X 10.4 Ahoaho.mpeg"

[ZO]

Originally posted by Eugene
"Mac OS X 10.4 Ahoaho.mpeg"

thats the damnest thing I've ever seen...

[Eugene]

Originally posted by ZO
thats the damnest thing I've ever seen...
I don't know what you're talking about. :lol:

[KANE]

Originally posted by Eugene
I don't know what you're talking about. :lol:

All right guys! Will you please stop it with the kittieporn!?! :D

[T'hain Esh Kelch]

Originally posted by Moogs
Cougar is the only big cat name left that "sounds cool", and therefore gets my vote. OS X v10.4 "Cougar" it shall be.

Leopard sounds too much like Leper
Lion is too orindary sounding
Tiger is possible but "OS X: Tiger" just doesn't resonate for some reason.

Cougar could work though. It will also be the last cat-named release IMO. Personally I think they should go "cute and fuzzy" to bring more chics into the fold:


OS 10.5 "Wallaby"
OS 10.6 "Meerkat"
OS 10.7 "kinkajou"

Baby Panda...

Furry Harp Seal...


...that sort of thing.


:D
Mwahahaha!!! :D *LOL*

Laughing out loud in a public library isnt the thing to do... People turn heads and seem to think your nuts! ;)

My guess would be, OS X 10.4 "Tiger".

[Luca]

Originally posted by ZO
"Looks like a big cat"
"What like a puma?"
"yeah, looks just like a puma"
Lets see if anyone knows where that one comes from ;)

You got the quote wrong! It's "Yeah man, there you go." From Red Vs. Blue, episode 2. Best one ever.

So, what do you think?

10.4 Bigfoot?
10.4 Unicorn?
10.4 Chupacabra/Chupathingy?

[cubs23]

Originally posted by Moogs
Cougar is the only big cat name left that "sounds cool", and therefore gets my vote. OS X v10.4 "Cougar" it shall be.

Leopard sounds too much like Leper
Lion is too orindary sounding
Tiger is possible but "OS X: Tiger" just doesn't resonate for some reason.


:D

I agree completely. Cougar gets my vote as well.

[ipodandimac]

ooo what about "tomcat!" :lol: j/k

[ZO]

mmm... but imagine a nice orange and black, tiger stripe box for OS X 8)

10.4 Mandalay/Bengali

although "chupathingy" has a certain ring to it as well.... :D

[Chopper3]

Back in September, I posted that it's called "Bengal", as in Tiger - here's the post (http://forums.appleinsider.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=31003&perpage=40&highlight=bengal&pagenumber=2)

[Moogs]

Yes but Bengal is also a place in India. Could be confusing. Why not name it Siberian in that case?

Maybe they'll start naming OS X after bears.

Grizzly
Kodiak

...Yogi

...Booboo

[Luca]

Originally posted by Moogs
Yes but Bengal is also a place in India. Could be confusing. Why not name it Siberian in that case?

Siberia is also a place. It is located in northeastern Russia.

[ZO]

And maybe calling it "Bengal" with the current "offshoring" of programming to India wouldn't be such a bright marcomm/pr move

[Moogs]

Correct.

And Luca... that's exactly what I meant... Siberian Tiger, Siberia the place. Neither makes anymore sense than Bengal.

;)

[Gargoyle]

Originally posted by T'hain Esh Kelch
Mwahahaha!!! :D *LOL*

Laughing out loud in a public library isnt the thing to do... People turn heads and seem to think your nuts! ;)

My guess would be, OS X 10.4 "Tiger".


Is that Tiger with a double g? (http://www.foxinsocks.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/tigger/html/tpics.html)

:lol:

[Haddock.]

1. Tiger
2. Leopard
3. Pussy

[mattjohndrow]

why limit it to just animals-why not vegetables, or minerals-Mac OS X Pea, or Mac OS X Carrot

[Amorph]

Why not endangered species? OS X Spotted Owl....

Sure, there'd be PR problems, but on the other hand, Apple could apply for federal protection and push for an Endangered Platforms Act. The Amigans would get right behind them!

:lol:

[mattjohndrow]

hehe, that's what im saying amorph, why discriminate against things other than cats :smokey:

[Eugene]

Originally posted by Moogs

Maybe they'll start naming OS X after bears.

Grizzly
Kodiak

...Yogi

...Booboo
Fozzie
Polar Bear
Urlacher
...

[jsimmons]

Maybe they should name it after fighter planes, like...

Spitfire
Hurricane
Thunderbolt
Bearcat
Corsair
Mustang
Sabre
Tomcat
Eagle
Hornet


...or snakes...

Constrictor
Viper
Cottonmouth
Rattlesnake
Cobra
Mamba

[othello]

tiger (pronounced in a winne the pooh type way)

[DMBand0026]

Originally posted by ZO
[snip]
It also keeps MS on its toes ;)

Uhhh...MS has to get on their toes in order to stay there.
First things first. :)

[Jim Paradise]

Originally posted by mattjohndrow
they're gonna call it pussy!:lol: :smokey:

.....talk about your lickable interfaces!

[craiger77]

The problem with cougar is that panther, cougar, puma, and mountain lion are all the same species. Apple is using a black panther for OSX.3 which are actually leopards or jaguars with black fur instead of their usual coloration. So I guess they have already used the same cat twice with jaguar and panther so they can do what they want.
Here is a list of the 36 species of cats:

Iriomote Cat
Bornean Bay Cat
Spanish Lynx
Kodkod
Chinese Mountain Cat
Andean Mountain Cat
Rusty-spotted Cat
Black-footed Cat
Flat-headed Cat
Tiger
Fishing Cat
Snow Leopard
Marbled Cat
African Golden Cat
Asiatic Golden Cat
Clouded Leopard
Geoffreys Cat
Tiger Cat
Pampas Cat
Canadian Lynx
Palas Cat
Sand Cat
Margay
Lion
Bobcat
Cheetah
Serval
Jungle Cat
Leopard Cat
Jaguar
Ocelot
Jaguarundi
Eurasian Lynx
Puma
Caracal
Leopard
Wildcat

[DiscoCow]

lynx

[Eugene]

craiger77, in your list, Puma (10.0) and Cheetah (10.1) have been used up as well.

[pscates]

I've long believed it'll be Lynx. Short and snappy, hasn't been used, looks cool (the "y" and "x"), etc.

"Wildcat" sounds like a high school football team, so no.

"Tiger"? Too common and expected. "Lion"? Same thing.

And they're not going to go with something no one's ever heard of "Spotted Northeastern Pine Pussy" or whatever.

:err:

I do like the snake thing mentioned earlier. Lots of cool words to mine in that: copperhead, diamondback, python, cobra, mamba, viper, etc.

But a big snakeskin "X" might look kinda lame, in a 80's hair-metal kinda way...

[Eugene]

Lynx will get all the console web browser freaks up in arms though...

[WorldIRC]

How about "OS X Windows"
;)

[Amorph]

I'm all about "Mac OS X Flat-headed cat" myself.

:D

[kim kap sol]

Mac OS X 10.4 Horsemonkey

[Proud iBook Owner 2k2]

Originally posted by kim kap sol
Mac OS X 10.4 Horsemonkey

LMAO! Nice one. Too bad such an animal doesn't really exist. That would be a freaky looking thing...

[Luca]

I know!!!!

http://plaza9.mbn.or.jp/~Rabbit_Room/jackalope.jpg

[curiousuburb]

10.4 Sasquatch http://www.erdkunde-online.de/wunder/yeti/yeti.jpg

[mattjohndrow]

Originally posted by Jim Paradise
.....talk about your lickable interfaces!
LOL OMFG ROFL!!!!!!!

[jouster]

Originally posted by Rendevous
The rate things are going we won't see a major upgrade 'til 2005?

I hope so. I think $129 for three consecutive years would be asking a bit much. You'd be renting the OS, not owning it, especially as Apple ties new apps/features to the latest version only.

[dobby]

I think its fine to use a name for the project of an OS version (eg jaguar,panther) but I don't see the connection between a cat and a computer operating system.
Are they implying it can't be tamed, sleeps a lot, has a big appettite and is not particuarly intelligent.
Different cultures also associate different meanings with animals/objects.

Acronyms and numbers are associated more with computers than any names.

I would prefer an acronym/numeric combination.

Personal preference only.

Dobby.

[quagmire]

How about sabretooth.Or even 10.4 wolverine

[curiousuburb]

Originally posted by quagmire
How about sabertooth.

see Smilodon (http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/mammal/carnivora/sabretooth.html)

[EricExtreme]

How about something different... like...

Mac OS X 10.4 Bubaganoosh

[johnq]

Originally posted by EricExtreme
How about something different... like...

Mac OS X 10.4 Bubaganoosh

Thanks eric, laughed out loud. Needed for a Friday.

[Grecy]

We're just bebinning development of a new piece of software. Here are some of the names we came up with that might be applicable to 10.4.

X 10.4 - Super Hyper Global MegaNet ;)

X 10.4 - Skynet

X 10.4 - Purple Dishwasher Monkey

-Dan

[Moogs]

How about 10.4: Wrangler

(you know, taming longhorns and all that...)

;)

[Messiahtosh]

OS X 10.4 Jabberwock

`Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
__Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
__And the mome raths outgrabe.

"Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
__The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
__The frumious Bandersnatch!"

He took his vorpal sword in hand:
__Long time the manxome foe he sought --
So rested he by the Tumtum tree,
__And stood awhile in thought.

And, as in uffish thought he stood,
__The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,
Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,
__And burbled as it came!

One, two! One, two! And through and through
__The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
__He went galumphing back.


"And, has thou slain the Jabberwock?
__Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
__He chortled in his joy.

`Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
__Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
All mimsy were the borogoves,
__And the mome raths outgrabe.:smokey:

[Jubelum]

I don't think we'll see the continuation of the cat theme for one reason:
Steve Jobs has already seen to it that all cats and watermelons have been eaten.

;)

[Proud iBook Owner 2k2]

Originally posted by Jubelum
I don't think we'll see the continuation of the cat theme for one reason:
Steve Jobs has already seen to it that all cats and watermelons have been eaten.

;)

WTF?! LMAO

[Addison]

Top Cat

[ZO]

sure, lynx is a cool name... but they'll still need more names for 10.5, etc.

Unless of course, they start using new codenames/names from 10.5.

I could see Lynx, Cougar, Tig(g)er as good names still. And Jobs pronouncing Cougar with a Boston accent as "Cougah"

[Klian]

I vote for MacOS 10.4 'Lion'.

With 11 series could use bird names, like Eagle or Falcon :D

P.D. My first post.

[Brad]

Originally posted by Proud iBook Owner 2k2
WTF?! Steve Jobs ate my cat's watermelon.

It's an old joke from the AppleInsider years of yore, pre Great Blackout.

[Proud iBook Owner 2k2]

Originally posted by Brad
Steve Jobs ate my cat's watermelon.

It's an old joke from the AppleInsider years of yore, pre Great Blackout.

Ah. Ok. Thanks for clearing that up. ^_^

[willywalloo]

LEOPARD. wow now that was a guess.

[PS5533]

Originally posted by ZO
WWDC is well over 2 months away... but that shouldnt stop us to speculate and guess.

So, as we all know, OS X is a Big Cat OS. Just to recap, we got:

OS X 10.0 = Cheetah
OS X 10.1 = Puma
OS X 10.2 = Jaguar (or Jagwire, depending on quantity of LSD you had in your youth)
OS X 10.3 = Panther

Names of cats still "available":
"big" cats: Cougar, Leopard, Lion, Tiger
"smaller" cats: Lynx, Tomcat, Tabby Cat... etc
"other" cats: Hobbes, Garfield, Heathcliff, Bill the Cat (rock on),

I vaguely remember that one tpe of cat is similar (or identical) to the other, but have a different name.

So... whos guessing? Winner gets free beer (or other) in Paris :D

I propose:

MacOS X 10.4 Fat Cat (iLife 0wn§ j00)

http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/furballs/Other%20Cats/Pussy.jpg

Cougar...i gar-ron-tueeee!

[Placebo]

I'm truly thinking Lynx. Fits in with teh Unix theme, as well as Apple's "Connectivity".

[Gott der Maschine]

I really should have bought that book, "Apple Confidential 2.0" by Owen Linzmayer. It was just published about a week or two ago and as I was flipping through the book at Barnes and Noble, there was a page with all the codenames of all the builds of their operating systems, interestingly enough, I distinctly remember seeing the codename for 10.4 in it. If anyone is at all interested in a very up-to-date history of Apple, including the iPod Mini and G5, you can pick it up at Amazon for $13.97, just thumbing through it was trip down memory lane. :)

[Proud iBook Owner 2k2]

Originally posted by Gott der Maschine
I really should have bought that book, "Apple Confidential 2.0" by Owen Linzmayer. It was just published about a week or two ago and as I was flipping through the book at Barnes and Noble, there was a page with all the codenames of all the builds of their operating systems, interestingly enough, I distinctly remember seeing the codename for 10.4 in it. If anyone is at all interested in a very up-to-date history of Apple, including the iPod Mini and G5, you can pick it up at Amazon for $13.97, just thumbing through it was trip down memory lane. :)

SWEET!! Great find Gott! $13?! That's something even I can afford. lol

[PS5533]

Originally posted by Gott der Maschine
I really should have bought that book, "Apple Confidential 2.0" by Owen Linzmayer. It was just published about a week or two ago and as I was flipping through the book at Barnes and Noble, there was a page with all the codenames of all the builds of their operating systems, interestingly enough, I distinctly remember seeing the codename for 10.4 in it. If anyone is at all interested in a very up-to-date history of Apple, including the iPod Mini and G5, you can pick it up at Amazon for $13.97, just thumbing through it was trip down memory lane. :)
hmmm i just bought a load of books for my schoolig... but i will have to get back to that soon like tomarrow…when i'm at the store thanks

[Gott der Maschine]

Here's the links for both Barnes and Noble and Amazon, so loyal B&N and Amazon shoppers alike can get it. :)

B&N: http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?userid=2UZA45G5HO&isbn=1593270100&itm=1

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1593270100/qid=1080529751/sr=8-1/ref=pd_ka_1/104-2863388-7050327?v=glance&s=books&n=507846

The prices are $13.96 and $13.97 repectively, happy shopping!

[PS5533]

Originally posted by Gott der Maschine
Here's the links for both Barnes and Noble and Amazon, so loyal B&N and Amazon shoppers alike can get it. :)

B&N: http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?userid=2UZA45G5HO&isbn=1593270100&itm=1

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1593270100/qid=1080529751/sr=8-1/ref=pd_ka_1/104-2863388-7050327?v=glance&s=books&n=507846

The prices are $13.96 and $13.97 repectively, happy shopping!
thanks...much appreciated

[Vox Barbara]

Originally posted by Moogs
Cougar is the only big cat name left that "sounds cool", ...


well, maybe "Cougar" sounds cool in your language. but in my language (and i guess in most other languages.), it looks, feels and sounds a bit ... er ... awkward.

and, on a sidenote, apple should not copycat that microsoft year counting scheme. No Macos X 04, no no no!!!

best

[dobby]

MACOSRUMORS is calling 10.4 'Merlot'. WTF! Why have they changed to Wine?:lol:

Quote 'Delivering on another one of Steve's promises: Jobs has on a couple of occasions stated his intentions to position Mac OS X as the fastest and best platform overall for deploying Java applications. Panther advanced this cause, but Merlot will 'seal the deal' with many improvements including extensive G5 optimization of 10.4's Java layer' End Quote

http://www.macosrumors.com/32804E.html

Is this just MACOSRUMORS in usual for or could it be true?

Dobby.

[Luca]

IIRC, 10.3 was originally rumored to be called "Pinot," and we later learned it would be called Panther. It was also supposed to have "piles," whatever those are.

Yes, Mac OS Rumors is just making stuff up for fun. They do that often. Don't take them too seriously.

[D.J. Adequate]

Originally posted by dobby
MACOSRUMORS is calling 10.4 'Merlot'. WTF! Why have they changed to Wine?:lol:

Is this just MACOSRUMORS in usual for or could it be true?

Dobby.

10.5 Thunderbird
10.6 Pink Elephant

I always knew Apple was an addiction. I believe Macosrumors has already jumped to seeing pink elephants.

[ipodandimac]

Originally posted by ipodandimac
i say it'll be tiger, and i think the name is fine.

macrumors has seemingly confirmed it will be tiger. who said it would be tiger earlier in this thread? thats right--me. (along with a bunch of other people, but still, i guessed correctly) :)

[PS5533]

Originally posted by dobby
MACOSRUMORS is calling 10.4 'Merlot'. WTF! Why have they changed to Wine?:lol:

Quote 'Delivering on another one of Steve's promises: Jobs has on a couple of occasions stated his intentions to position Mac OS X as the fastest and best platform overall for deploying Java applications. Panther advanced this cause, but Merlot will 'seal the deal' with many improvements including extensive G5 optimization of 10.4's Java layer' End Quote

http://www.macosrumors.com/32804E.html

Is this just MACOSRUMORS in usual for or could it be true?

Dobby.
ugh oh my god dobby that would be awful... just keep with the cat theme... maybe even "OS X.4 Chesire"
sorry about the spelling but you know...like chesire cat from alice in wonderland!!!

[PS5533]

Originally posted by Gott der Maschine
I really should have bought that book, "Apple Confidential 2.0" by Owen Linzmayer. It was just published about a week or two ago and as I was flipping through the book at Barnes and Noble, there was a page with all the codenames of all the builds of their operating systems, interestingly enough, I distinctly remember seeing the codename for 10.4 in it. If anyone is at all interested in a very up-to-date history of Apple, including the iPod Mini and G5, you can pick it up at Amazon for $13.97, just thumbing through it was trip down memory lane. :)
heeh i went to my local bookstore tonite and ordered it. it should be here on thursday night... i'll scan throu it and try to find 10.4 name for ya'll

[ShallowThroat]

Macrumors is calling it TIGER, codename: MERLOT (http://www.macrumors.com/pages/2004/03/20040330150815.shtml)

wheee. so who won?

[jouster]

Originally posted by Vox Barbara
well, maybe "Cougar" sounds cool in your language. but in my opinion..........it looks, feels and sounds a bit ... er ... awkward.


Fixed that for you. Doesn't feel in the least bit awkward to me.

[pscates]

Tiger? Wow, just read the MacRumors.com update. Tiger... :D

Why yes...so obvious! A good ol' tiger. Like Hobbes!

Lots of good marketing potential/angles with that too. That is, of course, if Apple engaged in marketing.

Okay, first it was blue gel. Then Jaguar, and spotted fur. So we all said "cool...Panther will be black fur, right?". No, it was brushed metal. WTF?

:???:

So does ANYONE want to go out on a limb (umm, like a tiger might do) and try to predict what the look/theme of 10.4 Tiger will be?

Too easy to just assume it'll be a furry orange and black-striped "X", although...

We zig, Apple zags. Who knows...they might just stick Tigger on the box and call it a day.

[PB]

Alright, now that we know the cat's name, let's see some cat fight :lol: , or even better, cat vs. bull :lol: :lol: .

[Luca]

Pscates, I was thinking about that. I think Apple's method of determining what to put on the package is based on what the Mac community dislikes at the time. In 10.0 and 10.1, people were still getting used to OS X, and many still preferred OS 9. So, they made the logo look like the Aqua interface that everyone was afraid of. Then, Jaguar. People thought it was silly to go around calling the OS by its code name in public, so Apple markets the code name and makes a cheesy spotted fur box. Then Panther. The Mac community was often talking about how Apple violated their own HIG's by putting brushed metal EVERYWHERE. So what do they do? They put brushed metal right on the package.

So what are people complaining about now? There's always a lot of stuff that people complain about in the Mac community. Here are a few:

1. Nonexistent hardware updates
2. G5s only in PowerMacs, G4s everywhere else
3. No attempt at an office suite to compete with MS
4. Battery problems everywhere with laptops
5. Forcing the user to pay for things like OS X, iLife, and .Mac.

So, what could you make of this? Well, maybe they could use the MS Excel "X" logo for the package, to prove that we are really in it for the long haul with MS Office. Or there would be a big magnified battery indicator with an X in it, showing that your battery was just destroyed by the latest OS X update. Maybe a couple of crossed $ signs to make an X shape, signifying that you have to spend money constantly to stay up to date. Or maybe make the box look like a copy of the Windows XP box - blue, with a transparent large X in the background, and "macintosh os x" written in the middle. All lower-case, of course.

[pscates]

Why, I think you're onto something! :D

[ShallowThroat]

Tiger....

I wonder if it will come from Kenya. (http://www.weebls-stuff.com/toons/29/)

:smokey: :smokey: :lol:

-ST

[PS5533]

Originally posted by ShallowThroat
Tiger....

I wonder if it will come from Kenya. (http://www.weebls-stuff.com/toons/29/)

:smokey: :smokey: :lol:

-ST

i thought that was great the first 10 loops
i tohught it was "...uhh ok" the 20 loops after that
i thought it was hillarious the 50 loops i watched it for after i came bak from the bathroom

Note: only the smart and studious get honors classes for high school but if your dumb and you do all the work you can get it... but if your teachers know that your quite smart one of the smartest in the school and you are bored with the work they give you so you don't do it then you dont get honors... it happened to my friends tim ;-)

-PS

[D.J. Adequate]

Originally posted by PS5533
i thought that was great the first 10 loops
i tohught it was "...uhh ok" the 20 loops after that
i thought it was hillarious the 50 loops i watched it for after i came bak from the bathroom

Note: only the smart and studious get honors classes for high school but if your dumb and you do all the work you can get it... but if your teachers know that your quite smart one of the smartest in the school and you are bored with the work they give you so you don't do it then you dont get honors... it happened to my friends tim ;-)

-PS

Pause it while the map is up and read the small print. "This rarely ever happens.":lol:

[PS5533]

Originally posted by D.J. Adequate
Pause it while the map is up and read the small print. "This rarely ever happens.":lol: yes during teh 80 or so times i watched i noticed it that was probally the best :lol:

[Scandimac]

Originally posted by Luca
Pscates, I was thinking about that. I think Apple's method of determining what to put on the package is based on what the Mac community dislikes at the time.


:D I like that theory, really... So, it's so obvious, Mac community seems to dislike the idea of the new and better(?) Spoken Interface. Many of us are pathetic about it.

We will see a lot of flying letters and speaking symbols in 10.4 package..

Or not... :D

[PS5533]

Apple Confidential 2.0 says:
10.2: Jaguar
10.2.1: Red
10.2.2: Blue
10.2.3: Green
10.2.4: Pink
10.2.7: Blackrider, Smeagol
10.3 Panther, Pinot
10.4: Merlot
Mac OS X APIs: Carbon(the basis for all subsequent Mac life)
Taligent OS: Defiant, Pink

i was wrong and dobby was right… its not a first for either of us but my main question is why merlot?!?!? its a small cat compared to jaguar and panther

[Messiahtosh]

http://www.avians.net/rkc/fantasy/jabberwocky.jpg The Jabberwock

OS X 10.4 Jabberwock

[PS5533]

Originally posted by Messiahtosh
http://www.avians.net/rkc/fantasy/jabberwocky.jpg The Jabberwock

OS X 10.4 Jabberwock

funny i bought Apple Confidential 2.0 from "the jabberwocky bookstore"

[ZO]

Well... Macrumors doesnt mean its official...

Lets wait until WWDC or other "confirmations"

Well... so... who guessed Tiger?

You get free beer in Paris!!! ;) Come n get it!

[pscates]

I would if I didn't have to come to Paris. ;)

[ducks]

[ZO]

Is Tiger confirmed yet or what?

In case it is... here's a little something I whipped together. Yeah, my PS skills have been heading south since a while, but, ah well.

http://homepage.mac.com/zo66/.Pictures/TIGER-10.4.jpg


(for those who don't understand... it's a Tiger tank...)

[burningwheel]

Originally posted by ZO
[B]
"other" cats: Hobbes, Garfield, Heathcliff, Bill the Cat (rock on),


you forgot Bucky (get fuzzy), sylvester

[ZO]

so... uh... who won?

[BigBlue]

Well, it's official now: http://developer.apple.com/wwdc/

Tigger it will be ! ;)

[willywalloo]

WE ALL WON.