Think Secret Predicts Sub-$500 Headless Mac
ThinkSecret discusses the possibility of a cheap, headless Mac, similar in scope and target to the one we wishfully thought all the past year.
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Blast from the Past: Mac Portable
Do you remember this one? It was pretty amazing when it came out. The Mac Portable was heavy, innovative, and mildly successful. The first portable to include a full keyboard, and trackball, the Portable also included a Lead Acid battery, providing 12 hours of battery life. Read the article at MLAgazine
64-bit Support in Tiger Is Only for Server Processes
In the new article "Developing 64-bit Applications" of the
"Tiger Developer Overview Series" published on ADC, Apple states that the Cocoa and Carbon GUI application frameworks will not be ready for 64-bit programming. Even the kernel will be compiled in 32-bit address mode and will be provided in only one version for all the machines. The only 64-bit system framework which will be provided in a "fat" format will be libSystem which command-line applications, servers and computation engines will be linkable to. The 32-bit GUI clients will be capable however to communicate with the 64-bit server processes by using several IPC techniques.
Inside the Mac Revolution
Early Apple engineer Andy Hertzfeld chronicled his tales from the trenches on his website, Folklore.org, and has now compiled them into an illustrated coffee table book called Revolution in the Valley: The Insanely Great Story of How the Mac Was Made. There's an interview with Hertzfeld at Wired.
Apple Releases X 10.3.7
Apple has released OS X 10.3.7 via Software Update.
Improvements include improved AFP support for saving documents with long file names, improved OpenGL technology and updated ATI and NVIDIA graphics drivers, improved FireWire device compatibility, updated Preview application, improved compatibility for third party applications, and previous standalone security updates. Read more here.
Mossberg: OS X “Rock Solid”; G5 iMac “Best” PC “Ever Reviewed”
Wall Street Journal technology columnist Walt Mossberg gave the highest praise possible to not one but two Apple Computer products in his Thursday Personal Technology column, calling Mac OS X "rock solid" and the G5 iMac "the single best desktop computer I have ever reviewed." Mr. Mossberg used his weekly column to discuss the plague of viruses, spyware and other security problems that primarily affect the Windows platform.
Apple Macintosh Installed Base Set To Grow Again
Goldman Sachs initiated coverage of Apple Computer at "in-line," noting that Apple is "one of the few companies in tech with the ability to consistently innovate and then monetize that innovation."
Apple releases new Mac OS X security update
Apple today released Security Update 2004-12-02, which includes a number of security enhancements and updated components for Mac OS X.
Analyst: 12 percent of iPod owners will Switch to Mac
A survey of 200 iPod users in the United States showed that 6 percent of former PC users bought a Mac after buying an iPod. Another 7 percent said they intend to buy a Mac within the next 12 months.
Gil Amelio’s Reign at Apple, and his Eventual Ouster
According to many economists, Gilbert Amelio is the savior of businesses in trouble. With this in mind, the board of directors at Apple decided to appoint Gil Amelio to the board after reporting another huge loss in 1994. At the time, Michael Spindler was the head of Apple, and sales in every division. The board accepted Spindler's resignation and appointed Gil Amelio to the helm of Apple.
Apple makes gains in server market
Gartner Dataquest’s preliminary worldwide server shipment estimates for the third quarter of 2004 reveal that the market achieved its seventh consecutive quarter of double-digit year-over-year growth. Apple continued to re-establish itself in the server market, according to the analyst. After having above-average growth in the second quarter of 2004, Apple grew shipments 119 percent year over year.
Migrating from AppleShare IP to OS X Server
Tony Williams shares the joys and frustrations from a recent Macintosh migration from AppleShare IP (ASIP) under OS 9 to OS X Server 10.3. Although Apple tried to make this process as painless as possible, there are still some problems.
iMac G5 Unlocked for Dual Head Video
Apple decided to disable full dual head video in the new iMac in firmware, but intrepid hackers will not be daunted. The leading German language computer magazine c't has put an OpenFirmware hack into an Applescript for easy use.
Apple Global Market Share Falls to 1.8% as Competitors Post Gains
Apple's worldwide market share fell to 1.8% in the third quarter of this year from 2.1%, and dropped to 3.2% from 3.6% in the U.S., according to figures from research company Gartner. The numbers also showed dramatic declines in the quarter-to-quarter growth rate of Macs sold while Apple's Windows-based competitors saw double digit increases in the U.S and an almost 10% rise worldwide.
Jef Raskin talks to the Guardian’s Jason Walsh
Jef Raskin was one of the creators of the Mac and invented the click-and-drag interface. Click for his interview.
Apple Unveils Fastest, Most Affordable iBook G4 Ever
Apple today announced that it has unveiled its fastest, most affordable iBook G4 ever, featuring built-in AirPort Extreme 54 Mbps 802.11g wireless networking across the line and prices starting at US$999. They also announced the addition of a 1.8GHz single processor Power Mac G5 desktop priced at US$1,499 to its 64-bit Power Mac G5 line. Apple updated its Xserve RAID storage system too.
iPods, notebooks help Apple double profits
Apple reported its quarterly profit had more than doubled on strong sales of its iPod digital music player & laptops, and said revenue and earnings for the current quarter would top Wall Street estimates.
Will Linux finish off the Mac?
"A headline like that is bound to draw the ire of the Macintosh faithful. After all, since Microsoft, which can marshal its forces and target competitors at will with lethal precision, hasn’t finished-off Apple after all these years (and I’m not saying that this was necessarily a Redmond goal), how on earth can an operating system like Linux spell trouble for Apple?" Read the comentary at ZDNet by David Berlind.
The Seed of Apple’s Innovation; OSX 10.3.6 News
CEO Steve Jobs says among other practices, it's "saying no to 1,000 things" so as to concentrate on the "really important" creations. Elsewhere, a forthcoming update to Apple's Mac OS X 10.3 Panther operating system nears release as the company provides documentation of its feature set.
Apple’s Enterprise Products
Apple's server and storage offerings are helping the company overcome its reputation as the high-priced computing option.