The August 2002 Mac OS X Developer Tools Update addresses issues with the July 2002 Mac OS X Developer Tools originally released with Mac OS X version 10.2 (Jaguar build 6C115 or later).” The download can be found at Apple Developer Connection (ADC login required). On other news, Apple says it’s not just opening up the source code for its Rendezvous networking tool–it’s actively courting open-source developers to work with the technology. Also, Apple now sells PowerMacs with MacOSX 10.2-Server pre-installed. Prices start at $3,000 USD for a dual 1 GHz G4 machine.
Apple Updates 10.2 Development Tools
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will apple ever update Java to 1.4 this year or will it come out when Java 1.6 is out?
JDK 1.4.1 will be released when Sun releases the official 1.4.1.
ADC members (paying, not free members) can download a 1.4.1 beta from Apple.
Sun have released the 1.4.1 RC1.
Will Apple finally support Java3D?
I remember reading something a long time ago on how to build a render farm with PowerMacs. Since Apple is moving more towards UNIX, multiprocessing, GigE, and rack servers, I am surprised they don’t sell some type of Beowulf style modular clustering system. If Apple pulled the HDD, GFX card, CD ROM etc. from the 1U XServe, it could probably fit quite a few CPU’s on imbedded style MB’s at a fairly low cost. I would think something like this would compliment its existing product line well, and maybe gain some additional appeal in the professional market.
Cluster farms would be nice, especially given the leverage of Pixar, but they simply can’t compete on either price nor performance yet. Plus, no one can justify a large Mac investment so early into their server experiment. It would take 5 years and a better CPU supplier.
BTW, if you’re interested in Java for the Mac, go to Apple’s developer website, and observe the apple-dev mailing list. It’s not great, but at least you know where things are going. They have a developer (LeeAnn?) on loan from Sun helping them integrate Java into Cocoa. Though not at all fast, at least you can make a Swing app look like a native Mac app.
Keep in mind though, there’s increased grumbling at how Apple treats its developers. More developer gripes at:
http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/Platforms.html
remember reading something a long time ago on how to build a render farm with PowerMacs. Since Apple is moving more towards UNIX, multiprocessing, GigE, and rack servers, I am surprised they don’t sell some type of Beowulf style modular clustering system. If Apple pulled the HDD, GFX card, CD ROM etc. from the 1U XServe, it could probably fit quite a few CPU’s on imbedded style MB’s at a fairly low cost. I would think something like this would compliment its existing product line well, and maybe gain some additional appeal in the professional market.
I’m not sure they can sell it at a reasonable cost. The reason Beowulf makes sense is the very high MIPS/dollar ratio you get from Intel. Once you aren’t going for the most computing power for the least money why not just use IBM who makes multiway powerpc systems standard. As far as rendering in particular SGI or tons of NT boxes are the solution. I just don’t see the opening for Apple.
They don’t know the big iron market, they don’t really good offering for the market, and there are no huge render apps that are OSX specific.
Just got my G4 (2x1GHz CPU). It rocks! Also got one of those 22″ LCD Cinema displays.
http://www.daugerresearch.com/pooch/whatis.html
Parallel OperatiOn and Control Heuristic Application
Version 1.2.1
Its x86!