Re: [Logic_Cafe] Digest Number 32
2005-01-09 by Chris Ryan
On Jan 9, 2005, at 12:51 PM, Logic_Cafe@yahoogroups.com wrote: > It seems like Apple is always overhyping their stuff. This is true. But ... > I recall them running > tv ads 1.5 years ago saying that they had the first 64 bit processor > and it was > so powerful it could not be exported to certain countries. I recall the export hype with respect to the original G4. However, 64-bit addressing was a bit overhyped: Apple seems to be saying now that 64-bit apps aren't for every application. > And now we're > still waiting for that integration. In the same way, OS X was supposed > to have all > these great features, and never crashes (it does), My experience only, but it's crashed only twice on me since 2001, with heavy daily use at work and home. > easier to maintain (it isn't), I strongly disagree here. System 6-7 and OS 8-9 were a nightmare of INIT conflicts, software clashes, etc. > faster (most definitely not), My perspective on this is that the user interface is slower (though this isn't noticeable at all on newer hardware); but the OS itself is significantly faster. The simplest example of this is that the whole system doesn't grind to a stop when you open a menu. > etc. And going further back, when the > powerpc came out 1994, they had to re-write the OS (I think it was > 7.5)... but > years later in 8 and 9 they were still talking about 68000 code that > was just then > being converted to PowerPC code. I read that the real innovation of those systems was that they were the first operating systems to use emulation to run portions of themselves, quite a feat. Chris