Acronyms' Prolonged Representations Obviously Near Your Main Subjects
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| INTRODUCING LONGHORN | It's Not That. Really, OpenStep-Descended Unix Clone. Implementors Now Gawk -- Lots Of New Goodies: H.264, Overvoicing, RSS. Neat! |
Jeff Anonymous, in reference to a humorous banner hanging at WWDC 2004, which actually brags on new advanced features (including the H.264 video codec, the VoiceOver spoken interface, and RSS syndication in Safari) in Tiger, which will probably be version 10.4 of the Mac OS. Computers:Macintosh & Newton |
| MOUSE (6) | Manually Operated User System Emulator |
Tiger Computers:Generic Hardware |
| POWERBOOK (3) | Plenty Of Width, Evading Reddish Blush Of Older Kneetop |
Angela Brett, who will be buying a PowerBook shortly before her hardware discount expires on February 26th 2005. My iBook's screen is decidedly pinkish until it's been on for a while, and I'm also looking forward to have a widescreen PowerBook after about six years of 800x600 resolution. It's okay for most things but using the developer tools requires a lot of shuffling around of windows, more than ever on Tiger. Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware |
| PUMA ATTACKS ZEBRA | Pertinent Unto Mainland America, Apparently This Terrible Animal Can Kill Skilful Zoological Entity Based Round Africa |
Tony the Tiger, after somebody on the forums said 'puny puma pit their skills against zebras.' Science:Biology:Animals |
| REDMOND, START YOUR PHOTOCOPIERS | Remember, Everyone, Don't Mention Our Nemesis Directly, Since They're Always Ready To Yell Objections Using Representatives Paid Hundreds Of Thousands. Obvious Clone Of Product Is Expected Relatively Soon. |
Angela Brett, referring to a banner at WWDC unveiled after the announcement of Mac OS X 10.4 code-named TIGER. It's quite clear which company the banner is referring to without it being spelled out. Computers:Macintosh & Newton |
| SAN FRANCISCO (6) | Several Awesome New Friends, Reports About New Computer Ideas, Software (Confidential Offering!) |
Angela Brett, who went to WWDC 2004 in San Francisco -- Confidential Offering refers to the developer preview of Tiger all attendees got. Places Computers:Macintosh & Newton Computers:Programming |
| TIGER | This Is Greatly Enhanced. Really! |
Sean Lamb (Tiger is Apple's code name for the Mac OS X 10.4 update) Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software Names:Code Names:Apple |
| TIGER (2) | The Insanely Great Expected Release |
Angela Brett (Tiger is the code-name for Mac OS X 10.4.) Names:Code Names:Apple |
| TIGER (3) | This Is Generating Extra Revenue. |
Tony (Tiger is the code-name for Mac OS X 10.4.) Names:Code Names:Apple |