I guess that really lies in the eye of the beholder.

They wont be available for a month, and I think there will likely be some nice apps by then.

You dont need Logic to do "serious audio work"

On Jan 12, 2006, at 6:22 PM, Roman Thilenius wrote:

> here is some more love: > > - intel macs wont run classic enviroment or classic compatible apps.

OS X came out four years ago. You knew four years ago that such support would eventually end. If you're still depending on such applications, you're in a very small minority.

> - intel macs will not support booting into windows before 2007 > (i.e. next generation of windows)

This is not necessarily true... It is possible to emulate BIOS with the new system. Furthermore, why reboot into windows when you can run it at full speed side by side anyway via Virtual PC, Xen, VMware, etc?

> - intel mac are currently not supported by any of the linux > distributions.

This is true. They came out two days ago. ... ? I expect this to be remedied inside a month, as this hardware is very attractive to a lot of people.

> - release dates for logic pro: 3 months+, photoshop: 4-5 months+

Come on, this is the 90's. Stop sequencing, start coding. As for Photoshop, there are plenty of free alternatives. Even then, it still runs passably in emulation as Mr. Jobs showed.

> - you can completely forget any serious audio work for at least 6 > months.

If you depend on Max, perhaps (I have no idea when an update will arrive). Not everyone does though. Depending on how well alsa gets along with the new system, it may only be a matter of weeks.

> - the intel duo core C++ dev kit is a beta version.

C++? No loss there. (Haha, only serious...)

> - the firmware of intel duocore chips is generally prepeared > to support DRM and "trusted computing" for the safety of all of us.

And of course it does nothing without OS support. If Apple wants to do it, they're going to do it regardless of the hardware. If they don't want to, then again the hardware doesn't matter.

> - they are as fast as dell PCs - which can boot into OS X, > windows, and linux - but still cost as much as the last G4 ibook did.

Dell PCs can boot into OS X? Really? Bring one over, let's install 10.4.4 on it. As for the price, it is a good deal. Dual core, x1600, 15", DVD-RW, camera, firewire, fancy power connector, OS X, iLife, attractive case, third party Mac apps (adium, camino, quicksilver, whatever else)... A comparable Dell is going to cost with a few hundred dollars, and might even cost more.

I don't know why I bother with these emails... killing time until Aqua Teen actually...

- John

Depends on what you do. Going this way, you don't need any computer, you can just clap your hands.

to add to that :

On 13-jan-2006, at 0:22, Roman Thilenius wrote:

> whats all those messages about the macdonalds books about?

I want my Powerbook 100 back - of course with a G5 processor upgrade and capable of running OS 7 - 9, and OS X and Linux as well as Windows 1.0 and Vista, when it comes out.

Guys, stop the whining, please.

Georg

Quite to the contrary: It's very easy to complain.

...and keep up the kazoo, it doesn't require any power. ;-))

G.

>Guys, stop the whining, please.

I'm generally with Georg on this, but I am reminded of my last bad day with computers, earlier this Winter during a rehearsal, when I pledged to shift to playing the kazoo (pianos have too many moving parts). Everything's relative, you know and frankly, I find it very difficult to complain regardless of any particular month's glitch, compatibility issue or whatever.

Bob Gluck

-- Robert J. Gluck

Assistant Professor of Music Director, Electronic Music Studios Affiliate faculty, Department of Judaic Studies Affiliate faculty, College of Information Sciences

University at Albany PAC 312 1400 Washington Avenue Albany, NY 12222 518-442-4186 http://www.electricsongs.com http://www.albany.edu/music/electronicmusic

"Some I know, the cawing crow and three pulsed dove that sounds a coo nothing like a baby's. Others I cannot name: trill-like-insect sibilant-song and a gullet-throbbing call forced out by the staccato notes that follow. It all comes together like a symphony. the passing cars, notes with flags. counterpoint to the birds." (Susan Robertson, 'Morning Prayers')

Unless you have an electric kazoo! I know I do :-)

(though technically it doesn't *need* power unless you want to amplify it)

Andrew

soilworks could kick apples ass.

zsolt hearts steve jobs.

you mean SolidWorks ? ;-D

chhhhut ! he could come back from reaktor's list...

On Jan 13, 2006, at 8:14 AM, Gideon Kiers wrote:

> to add to that : > > http://www.unsanity.org/archives/000445.php

Oh heavens. I'm not Mac-nut, but...

Power: The fact that the power supply is not 85W instead of 65W does not mean more heat. It is not as if they draw 85W constantly -- Only when needed. It is entirely possible that the 85W model was just in greater supply at the time, or that it is more efficient.

Parts missing: S-Video (so? S-Video is crap), modem (so!? it is an add-on option), PCMCIA (if you need it, keep your laptop for awhile, and if not, you'll be glad you have ExpressPort in a year or two), Firewire 800 (yes, this legitimately sucks).

Visually unimpressive: Slightly lower resolution, yes, but supposedly a lot brighter and most likely faster responding. I'll take it. Stick the dock on the right side. I have a 15" now with 1280x854 and I wouldn't want things much smaller anyway.

Burning issues: Yes, sucks. Not sure why this is the case.

Arbitrary additions: Yes, anything "you" don't need is automatically bloat/unnecessary. I'd personally love a built in camera. I could strip and make money via the internet.

Performance: Not buying the skipping on H.264 argument. My Powerbook 1.25GHz with 1Gb of RAM skips to hell on the HD version of the trailer he mentioned (I assumed he's talking full 1080p). I get about 6fps. I don't see how he is getting any more than 10 with his laptop. Furthermore, the Core Duo supports SSE2, and is much faster than the G4, and there are two cores, so if Quicktime *is* slower than it is an issue with Quicktime, not the hardware.

EFI: You'll likely be able to run Windows side by side anyway. Microsoft will make sure of this with Virtual PC. (You can also run a bunch of other OSS solutions now as well.) No reason to boot into it. No reason to fault Apple for using the latest technology which Windows doesn't support -- That's their problem.

Shapeshifter/APE sucks.

- John

The pleasures of hypocrisy. You don't need S video, yet many of us do, whether or not it is "crap". It's not just that I'd "love" one, but as a performing artist, I need one. And unless I want to pay for a scan-converter, I need S video for recording my studio pieces.

> -----Original Message----- > From: John Nowak [mailto:john@johnnowak.com] > Sent: Friday, January 13, 2006 5:39 PM > To: max-msp@cycling74.com > Subject: Re: [max-msp] [OT] new apple bullshit books. >

When John doesn't want something someone else wants:

> Parts missing: S-Video (so? S-Video is crap),

When John wants something someone else doesn't:

> Yes, anything "you" don't need is automatically > bloat/unnecessary. I'd personally love a built in camera.

On Jan 13, 2006, at 2:38 PM, John Nowak wrote:

> I'd personally love a built in camera. I could strip and make money > via the internet.

John, *please* let let us know when/where we can log in to see this!!! I think the frenzy of MacBook anticipation has us all worked up, and we could really use a release :)

Thanks, Joshua

DVI->Svideo adaptor $19 from apple.com

can we PLEASE STOP THIS?

v a d e //

www.vade.info abstrakt.vade.info

Anyone remember when the G3 iMac first came out? The uproar? "The 604e is a much better CPU", cries of "where's my SCSI", "where's my floppy drive", "how will I plug in my serial MIDI adapter", "can't boot into System 7.x", etc, blah, blah.

I think we'll all be fine. If I really wanted to complain about spending extra $$$ on hardware, I'd bring up the fact that my lovely G4 Powerbook won't last forever, and I'll have to replace it one day period. I'd much rather spend $0 and have it last forever, thanks :)

-- arliss renwick pellucid@telus.net http://www.copperspine.com http://www.homepage.mac.com/pellucidmusic/pellucid_index.htm l

On Jan 13, 2006, at 6:11 PM, Adam Kendall wrote:

> The pleasures of hypocrisy. You don't need S video, yet many of us > do, > whether or not it is "crap". It's not just that I'd "love" one, > but as a > performing artist, I need one. And unless I want to pay for a > scan-converter, I need S video for recording my studio pieces.

You can just use a DVI adapter, no?

- John

Is that so, wirklich?

G.

Subject header says it all.

Discussion of what, exactly, Apple's new hardware does and does not contain are helpful. People need to be aware of what the new machines will and, more importantly, will not do/support/include-in-the-box.

Cries of "bullshit" and responses "no, you're full of bullshit" ("no, you are!" "yer mudda wears army boots!") are not helpful.

Thank you for your consideration.

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Where is the 17 inch version ? does anybody know what their plans are ?

Bowcott, Peter wrote: > Where is the 17 inch version ? does anybody know what their plans are ?

I've stolen them, to prevent anybody to have a new 17" MacBook Pro before I could afford one. I try to convince Apple to invest into an Atari emulator to run some old programs but seemlessly integrated into OS X. On the other hand I might trade the plans for an uncrippled Windows Vista running Solaris in VMWare...

I made my switch from OS 9 to OS X maybe 2 or 3 years after OS X was available and it was good to do so. I do not see any need to hurry in this case either...

Stefan

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