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Panther: User at the Center

eWeek reports on details of Apple's next major revision of Mac OS X.



According to the article, the theme behind the upgrade will be putting the "User at the Center" of the OS.




    They said User at the Center features will make it simpler for individual users to personalize their computing experience and to move seamlessly among Macs and other devices



eWeek fills in some details on previously mentioned features coming to Panther, including Multiple Graphical Logins, Piles, new file system format akin to BeOS's, and rumors that Panther will provide 64-bit support.

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115 months ago
Removed
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115 months ago
That sounds very apple. I mean if they are keeping the one button mouse because they beleivei t will enahcne and make the expereince easier this seems like a lgocial next step .
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115 months ago
This can only be a good thing.

I think multiple graphical logins is one of the few good features of WinXP, and OSX would be wise to incorporate it.

Piles seems like a really nifty idea.

Hopefully, the rumors of Panther supporting 64bits will lead to PPC 970's in upcoming PowerMacs.

Here's hopin':D
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115 months ago
Personalize my computing experience, eh? Does this mean we'll finally get some "Appearance" options like in OS 9? That would be nice. Actually have a little official control over the interface. But I'm not holding my breath...
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115 months ago
:D

oh lord how my imac needs a rest. on with the 64bit computing!
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115 months ago
Customizing the mac desktop is one of the coolest things to do. I enjoy doing it. And even if apple didn't give the tools from the start there are themes anbd many cool tools such as haxies to do so.

So its win win for us anyways.
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115 months ago
yay, go customization!

well, atleast haxies worked for a while. ;)

Skins, better interface, all pluses.
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115 months ago
A little off-topic, but...
MOSR weighs in with another update on multiple logins that can't possibly be proven wrong:

http://macosrumors.com/

Without solid evidence, the sort of claims that 'it could be removed in later builds' as a way to prove what you're saying, is ridiculous.
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115 months ago

Originally posted by richie
A little off-topic, but...
MOSR weighs in with another update on multiple logins that can't possibly be proven wrong:

http://macosrumors.com/

Without solid evidence, the sort of claims that 'it could be removed in later builds' as a way to prove what you're saying, is ridiculous.


I don't think its that rediculous. It means Apple is testing it, if they are right. Windows XP allows you to leave your programs running while switching users to allow someone else to check their mail or browse the web. If Apple was adding multiple login support, which people have said currently focuses on remote stations, it doesn't take a very large stretch to see them suspending a user's session and loging a new user into the GUI. Again, its based on the same code base that allows multiple users remotely...by specifying which user receives the output and on what machine. Since XP has done it, and many people with XP use it, I can only imagine Apple needs to add it if they add the rest. Whether it will be in Panther or its successor is a little less certain.
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115 months ago
Sorry, to clear up what I was saying: what they're suggesting isn't ridiculous - in fact, it's a feature that is so widely rumoured that it makes the fact that they're so obviously covering themselves, like they are, worse.
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