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In a recent mailing list message, Interesting Behavior of OS X, Steven Edwards says that Leopard contains an undocumented loader for Portable Executables, a type of file used in 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows. After more investigation, he discovered that Leopard's own loader tries to look for Windows DLL files when a Windows application is opened. That means that all Apple has to do is add a new application layer that would allow Mac OS X to load Windows applications natively.

 

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Sabr

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I feel like I'm the only one who doesn't use any AV software when using Windows...

 

I've never had any problems like the "horror" stories I've heard...

 

Couldn't agree more. I can't remember the last time I used anti-virus software... I use cleanup tools every now and then, but that's as far as I get. :P

glassJAw

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You guys are more techy then the rest of the world that uses Windows. Just because you haven't had any problems doesn't mean {censored}.

Numberzz

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Actually it kind of does. We are the ones that run the crazy programs on our computers. :P

Lostgame

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Yeah, but you're not the idiots who fall for the {censored} that gets spyware and shit on people's computers - you might run crazy apps but they unknowingly fill their computer with every different kind of crapware.

~pcwiz

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PCWiz Sensors activated: Argument detected

 

Topic close!, Topic close!

macgirl

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Actually it kind of does. We are the ones that run the crazy programs on our computers. -_-

In my Home PC I have a lot of crazy Programs and yes most of the time the PC chrashed but no with th crazy ones but IE or Office :)

 

On my Lappy I had no crazy programs since I use it to do my work on the job, and is the worst thing, Control Panels crashing, IE of course too. Only becacue it does not QE/CI and Sound (thru speakers), well I can live without that, I can't get rid of Vista :)

~pcwiz

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My PC crashes cause of cooling issues. No issues with Windows here ( I mean XP ).

Dr. Heckles

Posted

"Underpinnings"?

 

 

...

Numberzz

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underpinning |ˈəndərˌpini ng |

noun

a solid foundation laid below ground level to support or strengthen a building.

• a set of ideas, motives, or devices that justify or form the basis for something : the theoretical underpinning for free-market economics.

~pcwiz

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I'll follow the Numberzz example:

 

Quote from Google Definitions

 

# the pelt of a leopard

# large feline of African and Asian forests usually having a tawny coat with black spots

wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

 

# The Leopard (Panthera pardus) is one of the four 'big cats' of the genus Panthera. Originally, it was thought that a leopard was a hybrid between a lion and a panther, and the leopard's common name derives from this belief; leo is the Greek and Latin word for lion (Greek leon, λέων) and pard ...

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopard

 

# Leopard 6 Liter Roadster is a Polish classical sport-style luxury car, produced by Leopard Automobile AB in the town of Mielec. The Leopard 6 Liter Roadster was designed by Zbysław Szwaj, the company president and designer of the Gepard car.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopard (car)

 

# Leopard is a term used to describe a spotted color pattern, particularly in the hair coat or skin of animals, but also used to describe spotting patterns in plants and fabrics. ...

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopard (color)

 

# Leopard is the name of a British double stage experimental rocket, which was launched between 1959 and 1962 eleven times from Aberporth. The Leopard has a flight altitude of 20 kilometres, a launch mass of 1.5 tons and a length of 6 metres.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopard (rocket)

 

# The leopard or lion passant guardant is a frequently used charge in heraldry. It mostly appears in groups of three, which are positioned over each another.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopard (heraldry)

 

# Leopard is a programming language featuring an integrated development environment for creating Windows applications. Leopard is designed to be easy to learn and it is especially aimed at users who have never programmed before.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopard (programming language)

 

# The title of one of the heralds under Henry V.

www.digiserve.com/heraldry/pimb_l.htm

 

# French heralds used to call the lion passant guardant a leopard, and the royal lions of England were at one time so blazoned

www.burkes-peerage.net/articles/heraldry_l.aspx

 

Its funny I don't see OS X 10.5 mentioned in that list so for the sake of it:

 

* Leopard

Version 10.5 of Apple's Mac OS X Operating System

 

[this entire post is a joke]

pcwiz

macgirl

Posted

"Leopard?"

 

...

Leopard: From MacGirlPedia: Best OS ever upto now.

Leopard: From noname dictionary: Feline.

Booshi

Posted

Uh no, this is remaining open.

 

O RLY?

 

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guyin916

Posted

[this entire post is a joke]

 

yes.. because i am laughing my ass off

~pcwiz

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hahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahaha LOLZOR your funny guyin916 :hysterical: :hysterical: :P

xtraa

Posted

Just FYI,

 

Apple already has an own hardware abstraction layer since 199X that has the capability to replace the Windows HAL completely.

 

It is called QuickTime and it runs on OS X and Windows.

guyin916

Posted

for reals?

xtraa

Posted

yup

guyin916

Posted

Batman to Catwoman: "The odds are about right, four against one."

Robin, coming out of hiding: "Four against two, Batman!"

Batman: "Robin!"

Robin: "I couldn't resist. You were taken in by her, but I'm too young for that sort of thing."

~pcwiz

Posted

Is QuickTime really a Hardware Abstraction Layer? Its a Media Layer I thought...

tomazzzi

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my windows pc is up 24 hours a day 365 days a year leeching up to 150gigabyte of data per month & i v not seen a virus in the past 4 years. (i m using NOD32 AV)

 

virus are for porn users

 

forget porn & you won t get any viruses

 

that would be really great if we were able to launch win executable natively on OSX !!!!!!!!!!!!



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