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Few questions about OS X...
obob:
Ok, where to start
A) OpenGL is NOT GLIDE, GLIDE was from 3dfx, a custom slimmed down implementation of MiniGL which was sliced down OpenGL, it was designed to run in hardware on the Voodoo chips as a performance increase (which was MASSIVE in the days of SST96)
B) GLIDE = 1997~, DIRECT3D = 1994~
C) Xserve isn't for sale anymore, at least that i've seen, additionally, the biggest servers are from Sun, Dell, HP, etc
D) also, in paying more, i expect non-proprietary crap, i expect stuff i can mod an upgrade, seriously, for $3000, i want total control of my system
now to bedouin
apple didn't invent all of those, they worked on a few, as far as being the most lightweight/performance, lets talk about Sharp and Fujitsu, which will kick the crap out of Apple in weight and in heatoutput
furthermore, Sony's computers look like crap, but lets consider a few others who worry about style:
Dell
Alienware
Falcon NW
SGI
Sun Microsystems
Voodoo PC
and then the case makers:
Lian-Li
Antec
Enermax
Asus
Gigabyte Tech
aditionally, lets talk about this 3GHZ+ need stuff, Intel's new Core 2 actually puts a faster processor than Apple is using in the hands of PC USERS! so Apple no longer has the more advanced hardware, also, DVI is worthless...and it mostly always has been (the quality advantage over VGA is nonexistent unless you're doing dual link, and the majority of cards released with DVI ports (except the multi-thousand dollar Quadro series) usually can't even meet the correct specifications of DVI bandwidth wise, because their TMDS isn't high enough quality)
non-Apple desktops offer more capability in terms of modding, upgrading, etc
In short, you guys are both arguing the stupidest points, mostly because your both wrong...
BTW
you can look up IHV for yourself
piratePenguin:
[offtopic]Something I read recently (which makes sense to me) (since someone said something about Macs being first to get USB (which I know has nothing to do with USB2)):
--- Quote ---Linux, said Kroah-Hartman answering the charge, supports more devices out of the box than any other operating system ever has. Linux is often even ahead of the pack, being the first operating system to implement both USB2 and bluetooth.
--- End quote ---
http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=06/07/23/1212252[/offtopic]
piratePenguin:
--- Quote from: obob ---
BTW
you can look up IHV for yourself
--- End quote ---
Independent hardware vendor
that took a whole 4 seconds!
bedouin:
--- Quote from: obob ---C) Xserve isn't for sale anymore, at least that i've seen, additionally, the biggest servers are from Sun, Dell, HP, etc
--- End quote ---
Please step away from the keyboard.
--- Quote ---D) also, in paying more, i expect non-proprietary crap, i expect stuff i can mod an upgrade, seriously, for $3000, i want total control of my system
--- End quote ---
See previous post where I speak of all the upgrades done and possible with my Macs and others.
--- Quote ---apple didn't invent all of those, they worked on a few
--- End quote ---
Work on your reading comprehension. See previous post where I stated pretty clearly that Apple is one of the leading early adopters, not inventors.
--- Quote ---furthermore, Sony's computers look like crap, but lets consider a few others who worry about style:
--- End quote ---
You mentioned style with Dell, Alienware, and VooDoo PC in the same sentence -- just stop.
--- Quote ---DVI is worthless...and it mostly always has been (the quality advantage over VGA is nonexistent unless you're doing dual link
--- End quote ---
Thanks for shooting your credibility to even less than zero. I had a Dell 24" Widescreen display attached to a Mac Mini via VGA and a PowerMac via DVI and the difference hurt my eyes. If you can't tell the difference you need an eye exam.
H_TeXMeX_H:
--- Quote from: piratePenguin ---Of course Apple make the best laptops in the universe!
They're getting kinda cheap.
--- End quote ---
Yeah, that's exactly what I'm talking about ... Apple makes items that are overpriced, overrated, and pretty crappy (low actual value of product, high percieved value by many customers)
another example is the iPod nano screens scratching even if you touch them ... fucking ridiculous
Or are we supposed to be real careful with their shitty ... I mean "sensitive" equipment.
Apple = bunch of cheap pussies !
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