Apple Logic Pro /LogicExpress Discussion

On Jan 9, 2005, at 12:51 PM, Logic_Cafe@yahoogroups.com wrote:

> It seems like Apple is always overhyping their stuff.

This is true. But ...

> I recall them running
> tv ads 1.5 years ago saying that they had the first 64 bit processor 
> and it was
> so powerful it could not be exported to certain countries.

I recall the export hype with respect to the original G4. However, 
64-bit addressing was a bit overhyped: Apple seems to be saying now 
that 64-bit apps aren't for every application.

> And now we're
> still waiting for that integration. In the same way, OS X was supposed 
> to have all
> these great features, and never crashes (it does),

My experience only, but it's crashed only twice on me since 2001, with 
heavy daily use at work and home.

> easier to maintain (it isn't),

I strongly disagree here. System 6-7 and OS 8-9 were a nightmare of 
INIT conflicts, software clashes, etc.

> faster (most definitely not),

My perspective on this is that the user interface is slower (though 
this isn't noticeable at all on newer hardware); but the OS itself is 
significantly faster. The simplest example of this is that the whole 
system doesn't grind to a stop when you open a menu.

> etc. And going further back, when the
> powerpc came out 1994, they had to re-write the OS (I think it was 
> 7.5)... but
> years later in 8 and 9 they were still talking about 68000 code that 
> was just then
> being converted to PowerPC code.

I read that the real innovation of those systems was that they were the 
first operating systems to use emulation to run portions of themselves, 
quite a feat.


Chris