Server OS X eval by a OS/2-Linux user ; MacOS PowerPC in Acer's future ? ;
He likes NetBoot. The NeXT update to Server OS X will include a user profile for global sign-ons:
" Mac OS X [4] is the most promising of the bunch. Imagine this: Mach kernel,
BSD, NeXT OpenStep, with a Mac-like interface and "classic" Mac
compatibility. Sounds like the perfect combination power and ease of use eh? It
is.
Add to the mix the PowerPC processor, which runs cooler and faster [4] than
x86 CPUs and you've got a departmental file and print server that's a true threat
to what is now NT's domain.
OS X (10, not "ex") also includes Apache and
NetBoot. NetBoot is by far the most compelling feature, it lets you boot
Macintosh clients from the network. No local hard disk. Booted from the
network. That's a break boon to administrators who want desktop uniformity. It
also aides distribution of software, the admin simply adds the software to the disk
image that all clients share, and you're done.
Currently, Mac OS X is only
available in a server version, and is still fairly rough. Look for Mac OS X to make
its mainstream debut sometime in early 2,000.
osopinion.com
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Read about OS/2 and keep in mind while developing OS/2 IBM invested in NeXT .
Acer must want to be a IBM PowerPC vendor:
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" Taiwan's Acer Group and U.S. computer giant IBM
have announced a seven-year, $8 billion procurement and technology
alliance.
IBM will sell Acer hard disk drives,
microelectronics, networking and display technologies. Acer, Taiwan's
largest computer maker, already manufactures IBM personal computers
under an existing multibillion dollar agreement.
The companies say the
latest alliance could include joint development of new chips for use in
IBM's PowerPC. The chips could be used in future Internet products and
Internet-related business. "
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What OS would IBM use on a Acer built PowerPC ?
Jim K.
Credits: to Tut at RB for finding OS X info;
to Scott Driver SI/IBM for finding PowerPC info. |
