New special edition iPod, other accessories may arrive soon

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  • Reply 41 of 53
    jeffdmjeffdm Posts: 12,954member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by SpamSandwich

    6... gasp... count 'em... SIX versions of Vista!



    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4754462.stm



    Yet, somehow, we get by just fine with 1 version of OSX!... Oh, alright, 2 of 'em if you count the Macintel version.




    I think you should count them differently. Not only is there a standard version of OS X, there is also OS X Server which adds more sharing, services and administration options. The architecture count really doesn't matter as that would probably double the count on the Windows side too, IA-32, x64 and probably IA-64 for Enterprise and Datacenter, and for all I know, maybe there are secret PPC builds of Vista.



    But there really isn't a good comparison as Vista covers a broader range of device uses. OS X currently maxes out to 4 CPUs / 16GB RAM per box, Windows Datacenter currently supports 32 CPUs and one terrabyte of RAM in one computer. At least toward the high end, differentiation with multiple server versions makes some amount of sense as the testing and development work increases and the available market decreases.
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  • Reply 42 of 53
    Quote:

    Originally posted by JeffDM

    But there really isn't a good comparison as Vista covers a broader range of device uses. OS X currently maxes out to 4 CPUs / 16GB RAM per box, Windows Datacenter currently supports 32 CPUs and one terrabyte of RAM in one computer.



    True, but not really relevant to the original poster's point, as he was talking about your average desktop. He was saying that there ISN'T such a list as:



    Mac OS X Starter

    Mac OS X Home Basic Edition

    Mac OS X Home Basic Edition N without QuickTime Player

    Mac OS X Home Premium

    Mac OS X Business

    Mac OS X Business N without QuickTime Player

    Mac OS X Enterprise

    Mac OS X Ultimate



    Instead, we just have one:



    Mac OS X [Ultimate]



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  • Reply 43 of 53
    Quote:

    Originally posted by CosmoNut

    You ARE mistaken. The U2 iPod had a coupon for a discount off of the U2 collection, but it never came preloaded with the music.



    Good point. Thanks.
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  • Reply 44 of 53
    Quote:

    Originally posted by michaelb

    True, but not really relevant to the original poster's point, as he was talking about your average desktop. He was saying that there ISN'T such a list as:



    Mac OS X Starter

    Mac OS X Home Basic Edition

    Mac OS X Home Basic Edition N without QuickTime Player

    Mac OS X Home Premium

    Mac OS X Business

    Mac OS X Business N without QuickTime Player

    Mac OS X Enterprise

    Mac OS X Ultimate



    Instead, we just have one:



    Mac OS X [Ultimate]







    You got it! 8)
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  • Reply 45 of 53
    Originally posted by michaelb

    ......Mac OS X [Ultimate]....






    Right On, Brotha !!

    (for the record though I am typing this on WinXP64bit )
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  • Reply 46 of 53
    Originally posted by JeffDM

    ...... Windows Datacenter currently supports 32 CPUs and one terrabyte of RAM in one computer......






    why do they not just use *nix and only *nix for data centers? "windows datacenter" sounds like an oxymoron to me.
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  • Reply 47 of 53
    Quote:

    Originally posted by michaelb

    [BInstead, we just have one:



    Mac OS X [Ultimate]

    [/B]



    Two. You haven't heard of OSX server?



    Also, OSX supports more than 16 gigs of ram, that's just the current maximum available in apple hardware. I suspect OSX supports more processors as well, we just haven't seen machines past 4.



    What windows boxes have 32 processors?
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  • Reply 48 of 53
    Quote:

    Originally posted by SpamSandwich

    6... gasp... count 'em... SIX versions of Vista!



    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4754462.stm



    Yet, somehow, we get by just fine with 1 version of OSX!... Oh, alright, 2 of 'em if you count the Macintel version.




    Well, three versions: Mac OS X, Mac OS X Server 10 client, and Mac OS X Server Unlimited client.



    Still, a long way from six, especially as all of those six are intended for regular desktop use (Since XP, Microsoft seems to have spun out the server operating systems as an entirely different branch of NT.) The technical difference between the two OS X server editions, so far as I can see, may well be non-existant too making it two versions total. I don't know if they enforce the client numbers in software, or in the courts...
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  • Reply 49 of 53
    Did this thread just get seriously derailed or what?



    A mod note - From the page previous: Please don't bring racial tension into this forum - it's hard enough having to deal with Mac vs. Windows.



    As you were.
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  • Reply 50 of 53
    wilcowilco Posts: 985member
    That's what you get when you start a thread with no new info.

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  • Reply 51 of 53
    Who's doing "live" coverage of the Apple event today?...just Engadget?
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  • Reply 52 of 53
    jeffdmjeffdm Posts: 12,954member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by SpamSandwich

    Who's doing "live" coverage of the Apple event today?...just Engadget?



    Done and over with, I think. Mac mini. Core Solo or Core f***ing Duo. GigE. Optical audio in & out. See apple.com
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  • Reply 53 of 53
    Quote:

    Originally posted by schmidm77

    More fun than dying from ebola, genocide or stavartion. Besides, AIDS doesn't kill you, it's the secondary infection.



    I spent 9 months in east Africa, what a shithole. I'm glad my ancestors were smart enough to pick up and move to Europe 10,000 years ago or so.




    Apologies for the PoliticalOutsider intrusion but, er, we have a problem with stereotypes of Africa.



    And that's 70,000 years ago. And we didn't get to Europe until 30,000 years after that. The weather was bad (lots of ice.)
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