The register features an article about the history of BeOS. We must remember an important point about this OS: it could have been the current Mac OS X.
In the late 90’s, Apple was looking for a fresh replacement for their ageing operating system, Mac OS. Even though they were developing their own solution, Copland, [...]
A little known anecdote is that after Dijkstra’s famous paper in “Communications of the ACM” titled “Goto Considered Harmful”, and after the reactions, the ACM has adopted a policy of not allowing papers with “… Considered Harmful” in the title. It seems it decided such papers are inherently inciting. Thus, Goto has a position of [...]
AppleInsider has published the rumored specs of the new Apple TV. According to their sources, this new pseudo-computer should be composed by:
1 GHz Pentium M, 2 MB L2 Cache
350 Mhz Front Side Bus
nVidia G72M with 64MB DDR2 VRAM (GeForce Go 7400)
256 MB DDR2 400 Mhz RAM
Although there have been some rumors about alternative CPUs from [...]
I have to quote this. We already knew that Wii’s could be dangerous pieces of technology, but this is the most bizarre danger I have read about this machine. From the article:
28-year-old Jennifer Strange of Rancho Cardova, CA was found dead inside her home on Friday afternoon after competing in a radio station-sponsored competition which [...]
Oh, yes, the new iPhone. Nice, isn’t it? However, I see some facts I don’t like about this new expensive gadget from Apple:
It doesn’t really run OS X. No, despite some sources, this machine does not run the “real” OS X. It is a lighter version of the OS for embeded devices that, while keeping [...]
