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news of 2003-01-22
Possible iPod Update Soon?
Many Mac news and rumor sites are reporting – and we have confirmed – that the Apple online store is currently out of stock on the 5 GB iPod. The page simply states:
Due to significant holiday demand, the 5GB iPod is temporarily unavailable.
Some are speculating that this may indicate an iPod update is on the way. Furthermore, Mac Whispers says that an inside source at Texas Instruments claims TI is shipping a low-power FireWire 800 (IEEE1394b) bridge chipset to Apple which would likely end up in a new iPod model.
(chm)
-> Read more at: Mac Whispers
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[ written by fryke™ on 2003-01-22 at 21:19 CET ]
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Macintosh: The UNIX Workstation Of Choice?
 Now that Apple is bringing X11 to Mac OS X - yes, there were efforts before... - the question arises, whether Mac OS X is 'enough UNIX' to cater for the ones in need. ;) osOpinion has an article about it.
Add-on: Although the author writes an entertaining and interesting piece, he seems to think Linux/Unix users are too dumb to buy a third party USB-mouse: "If Apple succeeds in the Unix market, it will certainly have taken a scenic route to get there. And even after Apple has added X11 support, Linux and Unix users will still have one unanswered question: When will the company ship a mouse with more than one button?"
Also today: Cnet News.com has a similar article about the same subject. (fryke)
-> Read more at: osOpinion's Article
-> Read more at: News.com Article
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[ written by fryke™ on 2003-01-22 at 20:26 CET ]
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Who's 2nd? Linux Or Macintosh...
osOpinion has an article that tries to decide whether Mac OS X or Linux will catch place 2 in the desktop war.
The article gives 2 points to Mac, 2 points to Linux. And it says "Cost for Linux is cheaper. And cost is more important. Linux will win." --- I personally think the 'Applications' category might have some influence, too. And ease of use can save you millions, depending on IT support's rates... (fryke)
-> Read more at: osOpinion Article
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[ written by fryke™ on 2003-01-22 at 09:19 CET ]
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