WWDC KEYNOTE – THE SHORT VERSION
NEW MAC PRO
Apple finally finishes transition to Intel
design of case stays the same
inside, entirely new
1 standard incredible configuration
two 2.66GHz dual-core Xeon processors
1GB of 667MHz memory
250GB hard drive storage
Nvidia GeForce 7300GT graphics with 256MB VRAM
16x SuperDrive optical drive
$2499
MAC PRO UPGRADES
up to 5 million configurations
proc speed – all quad, up to 3ghz
16 GB memory
2 TB storage
graphics up to radeon x1900 or FX4500
wireless BT & Airport
starts shipping TODAY
NEW OS X LEOPARD FEATURES
TIME
“Time Machine†major feature for Leopard. developed to help users back up effortlessly. only a quarter of users back up regularly.
“Time Machine†automatically backs up your Mac. back up everything – restore everything. If your hard drive dies, buy new hard drive, put it in your machine, and be right back where you were.
Time Machine gives you version control, so you can recover specifically saved versions of individual files.
Time Machine in the Dock displays timeline. Slide the timeline reveals your machine as it was — one, two, more days ago, flying finder windows find document you want. Double click file shows preview; click the Restore button brings file back.
SPACE(S)
“Spaces†new way of working on the Mac lets you take collections of applications that you use, and create a space for them to be in. then rapidly switch between them. sits in the Dock.
Jobs demonstrated Spaces with collections of Mail, Safari, GarageBand and iTunes. With the press of a key, the entire user interface slid left, right, up and down. Another Space contained Final Cut — clicking on an icon in the Dock automatically switched to its layer.
NEWS SOURCE: JEFFERSON TIMESHIP
MORE UPDATES TO FOLLOW
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