What will you do when Longhorn comes out?

Comosicus · Post by **Comosicus** » 2005-04-29 01:32am

I'll still keep XP for at least a good deal of time. No reasons for me to switch over.

Icehawk · Post by **Icehawk** » 2005-04-29 02:02am

I'll wait for the first service pack to be released for it before switching over.

Xon · Post by **Xon** » 2005-04-29 03:14am

phongn wrote:
ggs wrote:It is a hidiously hack solution.
Not quite, you can apparently use threading to synchronize some sort of 64-bit backend with a 32-bit GUI frontend.

The problem is it requires to rewrite your application into a client-server arrangement since the 64bit process & 32bit process need to use IPC to communicate. Thats a rather large change from how say photoshop works.

It would be considerably easier just to have the entire thing as 64bit. I would be very suprised if we see any major apps for the Mac to use the 64bit ackend & a 32bit frontend in a large GUI app.

Sharp-kun · Post by **Sharp-kun** » 2005-04-29 10:38am

I need shiny things, so I'll likely switch. If it doesn't work out I can always go back.

TacOne · Post by **TacOne** » 2005-04-29 05:22pm

I'll get it when it comes bundled with a new computer I'm buying.

Vertigo1 · Post by **Vertigo1** » 2005-04-30 02:17am

I might upgrade when its actually worth my while. Until then, I'm sticking to XP Pro.

Drooling Iguana · Post by **Drooling Iguana** » 2005-04-30 01:01pm

I'll stick with Win2k until I can no longer get security fixes for it. After that, I'll wipe my Windows partition and make my computer Linux-only.

darthdavid · Post by **darthdavid** » 2005-04-30 02:18pm

I'm already using linux, though before the year Is out I intend to get some version of windows so I can game again. Prolly xp or 2000.

MKSheppard · Post by **MKSheppard** » 2005-04-30 04:05pm

Drooling Iguana wrote:I'll stick with Win2k until I can no longer get security fixes for it.

Or be able to play games on it....

Pu-239 · Post by **Pu-239** » 2005-04-30 10:52pm

More Linux users than Mac... interesting...

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2005-04-30 11:44pm

I am quite happy with my AMD athlon for XP processor, and I have an up to date Linux copy, and my mom wants me to go mac attack.....

Drooling Iguana · Post by **Drooling Iguana** » 2005-05-01 12:01am

Pu-239 wrote:More Linux users than Mac... interesting...

You don't have to buy any new hardware to switch to Linux.

And Macs suck. So there.

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2005-05-01 12:08am

Drooling Iguana wrote:
Pu-239 wrote:More Linux users than Mac... interesting...
You don't have to buy any new hardware to switch to Linux.

And Macs suck. So there.

your not going to start a war with all of the more educated types....

Drooling Iguana · Post by **Drooling Iguana** » 2005-05-01 12:54am

The Yosemite Bear wrote:
Drooling Iguana wrote:
Pu-239 wrote:More Linux users than Mac... interesting...
You don't have to buy any new hardware to switch to Linux.

And Macs suck. So there. 8)
your not going to start a war with all of the more educated types....

Sure I am. Emacs also sucks. Less filling!

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2005-05-01 01:09am

let's face it, if you use a computer for writting, or video then the mac is the choice. All the basic writers, teachers, etc use macs.)

you really want something scary.

George Lucas and ILM use MACS for ALL their CGI work

Pu-239 · Post by **Pu-239** » 2005-05-01 01:56am

Drooling Iguana wrote:
The Yosemite Bear wrote:
Drooling Iguana wrote: You don't have to buy any new hardware to switch to Linux.

And Macs suck. So there.
Emacs also sucks.

Vi(m) FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!!

And isn't ILM's rendering farm running on Linux?

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2005-05-01 02:14am

Macs and Linux only

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2005-05-01 03:49am

The Yosemite Bear wrote:George Lucas and ILM use MACS for ALL their CGI work

I seriously doubt that. There may be aspects of the production flow that use Macs but all of it? I'd be amazed, frankly.

Xon · Post by **Xon** » 2005-05-01 05:09am

phongn wrote:
The Yosemite Bear wrote:George Lucas and ILM use MACS for ALL their CGI work
I seriously doubt that. There may be aspects of the production flow that use Macs but all of it? I'd be amazed, frankly.

The hardware might be Mac, but the OS sure wouldnt be.

Durandal · Post by **Durandal** » 2005-05-01 05:23am

It's "Mac", not "MAC".

Tribun · Post by **Tribun** » 2005-05-01 07:49am

I wouldn't have a use for Longhorn anyway.

I still use a already over three years old PC(900Mhz). I'm out of the game market for already some years and all I do with it is writing, creating pictures and playing older games or on emulator (I still use win98).
I'm one of these guys who is the "lost group" for M$, because I'm no longer in the upgrade thing. (And I also couldn't afford it)

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2005-05-01 11:18am

ggs wrote:The hardware might be Mac, but the OS sure wouldnt be.

I could see them using Shake on OS X for composition purposes and maybe to use the usual Adobe tools but that's about it. Their 3D work is probably done on the usual x86 workstations and rendered on the usual x86 renderfarm.