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Mac OS X
This graphical operating system (OS) from Apple was initially released in 2002 for Macintosh computers. It is a UNIX-based system built on technologies developed from the mid-1980s to 1996. It is the second most used OS after Microsoft Windows.
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How do you make a mac book pro?
Blend up some apples and freeze them in a jar. break the jar, so the apple mush is frozen to the shape of the jar. Drill a hole in a cold place, so it doesnt melt, and place a banana( Peeled) into the hole. Pour some water in between the banana and the gaps in the apple, and refereeze. Now, take this to an apple employee, and say "fruit salad". They will grant you acces into the back room. They will proceed to make you a free macbook pro, and will give you an instruction manual on how to make one. I didnt type up the whole manual because its 12 pages long and its easier to say how to GET one, than to type it up.
Is there a print screen function on mac keyboards?
There is no print screen key for Macs, however, there are several key combinations for taking screenshots based on what you want to do with the screenshot.
I personally use Cmd+Shift+4, and select what I wish to take a picture of, or if i want to take a picture of a window, I press space. This will save the screenshot on your desktop.
However there are several more available, see related links.
On the keyboard
Can you put a mac OS x on a PC?
yes but for a mac you don't have to format hard drives... so if you were to put a mac hard drive into a PC you would have to reformat it, I'm not completely sure how to do that
How can you tell if your Mac has os x?
Click the apple at the top left of your screen.
Click "About This Mac"
It will say
Mac OS X
Version 10.X.X
X will refer to which one you have
10.0 Cheetah
10.1 Puma
10.2 Jaguar
10.3 Panther
10.4 Tiger
10.5 Leopard
10.6 Snow Leopard
10.7 Lion (Coming Summer 2011)
The last X in 10.X.X refers to the last time software update was run/released by Apple
Where do you configure the tcp ip stack on mac os x?
The Mac OS X TCP/IP stack is derived from the FreeBSD stack but configuring TCP/IP stacks is more of a Windows thing than a Mac OS X thing. Depending on just what you want to achieve/what the problem is... trashing the SystemConfiguration's preferences.plist (but keeping a copy for reference purposes is probably a good idea ;-), or simply switching from a wireless connection to an Ethernet connection (or vice versa), and restarting will rebuild the settings.
Where is the delete key on a mac book pro?
It depends what you want to do. On Macs, you have a forward delete (the delete you know from windows) and a backwards delete (backspace). If you want to forward delete, you can press Fn + Back delete. If you want to, for example, delete a file, then you press CMD + Back delete, which skips any warning messages and sends it straight to the trash (handy sometimes).
How many computer were sold in a year?
Apple started selling portable computers in 1989 with the Macintosh Portable. This was followed by the PowerBook 100 in 1991. For the PowerBook 500 (1994) Apple developed the trackpad controls now familiar on all laptops. It would be difficult to estimate how many laptops Apple have sold during the last two decades.
How do you transfer movies from digital handycam DCR-TRV19 to mac?
To transfer movies from the Sony DCR-TRV19 you need to connect the camera to the computer with a FireWire cable (Sony calls FireWire iLink but it is the same thing). iMovie will recognise the camera and let you control the camera's operations from within iMovie. in iMovie select Import From Camera in the File menu.
The Apple Macintosh operating system is called Mac OS X.
How do you upgrade your mac operating system?
Insert disc containing latest version of Mac OS X. Click on the install icon. Make a cup of coffee. Enjoy new operating system. Numerous other operating systems can be installed on an iMac. If downgrading to use the Windows operating system either the Boot Camp utility (in the Utilities folder within the Applications folder) or the virtual machine software (such as Parallels or Fusion) will talk you through the process. Linux is often supplied on a Live CD disk image. If alternative operating systems are already installed ready for the iMac to boot into then holding down the Option(alt) key while the iMac starts up will let you select which you want to use.
How can you fix a Mac book pro if it freezes?
Try rebooting the computer and hold shift while it starts up, if this does not work, you will have to start off of a boot disc (usually the cd-rom that came with your computer) just insert it into the drive and start up from there. This usually means you have a hard drive corruption so save all you can as you may have to re-format your hard drive
What to do if Mac book freezes and you cannot manually shut it down?
Press and hold the Power button for about 10 seconds, and it should shut down.
The latest is Mac OSx 10.8.3 Mountain Lion as of 3/18,2013.
How do you install OpenOffice on Mac OS X?
The Open Office download (See links below) is a disc image file (.dmg). Double click on the .dmg icon and you are presented with an icon labelled openoffice.org and another icon which is an alias to your Applications folder. Simply drag the openoffice icon onto the Applications folder icon and Open Office will be copied into the Applications folder. Double click on the Open Office icon in your Applications folder to launch Open Office. There is a version of Open Office called Neo Office that is tweaked specifically for Mac OS X.
What are the most important features of the Mac OS?
New features included in Mac OS X are: Quick Look, Time Machine, Mail, iChat, Spaces, Safari, Parental Controls, BootCamp.
How do you set up a firewall on my mac?
If you're using 10.5(?) or earlier open System Preferences/ Sharing then select Firewall from the option and under the Firewall-Off/On option select Stop if it's already on.
If you're using 10.6 or above then open System Preferences/ Security select the Firewall option and select Stop.
Where is the apple menu on the computer?
In the upper left corner of the screen, marked by a small Apple icon. (Only on Apple computers.)
How many gigs does a Mac OS X Snow Leopard?
5GB is the space required to install Mac OS X Snow Leopard, but don't expect to be able to run Snow Leopard in that space. You will need at least 15 - 20GB to run Snow Leopard and its apps.
What is the difference between OS and RTOS?
Linux and RTOS are two distinct concepts.
Linux is the name given to a specific operating system.
An RTOS (Real-Time Operating System) is a specially designed TYPE of Operating System. Where a 'normal' Operating Systems schedule resources/processing time to programs when they are available to the system, whereas an RTOS specializes in allowing programs to run in 'real time', meaning they are able to respond to changes (typically from an external source) as close to instantly as possible.
Typically, you would find an RTOS in situations where the computer has to react instantly to changes, such as an industrial control system or systems that monitor and control the power grid. If the operating system prevented the program from responding in a timely fashion, the program would be worthless.
Real-time Operating Systems are typically very small, optimized systems, whereas a standard OS is very large, feature-laden and has thousands of different features that run at once.
There IS a pared-down version of Linux known as "RTLinux" which falls into the category of an RTOS, but it's not the version of Linux most people are used to seeing. It's very purpose-build, optimized and fast, unusable by anyone but system designers who can work with such an OS.
What is the different with Linux and Mac OS?
Both Linux & Mac OS X are from the Unix family, so they're like distant cousins in a way. Windows is a completely separate entity.
Now for the differences:
Mac OS X
- Proprietary -- it belongs to Apple and there can be no modifications at all to the software without the express written consent of Apple
- You can only use Mac OS X on Apple computers that come pre-loaded with Mac OS X (unless you want to break the law and use a Hackintosh which I don't recommend -- you could even be arrested if Apple decided to press charges)
- Is used on approximately 2-3% of all desktop computers
- It uses proprietary software which means that most (not all) of the software that you can buy and use in Windows, you can also use with a Mac
Linux
- It is a free open source operating system which means that once you install it on a PC, you can modify any part of it without breaking the law
- It can be installed on any computer, even on Mac PCs
- It's used on approximately 1-2 % of all desktop computers (however, android is based on Linux and most mobile devices run Android, which means most mobile devices run Linux)
- It uses free-libre-open-source software primarily
- this means that if you want to use Microsoft Office in Linux, it's recommended that you use Libre Office or Open Office instead, they are both compatible with Microsoft Office
- Likewise, any other software that's available on Windows, may or may not work under Linux but there's more likely alternate software that will do the same job, for example: instead of Photoshop you can use Gimp, instead of Internet Explorer you use Mozilla Firefox or Chrome, etc.
What programming language is Mac OS X written in?
Mac OS X is mostly written in Objective C utilising Apple's Cocoa frameworks (See links below). Some core aspects of the system are written in C. probably objective-C ... which is mac's version of C++ - which other opperating systems (and everything else) is written in ... and C of course, which is an older version of C++.
Though if you want to be technical, that code has to be compiled into Assembly language and or machine code - which the processor understands.
it can do just about anything. it is almost immune to viruses, it is compatible with Windows, it can run Microsoft Office, it has Mail and Calendar to keep up with your friends and family and to organize stuff. Mac OS X comes with iLife and this lets you make professional looking movies in iMovie, it has iPhoto where you can play with and adjust pictures, GarageBand where you can make some cool songs, it has iWeb where you can make a website and then publish it online, and it has iDVD where you can put a movie or pictures along with main menus on a DVD.
Mac OS X comes with iTunes where you can get songs and burn songs, it has Safari that can browse webpages real fast, and it has iChat where you can use AIM or make an iChat account for free and video chat with people and talk with them. you can even share screens with iChat. Mac OS X can do a lot more so check out apple.com/macosx
Can a mac OS X 10.4.11 update to 10.5.6 leopard?
To upgrade from Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) to 10.5 (Leopard) you will need to buy a boxed version of Mac OS X 10.5. If you have a Mac with an Intel processor you can go straight to Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) which is a cheaper upgrade option.
