Mac OS 9 Lives

General => Off Topic => Topic started by: Protools5LEGuy on July 19, 2016, 01:46:12 PM

Title: The truth about the planned obsolescence.
Post by: Protools5LEGuy on July 19, 2016, 01:46:12 PM
Just find this article.

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20160612-heres-the-truth-about-the-planned-obsolescence-of-tech (http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20160612-heres-the-truth-about-the-planned-obsolescence-of-tech)

What do you think about Apple´s planned obsolescence on Mac OS 9 and PowerPC?

Clearly Steve Jobs didn't want to "fight" with "System 7" legacy for a better future for his NeXT Step OS, and wanted some time to port (with some success) to PowerPC his 1996 Intel NeXT Step OS.

On the other side, I see my G4s as The Centennial Light. Quality-wise, new/other computers do not last so long...

Title: Re: The truth about the planned obsolescence.
Post by: MacTron on July 20, 2016, 12:28:06 PM
Just find this article.

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20160612-heres-the-truth-about-the-planned-obsolescence-of-tech (http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20160612-heres-the-truth-about-the-planned-obsolescence-of-tech)

What do you think about Apple´s planned obsolescence on Mac OS 9 and PowerPC?

No. Mac Os 9 haven't planned obsolescence. and that's why S. Jobs had  to kill it using other methods.

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... and wanted some time to port (with some success) to PowerPC his 1996 Intel NeXT Step OS.

Just to note: NeXTStep was originally 68k code.
Title: Re: The truth about the planned obsolescence.
Post by: Protools5LEGuy on July 20, 2016, 03:03:10 PM


No. Mac Os 9 haven't planned obsolescence. and that's why S. Jobs had  to kill it using other methods.


Just to note: NeXTStep was originally 68k code.

Yeah, but just before Apple bought it https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NeXTSTEP#Release_history (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NeXTSTEP#Release_history)