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MorphOS and Pegasos Quickstart Guide, v2.5

Eugenia Loli 2003-07-04 Morphos 11 Comments

The MorphOS/Pegasos Quickstart Guide written by Jürgen Lucas has updated to version 2.5. The guide shows you how to install MorphOS on Pegasos with an empty IDE hard drive. Thanks to Andreas Zierl and Fabrice Lehaut the guide is beside german also available in english and french.

NASA Benchmarks Power Mac G5; More Apple News

Submitted by Derek Kent 2003-07-04 Apple 133 Comments

NASA recently benchmarked Apple's dual 2GHz Power Mac G5 at its Langley Research Center in Virginia. The main purpose of the tests was to compare the G5 to the G4 for "computational fluid dynamics applications" however they also compare it to the Pentium 4.

Intel’s 32-bit on Itanium Preview to Come in Windows 2003 SP1 Beta

Eugenia Loli 2003-07-03 Intel 28 Comments

In the Windows 2003 SP1 beta, Intel says it will offer a preview of the 32-bit execution layer that will cause the Itanium 2 processors to run x86 applications at the full clockspeed rating of the processor. For example, the 1.5-GHz Itanium 2 "Madison" processors launched this week would offer that clockspeed to 32-bit applications, as well. Until now, the inability of the Itanium Family processors to run 32-bit applications without a large performance penalty has been a major shortcoming of Intel's 64-bit Itanium line that has negatively affected industry adoption.

Editorial: Would Microsoft Open Sourcing NT4 be Linux’s Nemesis?

Eugenia Loli 2003-07-03 Windows 75 Comments

Microsoft has killed off Windows NT 4, but it should now release its source code to the open-source community in order to fight off the challenge from Linux, Munir Kotadia claims. My Take: Sorry, but the suggestion doesn't hold business-wise. Read more for my short commentary on the subject.

Linux Development: Back to BASIC

Eugenia Loli 2003-07-03 General Development 24 Comments

"Few languages have been as popular over the years as BASIC. Until about a decade ago, almost every programmer cut his teeth learning BASIC. Indeed, the name itself came from Beginner's All Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code. If you've had BASIC training, can you find a familiar flavor that runs under Linux? Because it is not enough to find a good BASIC language implementation for Linux; one must find a BASIC language variant that approximates the style of BASIC to which you are accustomed." Read the article at DevChannel by Russell Pavlicek.

VMware Unveils Software, Plans IPO

Eugenia Loli 2003-07-03 In the News 16 Comments

VMware, whose software lets an Intel server run several operating systems simultaneously, is expanding both its software capabilities and business ambitions.

Guide to Debian GNU/Linux Desktop Survival

Guest post by Brandon Philips 2003-07-03 Debian 14 Comments

Good Debian desktop survival guide that covers all the major applications a user would need.

Athene 3.1 Puts a New Face on Desktop Computing

Submitted by Paul Manias 2003-07-03 OS News 40 Comments

Rocklyte Systems announced the latest version of its free multi-platform operating system environment, Athene 3.1. Available for Linux and Windows, Athene supports the rare ability of being able to function on competing operating systems, while also maintaining its own independent OS infrastructure (the Athenyx 2003 CDROM series). The 3.1 release of Athene continues to make significant strides in the advancement of its desktop interface.

Contiki AVR Port for Embedded Systems

Guest post by Adam Dunkels 2003-07-03 OS News 8 Comments

Do you remember the Contiki desktop OS, an Internet-enabled graphical operating system for constrained systems? I have just ported Contiki to the 8-bit Atmel AVR microcontroller, which is commonly used in various kinds of embedded systems, and have set up a demo server running the Contiki AVR software at http://contiki-demo.sics.se/.

Linux 2.6 Beta Coming; Linux Lab Hires Second Guru

Eugenia Loli 2003-07-03 Linux 57 Comments

Although Linus Torvalds didn't meet a goal to release the upcoming 2.6 version of the Linux kernel in June, the Linux leader said a test version could come as soon as next week. A day after Linux founder Linus Torvalds joined the Open-Source Development Lab, the group has hired another top programmer, Andrew Morton, the developer who will assume responsibility for the upcoming 2.6 version of Linux.

Apple Readies Mac OS X ‘Panther’ Server Upgrade

Eugenia Loli 2003-07-02 macOS 22 Comments

Apple readies Panther Server, a forthcoming update to Mac OS X Server. Version 10.3 will feature improved management capabilities and support for Windows networks, add a variety of services including a new edition of the QuickTime Streaming Server. Read the rest at ExtremeTech.

Editorial: My Apple Switch – One Switcher, Two Times

Guest post by Stuart MacKenzie 2003-07-02 Apple 150 Comments

Are you a long time Windows user curious about the Apple Switch campaign? Are you wondering if you should try it? Read below for my experience with the whole thing... twice. Just over a week ago I purchased a new 12" Apple PowerBook G4...

Microsoft’s Plan to End the Patch Management Nightmare

Eugenia Loli 2003-07-02 Microsoft 28 Comments

To address patch management issues, Microsoft is creating a new, centralized patch management architecture that it will use for all of its products. Then, it will build new versions of WU, MBSA, SUS, and the SUS Feature Pack for SMS that work off of this infrastructure. The company plans to provide these tools to customers in early 2004.

How Apple Spells Future: i-P-O-D

Eugenia Loli 2003-07-02 Apple 131 Comments

"Apple's future doesn't ride on the speed of its Macs. In fact, Apple's future doesn't ride with Macs at all anymore. No, I haven't been off in the desert downing peyote. What I saw from my sideline perch is that the Mac's day has come and gone." Read the interesting editorial at BusinessWeek. Elsewhere, Maccentral has a round-up article: "Developers, Analysts weigh in on the G5, Panther".

Trolltech Offers Qt Script for Applications (QSA)

Eugenia Loli 2003-07-02 Qt 41 Comments

Trolltech announced the release of Qt Script for Applications (QSA), a scripting language designed specifically for applications made using Qt, its multiplatform C++ application framework. Also, read OSNews' recent tutorial on how to setup the native and free version of Qt under the Macintosh platform.

Building a Home Network from Scratch

Eugenia Loli 2003-07-02 Internet 13 Comments

No matter if you choose a wired or wireless network, planning and flexibility are the keys in getting a sucessful installtion that you will be happy with. Read the tutorial at TomsHardware.

The State of Motherboard Audio

Eugenia Loli 2003-07-02 Multimedia, AV 19 Comments

Motherboard audio has sounded awful for a long time. But over the last few years, it has improved steadily. It's still not ready to replace the best PCI sound cards, but based on ExtremeTech's extensive testing, it might just work for you.

Amiga Inc: A Short Story on the V50 DOS Library

Mike Bouma 2003-07-02 Amiga & AROS 30 Comments

A small article written by Colin. J. Wenzel was published from Amiga's 'Club Amiga Monthly' online magazine regarding the new AmigaDOS library and its originally unintended TRIPOS roots. Last weekend new AmigaOS4 screenshots were published and the first report and photos of last weekend's Swedish AmigaOS4 event are available. Next weekend OS4 events are planned for Italy and France.

ATI Announces Excellent Results for 3rd Quarter

Mike Bouma 2003-07-02 Graphics 22 Comments

X-bit labs published a story regarding ATI being profitable and managing to raise its gross-margins and revenues substantially. The Radeon 9600 sold so well that the company can't even fulfil the demand.

Update about MandrakeSoft Status

Eugenia Loli 2003-07-02 Mandriva, Mandrake, Lycoris 41 Comments

François Bancilhon, MandrakeSoft CEO, would like to update its customers on their current situation and his beliefs for the future. UPDATE: HP to sell PCs with Mandrake 9.1.