Cougar next? Will it include Classic?
As Panther approaches FC what is next Cougar it seems that getting rid of Classic is going to be the next logical step in the transition. Supporting Classic must be diverting resources away from developing OSX and they must have made some compromises on speed and efficiency to facilitate Classic. Getting rid of Classic would allow Apple to concentrate on the future.
I would assume that the next version is going to be October 2004, but maybe march/April 2005, would that the right time to finally put OS9 to bed?
I would assume that the next version is going to be October 2004, but maybe march/April 2005, would that the right time to finally put OS9 to bed?
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Originally posted by Addison
Supporting Classic must be diverting resources away from developing OSX and they must have made some compromises on speed and efficiency to facilitate Classic.
Classic is done for the most part. The only changes being made at this point are very minor bug fixes.
Classic doesn't "compromise" Mac OS X at all. If you don't use it, it's as if it wasn't even there to begin with. Remember, Classic (like so much else in Mac OS X) is just another app; its presence doesn't hamper anything else.
Remember that there are thousands of old programs that will never be updated and must forever run in Classic. If anything, now is the time for Apple to finally make using Classic a bit more transparent an experience, now that all major developers have jumped into supporting Mac OS X.
Whered'ya hear that name?
I thought it was gonna be "Bill the Cat"
OOOOOP AACCCCK
Originally posted by Addison
As Panther approaches FC what is next Cougar [..]
I would assume that the next version is going to be October 2004, but maybe march/April 2005, would that the right time to finally put OS9 to bed?
I heard a rumor, the next "big cat" will be called Garfield :-)
Apple kept 68K compatibility around for years, I have little doubt they will allow Classic to live on for some years - after all, it does not in any way limit the things they can do with MacOS X (except for the very unlikely case the decide to go intel).
10.4 will put a focus on 64Bit - I believe they will want to have a few more month for that, so March 2005 sounds right.
Originally posted by Smircle
10.4 will put a focus on 64Bit - I believe they will want to have a few more month for that, so March 2005 sounds right.
What is there to focus on? Panther will already have some (if not all) major math libraries optimized for the G5. Theyve had 18 months to do this... and Im sure later Panther updates will keep up the optimization.
I could forsee some "64 bit only" tricks for "Bill the Cat" (like Quartz Extreme is only for 32MB or better graphics cards).
It would be perfect if Apple had another update late next year, then MAYBE one more just before Windows Longcow ships sometime in 2k5
Originally posted by ZO
What is there to focus on? Panther will already have some (if not all) major math libraries optimized for the G5. Theyve had 18 months to do this... and Im sure later Panther updates will keep up the optimization.
Allowing applications to address more than 4GB of memory.
Originally posted by palter
Allowing applications to address more than 4GB of memory.
that could easily be done in a 10.3.x update... no real need for a whole 10.x update
Originally posted by kim kap sol
Who's going to be the first to humiliate himself by posting a picture of a Fat Tabby?
OS X v10.4 Tubcat
www.tubcat.com
Originally posted by giant
which is a copy from:
www.tubcat.com
Which scares the hell out of me.
Originally posted by Not Unlike Myself
Which scares the hell out of me.
I think he uses his powers for good.
Anyway, one of the greeters at the apple store verified that 10.4 would indeed be called Tubcat and told me it was going to be optimised for the G6 from intel for use in the new apple PDA.
I still use one Classic application, and I can't live without it: ResEdit. There is no better resource editor, even shareware. I'm just too used to ResEdit to switch to something like Resorcerer, especially when it costs money to do so.
Well actually I can live without it but I don't want to. I use it to make plugins for EV Nova. Normally I just make little ones so I can get myself unstuck from a mission or something, but sometimes I'll add little "enhancements" to the game.
Originally posted by Smircle
I heard a rumor, the next "big cat" will be called Garfield :-)
Apple kept 68K compatibility around for years, I have little doubt they will allow Classic to live on for some years - after all, it does not in any way limit the things they can do with MacOS X (except for the very unlikely case the decide to go intel).
10.4 will put a focus on 64Bit - I believe they will want to have a few more month for that, so March 2005 sounds right.
Don't they still have 68K compatibility (in Mac OS 9.2?)