quoted 11 lines <<most people agree that the mac OS isn't>>> <<most people agree that the mac OS isn't
>>> very good for multitasking,>>
>>>
>>> Hehe, wait until the next OS comes out..
>>
>> sorry for this - i should probably send this to idm-making instead, but
>> anyway...
>>
>> will the next macos really be that good for music apps? i mean, real
>> multitasking often means no good timing. isn't it the non-multitasking
>> system of the mac that makes it so good for timing sensitive
applications?
quoted 10 lines There are ways to prioritize tasks and ensure good timing on a OS with>
>There are ways to prioritize tasks and ensure good timing on a OS with
>preemptive multitasking. Actually, Apple incorporated some real-time
>features in the Mach kernel that is used in Mac OS X.
>
>And for Mac OS X, Apple hired the folks who did OMS to write a completely
>new MIDI system.
>
>Several improvements are expected to be coming for audio on Mac OS X. There
>is a lot of secrecy around it, though...
I've used a copy that the mac-tech at my place of work got about a month
ago, and i'm sort of hoping that it's not the final copy (i would assume
it's more of a beta, but anyways). from what i saw, it's a very "flashy"
OS. it actually took me a couple minutes to figure out how to navigate in
it, and i'm familiar with using the previous MacOS's. I think one of the
draws to the mac OS is its simplicity to get started, and from my
impressions on what *i* saw of OS X, i sincerely hope they didn't sacrifice
that.
anywho, i've heard from various sources that it was likely the server
version or a beta, but i hope they fix that "bubble" at the bottom of the
screen.
cheers,
-derek
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