Comments on: A Thought on the Modern Computing http://www.postal-code.com/binarycode/2007/03/22/a-thought-on-the-modern-computing/ A whole bunch of nought thought by Chris Cummer Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:44:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Operating Systems Suck « Pat’s Daily Grind http://www.postal-code.com/binarycode/2007/03/22/a-thought-on-the-modern-computing/#comment-408 Operating Systems Suck « Pat’s Daily Grind Wed, 25 Jul 2007 00:06:49 +0000 http://www.postal-code.com/binarycode/?p=29#comment-408 [...] (24-Jul-2007) I am not the only person to write a screed like [...] [...] (24-Jul-2007) I am not the only person to write a screed like [...]

]]> By: Chris http://www.postal-code.com/binarycode/2007/03/22/a-thought-on-the-modern-computing/#comment-24 Chris Mon, 26 Mar 2007 20:36:41 +0000 http://www.postal-code.com/binarycode/?p=29#comment-24 Given the explosive increase in hard drive capacity over the past couple of years one thing I think might be interesting and useful is the complete storage of OS versions when upgrading OS components. For instance: when I upgraded QuickTime it broke other applications. I'd like to be able to roll back that upgrade, all dependencies and such to the last stable version with the click of a button. If I upgrade from OS X 10.4.9 to 10.5 next month and my machine is slower, I wan to be able to roll back with the click of a button. As it stands now, I'd have to wipe 10.5 and re-install 10.4 plus all the patches from scratch. An OS takes up maybe a couple gigs these days? I have almost a terabyte of unused drive space in my machine at home, I'd happily sacrifice some of that to archive complete, clean copies of every minor OS upgrade so I can roll back easily. This, however, is not a solution to anything I've postulated in the post above. Like I said there, I have no solutions. This OS trickery is just something I'd appreciate today. Given the explosive increase in hard drive capacity over the past couple of years one thing I think might be interesting and useful is the complete storage of OS versions when upgrading OS components.

For instance: when I upgraded QuickTime it broke other applications. I’d like to be able to roll back that upgrade, all dependencies and such to the last stable version with the click of a button.

If I upgrade from OS X 10.4.9 to 10.5 next month and my machine is slower, I wan to be able to roll back with the click of a button. As it stands now, I’d have to wipe 10.5 and re-install 10.4 plus all the patches from scratch.

An OS takes up maybe a couple gigs these days? I have almost a terabyte of unused drive space in my machine at home, I’d happily sacrifice some of that to archive complete, clean copies of every minor OS upgrade so I can roll back easily.

This, however, is not a solution to anything I’ve postulated in the post above. Like I said there, I have no solutions. This OS trickery is just something I’d appreciate today.

]]> By: 3storms http://www.postal-code.com/binarycode/2007/03/22/a-thought-on-the-modern-computing/#comment-23 3storms Sat, 24 Mar 2007 00:04:14 +0000 http://www.postal-code.com/binarycode/?p=29#comment-23 intersting and true . I really wish we could have a fully customizable OS system without having to code too much. A visual interface for customization, but able to work with all apps .. thats right i am askingfor the sky...but at the rate technology is going...it could be in 10 years...if the larger companies dont hold the technology back intersting and true .

I really wish we could have a fully customizable OS system without having to code too much.

A visual interface for customization, but able to work with all apps ..

thats right i am askingfor the sky…but at the rate technology is going…it could be in 10 years…if the larger companies dont hold the technology back

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