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With the Linux and Windows versions now in beta at 3.91, does that mean that an OS X beta is next?

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According to Fred, it is But dont expect it to have the same amount of features of say... PB 2.00 PR 2 for Windows

Being the optimist that I am ... Fred's post stated that it would be a 3.91 beta, which I assume means it will have the 3.91 feature set...
I guess we'll find out! Fred, any hints?

if i am not mistaken, arent OS and linux really similar at the core? so wouldnt it be reletively smooth to make the transitions?

if i am not mistaken, arent OS and linux really similar at the core? so wouldnt it be reletively smooth to make the transitions?

On the surface it would initially appear so, unfortunately OS X and the PB-supported versions of Linux utilize different processors and as most of PB is written in assembler, it's pretty much a complete rewrite for Fred to support OS X. Not to mention the completely different GUI APIs, etc...

Shannara wrote:According to Fred, it is But dont expect it to have the same amount of features of say... PB 2.00 PR 2 for Windows

Shannara: Why when I read all your posts I feel something negative in them ?

USCode: First, lets get these 2 beta goes gold before having an OS X 3.91 alpha . As MacOS X is mainly a linux, it will be based on the Linux commandset for the first releases, which means than the Linux and MacOS X should be 1:1. This also means than the better the Linux version, the better the MacOS X will be.

so... improve the windows version until it sets new standards, iron out the bugs, then finish up linux, then finish up mac os...

good!

can i have a mac version tomorrow?

blueznl wrote:so... improve the windows version until it sets new standards,
iron out the bugs, then finish up linux, then finish up mac os...

Nope - Linux version first please!

Nobody wants Bill's spyware anymore (and pay for new versions
and the spy tools every few years)... we are moving all to Linux now.

After improving Linux and doing MacOS, an AMD64-Linux version is needed
to move forward and not stay here in the past.

(and PB becomes OpenSource, btw )

Danilo wrote:... we are moving all to Linux now.

* Waves byebye *
See you back next year.

Better do windows first, so when everybody has got the linux dabble-bug out of their systems they have something good to fall back on.

Danilo wrote:(and PB becomes OpenSource, btw )

This is a good idea!

i think it would be better to finish off the 3D command set in the windows version first imo many people come to check it out (especially DBPro people) then leave when they see its very limited.

kale, how many times do i have to tell you...

take a number and GET IN LINE

First, lets get these 2 beta goes gold before having an OS X 3.91 alpha .

Sounds reasonable to me, thanks Fred!

kale, how many times do i have to tell you...
take a number and GET IN LINE

lol, gimme, gimme, gimme!

Fred wrote:

Shannara wrote:According to Fred, it is But dont expect it to have the same amount of features of say... PB 2.00 PR 2 for Windows

Shannara: Why when I read all your posts I feel something negative in them ?
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Not all, but most After finding out things are quite different here then the norm, it takes a very long time to get used to......