16 Nov
2000
16 Nov
'00
12:41 p.m.
I wrote:
But it's NOT a MacOS with memory protection.
It's a Unix with
memory protection, and a bag on the side to run old programs
(poorly).
Cameron wrote:
Yes, this is true. Old MacOS apps don't really get
the benefit of all the
new kernel offers. At least you can reboot the Classic environment if one of
them brings it down, but then that brings all the Classic apps down.
On the other hand, the old MacOS architecture is so long in the tooth I think
a drastic measure like this is totally necessary.
I agree with your last point. In fact, I think they should have done it
much earlier, like when they transitioned to the PowerPC. Better late
than never, I suppose.
Engineers I know are not very happy with the OS X though. They tell me
it doesn't do a very good job of being either Unix or a Mac. When the
edict comes down from the top that everyone *must* use OS X, there are
going to be many unhappy engineers.
I haven't tried it myself so I can't comment.