Rivak Posted June 25, 2003 Share Posted June 25, 2003 http://panther.knite.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~clean Posted June 25, 2003 Share Posted June 25, 2003 very cool ... i wish i had a mac .. got panther sitting on me desktop right now ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron901 Posted June 25, 2003 Share Posted June 25, 2003 It's actually alt + tab on the PC. I wish I knew how to get my hands on Panther... You do. You can order it at around September at the Apple store. Just be patient. :rofl: are you sure about that? 'coz i was freaking out when i heard "before the end of the year"... would be great if it's available in sep. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kryptonik Posted June 25, 2003 Share Posted June 25, 2003 are you sure about that? 'coz i was freaking out when i heard "before the end of the year"... would be great if it's available in sep. :) Well, I'm not positive, but that is what I heard. :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cara Veteran Posted June 25, 2003 Veteran Share Posted June 25, 2003 August is what I've read.......somewhere. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Posted June 25, 2003 Share Posted June 25, 2003 I'm truly impressed. So many visual enhancements and more. Observations so far: - Finder. It is definitely faster and I wasn't too keen on the brushed metal but with with the new features it's growing on me. For those that were wondering you can hide the new side bar and you can still add icons like get info, delete, ect. to the titlebar. -Expos? is officially the coolest thing on an OS ever. The video doesn't even come close to doing it justice. It's fast, flawless movement. I will never need to minimize a window to the dock again. -System Preferences is getting a big visual overhaul. News tabs are beautiful and each preference pane is sporting a new look that is much easier to use, especially the desktops/screen effects. The only pane that hasn't changed is the "General" appearance one. Apple's probablly saving this for last. (Y))(Y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cara Veteran Posted June 25, 2003 Veteran Share Posted June 25, 2003 The question I have, is the Developer's Preview Time Limited? I know Internal Builds are not time-bombed and I'm curious if the build you guys have is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtmcgee Posted June 25, 2003 Share Posted June 25, 2003 from what i gathered, it looks like it's going to be pushed back a little bit for now. who knows, maybe it'll be pushed up ... but right now i think it's shooting for a later in the year date (NOT sept.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Posted June 25, 2003 Share Posted June 25, 2003 The question I have, is the Developer's Preview Time Limited?I know Internal Builds are not time-bombed and I'm curious if the build you guys have is? No, there is no time limit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackice912 Veteran Posted June 25, 2003 Veteran Share Posted June 25, 2003 I so want to order my iBook, right now. I'd charge it onto my credit card, but then I'd have more debt and pay more in total than I would by just waiting and saving up the cash. Bloody interest. Die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizkit Posted June 25, 2003 Share Posted June 25, 2003 I know what you mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iCe| Posted June 25, 2003 Author Share Posted June 25, 2003 http://idisk.mac.com/mikeabrahams/Public/expo.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fusion Posted June 25, 2003 Share Posted June 25, 2003 Gator, how does it seem to be running on your iBook? Does it seem sluggish at all on the G3 or does it run just as fast and smooth as 10.2 did? btw, nice change on your name, how come? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Posted June 25, 2003 Share Posted June 25, 2003 Gator, how does it seem to be running on your iBook? Does it seem sluggish at all on the G3 or does it run just as fast and smooth as 10.2 did?btw, nice change on your name, how come? It isn't sluggish at all. The Finder is faster, and everything else is really the same as Jaguar as far as speed goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Posted June 25, 2003 Share Posted June 25, 2003 It's great to hear about the finder speed updates. Keep reporting your impressions people! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kryptonik Posted June 25, 2003 Share Posted June 25, 2003 Damn, I can't wait until they finally decide to upgrade the PowerBook, at this rate I can't decide on the upgraded 15" or the upgraded iMac. :geek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aristotle-dude Posted June 25, 2003 Share Posted June 25, 2003 You have a long wait for G5 laptops unless if the underclock a 1.8 ghz part to 1.6 Ghz maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova_rock Posted June 25, 2003 Share Posted June 25, 2003 You have a long wait for G5 laptops unless if the underclock a 1.8 ghz part to 1.6 Ghz maybe. i'm sure it will be quite a while and in the mean time the older ppc chips will power the lappys and budget apples Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the evn show Posted June 25, 2003 Share Posted June 25, 2003 I'll write a complete review later. Here are my thoughts after a few hours. They finally fixed SMB networking. In jaguar if you connected to an SMB share, then unplugged your network cable and then tried to use the finder you'd get beach-balled to death. Now you can safely unplug, it tries for about 15 seconds to establish the connection then gives up and unmounts the drive. Excellent. The connect to server box is stripped. I liked the old one much better. Clicking browse takes you to the finder servers window which would be great if SMB or NFS server showed up there (but they dont) so you have to know the IP or name of the server you want to connect to. Kinda sucks but I'm sure they'll get to that. Speed is much better. I don't know if they just made the animations run twice as fast or if killing the shadows on buttons and such makes that big a difference but the interface feels more responsive. The finder is much faster. Click on applications is instant, almost like it was cached at startup. Clicking on utils had a brief delay (<.5 seconds) and since then no mater what folder I got to has been fast. New Icons. They're a little more muted than the standard aqua ones - more grey. I don't like the blue outline around items in the finder when you drag drop etc. Lables also look a little cheap. Reminds me more of Windows XP than it does of OS X. Expos? is the best task switching system ever. It's fast, elegant, and it works. There is no reason to go any other way anymore - it's just so darn good. If the Linux/Windows folks are listening THIS IS THE FEATURE TO COPY. You really get a feel for where your documents are coming from and going to. It makes it much easier to track numerous documents and easier to find ones you lost. Itunes searching is increadibly fast. Not as fast as itunes but I've never had to wait more than half a second for results to appear on full harddisk searches. Wow. File vault: where the heck is the settings for this? Quicktime, itunes, etc all have matching buttons again. About bloody time! I'm willing to ignore the interface uglies because it is pre-release software that's up to a 6 months from shipping. Can't expect perfection. iChat pulls your login photo and uses as your avatar. I thought that was pretty cool. It's also synced to the photo for "me" in your address book. I thought it was pretty slick, its just one of the apple details we've all come to love. The new finder (while ugly) does make navigating and file management a lot easier. I hate the brushed metal look but it's just so damn useful. This is definetly a pre-order / first possible day purchase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravel5839 Posted June 25, 2003 Share Posted June 25, 2003 i am about to install the panther preview... wish me luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aristotle-dude Posted June 25, 2003 Share Posted June 25, 2003 i'm sure it will be quite a while and in the mean time the older ppc chips will power the lappys and budget apples Maybe IBM will move the G3 beyond 1 Ghz and add a vector processing unit to make a mobile processor for laptops? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the evn show Posted June 25, 2003 Share Posted June 25, 2003 they did - it's called the G4 ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizkit Posted June 25, 2003 Share Posted June 25, 2003 i am about to install the panther preview... wish me luck Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Posted June 25, 2003 Share Posted June 25, 2003 New ftp/server icon: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Posted June 25, 2003 Share Posted June 25, 2003 Another little tidbit. For .Mac members, Panther has a new iDisk feature. You can set it to keep a "copy" of your iDisk on your hard drive and when you add/remove a file to it it will automatically sync it to your iDisk online automatically in the background. As you can see, I only have 6 MB left on my iDisk and need to clean out the old stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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