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  • Quote: Originally posted by Kenneth I want the new G5 ships with a Panther software/restore CD rather than a 10.2.7 software/restore CD... then a Panther CD for $29.. If you have to pay for a $29 upgrade, it's not such a bad thing. As of 10.…
    in G5 - Free Panther Upgrade? Comment by andrewm August 2003
  • Quote: Originally posted by graphicmovement Move this if it should be in hardware, I am interested in upgrading the CPU in my sawtooth with an OWC 1 GIG CPU. My question is, does anyone know if there will be any conflicts with the new CPU and Pan…
    in panther and CPU upgrade Comment by andrewm August 2003
  • Check out 'man tunefs' in Terminal; one can set automatic defragmentation options for an internal drive (i.e., space vs speed) and the thresholds thereof. (One may need to boot in single-user mode to actually apply the changes.)
    in Apple Needs A Defragment Program By Apple! Comment by andrewm August 2003
  • Why not give Safari a real toolbar? It shouldn't be that difficult, and it'd be easier to hide it and show it; customisation would be handled by the system-wide palette (and thus the View menu's items could be greatly simplified).
    in What does metal really mean? Comment by andrewm August 2003
  • Please correct me if I should be wrong, but from the screenshots of Mac OS X Server, I see the Graphite colour scheme, but no brushed metal, per se. Might there exist some reason for this?
    in What does metal really mean? Comment by andrewm August 2003
  • Quote: Originally posted by murk Anyone try running a Windows app in it? From this Business Week article:Business Week I recall reading about a new technology called Lindows that (independently, or so I had thought, of Apple) would r…
    in Panther 7B** Builds Discussion (images on page 2 & 5) Comment by andrewm August 2003
  • Quote: Originally posted by JLL What left? http://forums.appleinsider.com/image...r/finder16.png Click it and explain please. Open a new Finder window that's set to open in Home. [/B][/QUOTE] In NeXTStep and OpenStep, upon which Ma…
    in Anyone else glad there's a new Finder interface? Comment by andrewm August 2003
  • I think that it'd be nice of Apple to provide Finder front-ends for the various compression utilities that come with a standard BSD install (and, if need be for such features, make the BSD subsystem a mandatory install). .zip alone is certainly nic…
    in Panther 7B** Builds Discussion (images on page 2 & 5) Comment by andrewm August 2003
  • What of AppleWorks 6's clip-art features? Pictures are accessed from http://awpicts.apple.com/, and although the thumbnails are in JPEG format, the art itself is in EPS. Downloading a picture manually from the server can be done by any agent, de…
    in FontBook in Panther... Comment by andrewm August 2003
  • I recall that NeXTStep and OpenStep, early predecessors of Mac OS X, employed PostScript as a display technology. Perhaps Adobe lost any intention that they might have had of porting or rebuilding when Apple moved from Adobe PostScript--which would…
    in FontBook in Panther... Comment by andrewm August 2003