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Landos Mustache · Jul 5, 2006, 10:26 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9teB3cgZGcw

Who knew iPods were touch-screen or 100MHZ could run OSX so smooth.

Gossamer · Jul 5, 2006, 11:07 AM

Clever...take a video of OS X and load it on an iPod, then pretend you're controlling it with a Stylus. Obviously that wouldn't work, the scroll bars and dock are much too small to be usable.

Eug Wanker · Jul 5, 2006, 11:36 AM

While I don't believe it, it wouldn't be that hard to do something similar for real (if Apple created a touch-screen iPod with higher rez screen that is).

You should check out a Windows Mobile 5.0 PDA sometime. Very responsive.

voodoo · Jul 5, 2006, 11:37 AM

Lots of fun clicking the traffic light buttons at that screen size. Yeee haw.

V

Millennium · Jul 5, 2006, 11:37 AM

Yeah, right. The processing hardware in the iPod is surprisingly capable, mostly because it's so specialized. You can even run Linux on it. But there's no way it's equipped to run OSX.

Then again, Apple is supposedly dropping the PortalPlayer chips which have powered the iPods up through the current generation. Who knows what they'll use next?

voodoo · Jul 5, 2006, 11:41 AM

Originally Posted by Millennium

Then again, Apple is supposedly dropping the PortalPlayer chips which have powered the iPods up through the current generation. Who knows what they'll use next?

What is Intel offering?

V

Eug Wanker · Jul 5, 2006, 11:43 AM

Not saying this exists, but why would Apple build a mobile version of OS X to be identical to OS X for desktops and laptops? Using that argument makes no sense.

If they were going to make a mobile version, it would be heavily modified specifically for mobile devices of course. It could look similar, and be very responsive, but still be extremely different from the full OS X in functionality.

As for that video, the reason it is not believable is because it hasn't been modified enough. It looks like it's a video of a 640x480 Mac OS X machine or something, loaded onto the iPod.

Originally Posted by voodoo

What is Intel offering?

Not very much these days, considering they just sold Xscale.

Landos Mustache · Jul 5, 2006, 11:43 AM

The screen size alone is useless.

f1000 · Jul 5, 2006, 11:44 AM

Apple would definitely need to create a custom UI for such a small screen / touchscreen device. The OS X GUI only goes so far. The web browsing part, though, reminds me of what I could do on a Tungsten C. It would probably be just as useless.

Did the poster claim that this was a real device? Perhaps he just intended it to be a concept mock up and not a hoax.

Obi Wan's Ghost · Jul 5, 2006, 11:49 AM

Can't believe tech sites are reporting this. Even MacNN is giving it the time of day. What next report every mash up on YouTube?

Landos Mustache · Jul 5, 2006, 11:53 AM

Early windows CE devices were blasted because they tried to put a desktop OS on a tiny screen. They even had a giant start menu and icons on the desktop.

goMac · Jul 5, 2006, 12:35 PM

Originally Posted by Landos Mustache

Early windows CE devices were blasted because they tried to put a desktop OS on a tiny screen. They even had a giant start menu and icons on the desktop.

Having owned a said Windows CE mobile device, they were actually great. Best handheld I've ever owned.

production_coordinator · Jul 5, 2006, 12:46 PM

While fake... I would love to see something like this... obviously with a bigger screen anv VGA out.

Eriamjh · Jul 5, 2006, 12:59 PM

He can't even keep the stylus on the scroll blob!

Landos Mustache · Jul 5, 2006, 01:01 PM

Originally Posted by goMac

Having owned a said Windows CE mobile device, they were actually great. Best handheld I've ever owned.

The 1.0 version I was talking about?

Eug Wanker · Jul 5, 2006, 01:04 PM

Yeah, I disliked Windows CE 1.0. Big and bloated, esp. for th time.. However, it got better as Windows CE got more streamlined, and CPUs got faster.

Originally Posted by Eriamjh

He can't even keep the stylus on the scroll blob!

To be fair, older versions of Palm OS did that. There was sometimes a lag for the scroll blob.

Landos Mustache · Jul 5, 2006, 01:08 PM

This is windows CE 1.0:

The hardware looked like those old electronic address books or like a tiny laptop.

They were as useless as tits on a nun.

Millennium · Jul 5, 2006, 01:31 PM

Dammit; I almost forgot:

Landos Mustache · Jul 5, 2006, 01:37 PM

The Newton 2.0 OS is still the best damn OS I have ever used. Even today it knocks my socks off.

goMac · Jul 5, 2006, 01:54 PM

Originally Posted by Landos Mustache

The 1.0 version I was talking about?

I was on 2.0, but I had one of the tiny laptop ones. It was great.

Landos Mustache · Jul 5, 2006, 02:00 PM

Originally Posted by goMac

I was on 2.0, but I had one of the tiny laptop ones. It was great.

Once again you seem to be against the norm as the early devices were blasted to death.

If you actually consider that above OS "Great" you need to give your Mac back to Apple or someone who appreciates it.

voodoo · Jul 5, 2006, 02:07 PM

Originally Posted by Eug Wanker

To be fair, older versions of Palm OS did that. There was sometimes a lag for the scroll blob.

It does that on OS X on regular full sized Macs. OS X isn't the most responsive OS out there.

V

scaught · Jul 5, 2006, 02:14 PM

Originally Posted by Landos Mustache

The screen size alone is useless.

thats what i kept saying before apple sold millions of movie files via itunes.

goMac · Jul 5, 2006, 02:16 PM

Originally Posted by Landos Mustache

Once again you seem to be against the norm as the early devices were blasted to death.

If you actually consider that above OS "Great" you need to give your Mac back to Apple or someone who appreciates it.

For what other portable OS? PalmOS?

This is coming from someone who owns a Tungsten T3.

Landos Mustache · Jul 5, 2006, 02:17 PM

Originally Posted by scaught

thats what i kept saying before apple sold millions of movie files via itunes.

I meant useless for an OS. You can't even read anything on that screen.

Agasthya · Jul 5, 2006, 02:24 PM

I bet that iPod has a G5 processor.

nforcer · Jul 5, 2006, 02:28 PM

Originally Posted by Agasthya

I bet that iPod has a G5 processor.

Only a PowerPC CPU is capable of running OS X the way it was conceived. I buy a Mac because of the PowerPC and only that.

kick52 · Jul 5, 2006, 02:28 PM

whoever made this, expecting people to believe it, is a total noob.

Proccessor to slow, wrong architect.

Not enough RAM.

Motherboard wrong.

Graphics card?

iPods have small resolutions

Unusable.

Gossamer · Jul 5, 2006, 02:29 PM

Originally Posted by nforcer

Only a PowerPC CPU is capable of running OS X the way it was conceived

Slowly?

Agasthya · Jul 5, 2006, 02:33 PM

Originally Posted by Gossamer

Slowly?

Maybe they just removed the debug code for the Intel versions.

nforcer · Jul 5, 2006, 02:34 PM

Originally Posted by Gossamer

Slowly?

Yep. With the special RISC debug code.

OwlBoy · Jul 5, 2006, 02:34 PM

someone posted a comment:

I don't know what version of Windows you're using but I can almost GUARANTEE that it doesn't look like that.

What a retard.

-Owl

Gossamer · Jul 5, 2006, 02:35 PM

Originally Posted by OwlBoy

someone posted a comment:

What a retard.

-Owl

It's the version of Windows they'll be getting around 2010

kick52 · Jul 5, 2006, 02:41 PM

great!

Matt OS X · Jul 9, 2006, 01:58 PM

How about this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qh0r...h=Mac%20os%20x

Dopetrackalistic · Jul 9, 2006, 02:01 PM

Originally Posted by goMac

Having owned a said Windows CE mobile device, they were actually great. Best handheld I've ever owned.

Ditto. Windows > palm

scaught · Jul 10, 2006, 08:44 AM

Originally Posted by Landos Mustache

I meant useless for an OS. You can't even read anything on that screen.

well, ya, but don't think that won't let someone think its a good idea. i'm surprised everyday by what poeple think is a good idea. they put the palm OS on a freaking watch (that fossil thing that sunk).

starman · Jul 10, 2006, 08:55 AM

Originally Posted by goMac

Having owned a said Windows CE mobile device, they were actually great. Best handheld I've ever owned.

I have to agree here. I loved the Windows CE OS. Last year I had a Compaq phone with Windows CE in it (or whatever it's called now). Great OS, loved it to death, but the phone itself was sh*t. I had to take the thing back, unfortunately.

Windows CE >>>>> Palm. Palm is sh*t. I tried the Treo 650 and it's so 90's.

Severed Hand of Skywalker · Jul 10, 2006, 09:08 AM

Originally Posted by scaught

well, ya, but don't think that won't let someone think its a good idea. i'm surprised everyday by what poeple think is a good idea. they put the palm OS on a freaking watch (that fossil thing that sunk).

"that sunk" is the operative words.

turtle777 · Jul 10, 2006, 11:17 AM

Can't believe what publicity that got. Including this thread

-t

Gossamer · Jul 10, 2006, 11:18 AM

Originally Posted by what_the_heck

Can't believe what publicity that got. Including this thread

-t

Good to see you back!

Landos Mustache · Jul 10, 2006, 11:18 AM

Originally Posted by what_the_heck

Can't believe what publicity that got. Including this thread

-t

Can't believe you are un-banned again.

Gossamer · Jul 10, 2006, 11:18 AM

Originally Posted by Landos Mustache

Can't believe you are un-banned again.

The database hiccup unbanned all those banned since March.

turtle777 · Jul 10, 2006, 11:22 AM

Originally Posted by Landos Mustache

Can't believe you are un-banned again.

Pfff, it was a temp ban, because someone cried like a little girl.
I wasted too much time here anyways.

-t

turtle777 · Jul 10, 2006, 11:23 AM

Originally Posted by Gossamer

The database hiccup unbanned all those banned since March.

Mine never was a final ban. But you can go and ask tooki. I'm sure someone will go and complain and bitch like a little girl anyways. LOL, can't wait.

-t

turtle777 · Jul 10, 2006, 11:25 AM

Originally Posted by Gossamer

Good to see you back!

Thanks.

But I'll probably cut back on my appearances here. Taking time off sometimes gives you a new perspective.

-t

Landos Mustache · Jul 10, 2006, 11:26 AM

Originally Posted by what_the_heck

Pfff, it was a temp ban, because someone cried like a little girl.
I wasted too much time here anyways.

-t

Didn't you have a temp ban and then get banned again for temp ban evasion?

Gossamer · Jul 10, 2006, 11:27 AM

Originally Posted by Landos Mustache

Didn't you have a temp ban and then get banned again for temp ban evasion?

Yeah, he came back as 'eltrut' (turtle backwards).

Dopetrackalistic · Jul 10, 2006, 11:27 AM

ban evasion is lame.

Gossamer · Jul 10, 2006, 11:28 AM

Originally Posted by Dopetrackalistic

ban evasion is lame.