New OS X.2 announced for Macs. Includes OpenGL 2D acceleration of the OS, & a bunch of Unix stuff, amongst other things.

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<< ?Jaguar? includes many innovative new features, such as:

iChat, Apple?s new AIM-compatible instant messaging software that is built into Mac OS X and integrated with the new Mail and Address Book applications;
QuickTime® 6, the first complete solution for industry standard MPEG-4 video and AAC audio streaming;
Rendezvous, Apple?s proposed new industry standard for automatic discovery of computers, devices, and services on IP networks (i.e., Ethernet, AirPort®);
Address Book, Apple?s new system-wide database for managing contact information;
Finder?, now enhanced with spring-loaded folders and new instant searching;
Sherlock® 3, Apple?s all-new Internet search and services tool;
Quartz? Extreme, the hardware accelerated Quartz graphics and compositing engine;
UNIX Tools, the latest UNIX advancements including FreeBSD 4.4 updates, the new GCC 3 compiler, IPv6 and IPSec; and
Windows Support, for increased compatibility with Windows networks with SMB browsing and sharing as well as built-in PPTP VPN security.
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Interesting. "Quartz Extreme" is supposed to do all video acceleration, including 2D, in Open GL.

New standard? "Rendevouz" is supposed to let any networked computers "dynamically discover each other and share them" whatever that means.

 

[smp]

Interesting. "Quartz Extreme" is supposed to do all video acceleration, including 2D, in Open GL.

So does that mean that all those fancy OSX graphics will hog the system less?

 

[Adul]

damn, I want a mac to just play with OS X.2 i wish there was a PC port of ti

 

[smp]

damn, I want a mac to just play with OS X.2 i wish there was a PC port of ti

I wish I had a powerbook to play with it
hehe.. there's a guy outside of my lab (I'm at work here) with one, just sitting there in the hallway playing with it, thinks he's so cool .... I think I can take him!


/me cracks knuckles and heads for the door

 

[Eug]

<< Interesting. "Quartz Extreme" is supposed to do all video acceleration, including 2D, in Open GL.

So does that mean that all those fancy OSX graphics will hog the system less? >>


Yes. Any recent 16 MB Geforce 2 and above or ATI Radeon card, and preferably 32 MB. I actually ran an OpenGL accelerated Unix terminal window (yes you heard that right), and it was faster than the usual terminal window. Not that I actually noticed the difference in every day use though.