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Mar 16 2009, 05:04 PM
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Really interesting article I found the other day - been meaning to share it with you all. Well, I found it pretty cool anyway...
http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/03/op...ween-1981-2009/
http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/03/op...ween-1981-2009/
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May 10 2009, 07:32 AM
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Ah... I'm glad they included the Alto in with the crowd. For some reason, many people overlook this glorious little complexity of a machine.
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May 10 2009, 03:27 PM
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It's amazing how quickly these transitions occur. Especially the Windows 3.1 to Windows 95 jump, and the System 8 to Mac OS X transition. The tech jumped so much.
May 11 2009, 02:34 AM
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QUOTE (Hara Taiki @ May 10 2009, 11:27 AM) 
...the System 8 to Mac OS X transition...
Umm... there was a System 9 in there.
May 11 2009, 07:12 PM
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…which looked exactly the same as OS 8. That's why it was absent from this list.
May 11 2009, 11:59 PM
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QUOTE (pater @ May 11 2009, 03:12 PM)
…which looked exactly the same as OS 8. That's why it was absent from this list.
That wasn't really my point.
May 12 2009, 12:59 AM
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I'm assuming Hara Taiki was talking about the visual changes between OS 8 and OS X. There were no visual changes between OS 8 and 9. So that point is irrelevant.
May 12 2009, 01:11 AM
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Yeah, I strictly meant the visual changes.
May 12 2009, 05:55 AM
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Er.. well... between Mac OS 8 and 9, quite a few things changed (visually).
Control Strip added.
Changed to a new themeset called Platinum.
Not worth a mention though.
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Control Strip added.
Changed to a new themeset called Platinum.
Not worth a mention though.
This post has been edited by texta: May 12 2009, 05:55 AM
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May 13 2009, 02:41 AM
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QUOTE (texta @ May 12 2009, 01:55 AM)
Er.. well... between Mac OS 8 and 9, quite a few things changed (visually).
Control Strip added.
Changed to a new themeset called Platinum.
Not worth a mention though.
Control Strip added.
Changed to a new themeset called Platinum.
Not worth a mention though.
Well, what I meant was the huge jump between OS8 and Mac OS X. There are huge differences.
May 13 2009, 06:13 PM
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QUOTE (texta @ May 12 2009, 05:55 AM)
Er.. well... between Mac OS 8 and 9, quite a few things changed (visually).
Control Strip added.
Changed to a new themeset called Platinum.
Not worth a mention though.
Control Strip added.
Changed to a new themeset called Platinum.
Not worth a mention though.
Wait... People actually *used* the control strip?
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May 14 2009, 07:03 AM
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QUOTE (cyrusrayne @ May 14 2009, 04:13 AM)
Wait... People actually *used* the control strip?
Indeed. Apart from the Apple keyboards, this was the only way to control your volume (unless you obtained a menu bar item).
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May 15 2009, 08:16 PM
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QUOTE (pater @ May 11 2009, 08:59 PM)
...There were no visual changes between OS 8 and 9. So that point is irrelevant....
No.
Jun 3 2009, 09:51 PM
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Ah I remember 10.1, Seemed ahead of it's time back them.
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