MacOS X (ten) is a completely new OS for Macintosh computers. It is based on
BSD UNIX (Darwin), and as such it implements some of the features of a
modern OS not found in the present MacOS (e.g. protected memory, preemptive
multitasking and multiprocessor support).
In MacOS X, Macintosh compatible software may be run in 3 different
environments.
1) Cocoa - the MacOS X native environment. For an app. e.g. CELLQuest to run
in this environment, it has to be completely rewritten for MacOS X.
2) Classic - the MacOS X classic environment. The classic Mac applications,
e.g. Cricket Graph are run here. No rewrite necessary.
3) Carbon - the MacOS X/Classic 'intermediate' environment. Classic apps.
require a minor rewrite ('carbonization'), but will then take advantage of
some of MacOS X' prominent features (speed, stability etc.)
After installation of MacOS X, the user may opt to start up the Mac from a
classic OS (i.e. MacOS 9.1, which is included with the MacOS X installation
disc) instead of MacOS X. Thus, if a user encounters insurmountable problems
running an application in MacOS X, there will always be the possibility to
restart the Mac and run the app. in a true MacOS 9.1 environment.
Thus, for those of us in the flow business using Mac computers, we cetainly
have to hope that the software developers in BD and Treestar release MacOS
X-compatible or at least carbonized versions of their flow software within
the foreseeable future (i.e. months - 1 year).
Hope this helps
Ulrik
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Ulrik Sprogøe-Jakobsen, M.D., Ph.D.
Dept. Clinical Immunology
Odense University Hospital
DK-5000 Odense C
Denmark
E-mail: usj@dadlnet.dk
Fax: +45 6612 7975
Phone: +45 6541 3674
> From: zucker.robert@EPAMAIL.EPA.GOV
> Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 15:56:04 -0500
> To: Cytometry Mailing List <cytometry@flowcyt.cyto.purdue.edu>
> Subject: MAC 10 operating system
>
>
> BD adn MAC users--here is a question?
>
> A few scientists who love Mac computers have talked about the virtues of
> the new MAC operating system 10. They say it is great and it is compatible
> with older Mac operating systems. It even runs Cricket Graph which is 10
> years old and was susosedly a favorite with the Mac lovers. Has anyone
> tried to run the BD Cell Quest software with this new operating system.Does
> It work???
> It would be useful to know prior to installing this great operating system
> on our MAC computers. Thanks
> Bob
>
> Robert M. Zucker, PhD
> U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
> MD 72
> National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory
> Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 27711
> Tel: 919-541-1585; fax 919-541-4017
> e-mail: zucker.robert@epa.gov
>
>
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