Lion

Technical Ben · Jul 21, 2011, 22:31:07

Nice. A universal language that is not.

pctech · Jul 21, 2011, 22:53:53

Quote from: Steve on Jul 21, 2011, 17:18:44
Only intel Apps are compatible with Lion ,universal Apps which required Rosetta on SL will not run.

Thanks Steve, back to the devs I think as when it comes to Macs at the moment I know nothing, I come from Barthelona"

Steve · Jul 21, 2011, 22:59:17

I think you cannot even install MacOffice 2008 on Lion,it has to be installed on SL first and then upgrade to Lion as the installer is Rosetta based.

pctech · Jul 21, 2011, 23:01:46

And they complained about lack of backward compatibility in Windows....

Steve · Jul 21, 2011, 23:11:23

One million downloads in 24 hours @3.7Gb, that's more than 3.5 petabytes of data that to me is an impressive performance.

Lance · Jul 21, 2011, 23:16:28

And shows why the Internet appeared to be straining a little.

Steve · Jul 22, 2011, 09:27:53

Quote from: pctech on Jul 21, 2011, 23:01:46
And they complained about lack of backward compatibility in Windows....

I think you've got to draw the line somewhere otherwise you risk not been able to develop and release the OS you want.

pctech · Jul 22, 2011, 09:43:11

Quote from: Lance on Jul 21, 2011, 23:16:28
And shows why the Internet appeared to be straining a little.

Probably only BT's part

As I say Apple will have no doubt made use of Akamai to accelerate the delivery speed to users and shift the load from its own servers as it does with its website.

pctech · Jul 22, 2011, 09:44:27

Quote from: Steve on Jul 22, 2011, 09:27:53
I think you've got to draw the line somewhere otherwise you risk not been able to develop and release the OS you want.

Absolutely.

Our calls at work didn't half spike though when Vista came out.

Technical Ben · Jul 22, 2011, 17:33:03

Quote from: Steve on Jul 21, 2011, 23:11:23
One million downloads in 24 hours @3.7Gb, that's more than 3.5 petabytes of data that to me is an impressive performance.

Or 1 3.7Gb download stuck in a request/fail loop.

lozcart · Jul 22, 2011, 19:04:17

I downloaded Lion late last night onto my iMac, I've not installed it yet on that computer but have made a DVD of the installer and are currently running this on to my MacBook. It's all going to plan at the moment and say 30 mins left, will report back later on how it goes.

lozcart · Jul 22, 2011, 20:28:10

Everything went to plan, so I can confirm you can install ok from a DVD copy of the installer. I'm impressed with the new OS so far, no problems to report.

Gary, I've checked on FaceTime and it works just fine.

RogerP · Jul 23, 2011, 08:56:51

MacBook Pro 2.93MHz
500GB 7200rpm HD
8GB 1333MHz memory

Well did the download took some on my time 2meg line but got there no prob.

Ran all the updates first, then a Time m/c backup and finally ran Diskwarrior 4.3 then ran a dvd installer burn then ran update.

Absolutely no prob to report all working OK, did think it was a tad slow start with but once the first start up & Time m/c back up done much quicker, I do like the trackpad gestures in Safari.

Mission control well not using it a lot I probably will use it but not much yet.

Web pages do seem to load much quicker as well and I do like the layout after finding my way round system

Stevescat · Jul 23, 2011, 09:20:53

Been using Lion for a few days now as a casual user at home. I have to say it's feeling more like an old friend than an alien every day. Mission control has had a lot of negatives, but for me, having Chrome, iTunes, Twitter and mail in separate desktops and using the two-finger swipe to slide from one to another is brilliant! I think someone asked if Facetime works in Lion - I can confirm that it does. If I read once more that 'Microsoft Office 2004 doesn't work anymore after installing Lion', I think I'll explode!

Steve

Steve · Jul 23, 2011, 09:30:21

My initial impression before going away was,yes I like the gestures and and the two swipe between webpages and desktops I didn't get much further before being dragged away to enjoy myself.

Gary · Jul 23, 2011, 10:26:28

I'm definitely waiting till Flash player and hardware acceleration work again, as of now Flash does not work with 10.7 API's seen it on a friends Mac, what is with the pretend leather on iCal must say I don't like the visual meshing on IOS and OSX that much.

Rik · Jul 23, 2011, 10:29:21

El Reg has published a list of Adobe woes. Ironically, it's now easier to run Adobe's flagship programs on a PC than a Mac - unheard of when I was working.

Gary · Jul 23, 2011, 10:32:47

Quote from: Rik on Jul 23, 2011, 10:29:21
El Reg has published a list of Adobe woes. Ironically, it's now easier to run Adobe's flagship programs on a PC than a Mac - unheard of when I was working.

Apple and Adobe play games at the cost of the user, Apple must have given I would have thought the relevant API's to Adobe for things like Flash to work without the CPU running crazy, but who knows Apple play games too, the whole thing is a mess. TBH if Steve Jobs were to step down things might ruin more smoothly between both companies. His hatred of flash is a little OTT to say the least.

Rik · Jul 23, 2011, 10:37:06

He does have a bee in his bonnet, doesn't he.

Gary · Jul 23, 2011, 10:52:30

Quote from: Rik on Jul 23, 2011, 10:37:06
He does have a bee in his bonnet, doesn't he.

One that I think needs to go, the iPad is a good tablet but if OS X can run Flash and Android can, a dual core ipad should be able to.

TheMonkey · Jul 25, 2011, 13:27:16

Quote from: Gary on Jul 23, 2011, 10:52:30
One that I think needs to go, the iPad is a good tablet but if OS X can run Flash and Android can, a dual core ipad should be able to.

http://www.apple.com/hotnews/thoughts-on-flash/

On a side note, I'm loving Lion. Has a few bits missing from SL but not the end of the world.

Gary · Jul 26, 2011, 09:22:49

Quote from: TheMonkey on Jul 25, 2011, 13:27:16
http://www.apple.com/hotnews/thoughts-on-flash/

The church of Jobs speaks...Safari isn't exactly the safest browser in the world...Well it seems as if I may have no choice but to have Lion as a new iMac is winging its way to me for the 2nd August....time will tell, increased security is a good thing, but natural scrolling on pc...I don't use the ' trackpad addition for the iMac so will see how it is with just a mouse.

Glenn · Jul 26, 2011, 09:25:06

10.7.2 is on the way http://www.reghardware.com/2011/07/25/apple_seeds_lion_update/

pctech · Jul 26, 2011, 09:25:46

Quote from: TheMonkey on Jul 25, 2011, 13:27:16
http://www.apple.com/hotnews/thoughts-on-flash/

On a side note, I'm loving Lion. Has a few bits missing from SL but not the end of the world.

So for you at least its been a roaring success then

pctech · Jul 26, 2011, 09:27:17

Quote from: Gary on Jul 26, 2011, 09:22:49
The church of Jobs speaks...Safari isn't exactly the safest browser in the world...Well it seems as if I may have no choice but to have Lion as a new iMac is winging its way to me for the 2nd August....time will tell, increased security is a good thing, but natural scrolling on pc...I don't use the ' trackpad addition for the iMac so will see how it is with just a mouse.

Blimey Gary, you really have become cynical/seen the light.