Re: Apple news!

From: Yung-Fong Tang (ftang@netscape.com)
Date: Fri Oct 25 2002 - 15:09:40 EDT

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    Michael Everson wrote:
    > Interesting news.
    >
    >> A P P L E D E V E L O P E R C O N N E C T I O N 1
    >> N E W S
    >>
    >> Issue 318 September 13, 2002
    >> [3] Mac OS X-Only Booting For 2003
    >>
    >> Starting in January 2003, all new Mac models will only boot into Mac
    >> OS X as the start-up operating system, though they will retain the
    >> ability to run most Mac OS 9 applications through Apple's bundled
    >> "Classic" software. There are nearly 4,000 native applications now
    >> available for Mac OS X.
    >> http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2002/sep/10macosx.html
    >
    >
    > Great news. How many of those 4,000 allow Unicode input? AppleWorks
    > doesn't. Adobe products don't. Office X doesn't.

    Netscape7 DOES
    Mozilla DOES
    Mac AOL 7 DOES
    Chimera DOES

    >
    > We wait more or less patiently.
    >
    > On the other hand, OmniWeb is by far and away the finest Unicode browser
    > I've ever seen.

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