Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 9th Jan 2006 11:28 UTC
Apple When Apple introduced the latest incarnation of its iMac G5 product line, the reactions were almost exclusively those of praise. They had managed to make the iMac G5 even thinner, while at the same time upgrading its specifications. Apple also introduced Front Row, a remote control, and a built-in iSight camera. MacSupport was so kind as to provide OSNews with this new iMac G5; here are our findings.
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RE[6]: X11
by Thom_Holwerda on Mon 9th Jan 2006 21:21 UTC in reply to "RE[5]: X11"
Thom_Holwerda
Member since:
2005-06-29

So if the Migration Assistant copied Photoshop files over for you would expect it to install Photoshop on your new Mac for you? That's silly. All it does is copy the contents of your old home folder to the new Mac, it's not magic.

Mig. Ass. also copies your applications directory, and all apps contained within it. And guess where Apple's X11 resides?

Exactly.

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RE[7]: X11
by Unbeliever on Mon 9th Jan 2006 22:36 in reply to "RE[6]: X11"
Unbeliever Member since:
2005-07-09

Apple's X11 is not a great piece of software. It's something that was not created with ease of use and transferability in mind. It's Apple's fault for not doing so, and for not re-writing it to comply with some basic norms of their OS (Migration Assistant) but it's an optional install, one that is free and readily available with your Mac OS X DVD so it's not as big of a problem as you make it.

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RE[7]: X11
by skingers6894 on Tue 10th Jan 2006 00:03 in reply to "RE[6]: X11"
skingers6894 Member since:
2005-08-10

Any Mac user who knows what X11 is will have no problem running the installer to install it. Yes it's inconsistent that migration assistant misses it but no it's not the end of the world for those who actually use X11.

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