After a lot of rumors, Steve finally unveiled the Mac Pro, the powerful desktop which replaces the [still] powerful G5.
Same case, Quad Xeon 64 Bit Intel processor, up to three graphics board and full expandability are among its features, but further investigation is required.
High end graphics are provided by a trio of graphics board, two from NVidia and an ATI X1900 in the middle.
All in all thousands of BTO options.
As expected, Steve let the world have a first look at Leopard along with its Time Machine feature, a totally new, automatic backup and version-control application.
That might sound decidedly not sexy, but Time Machine marries powerful potential with an interface that makes most of the proposed forthcoming Windows Vista user-interface features look old hat.
Selecting an item and invoking Time Machine replaces the standard interface with a starry background, a time scale on the right, and past versions of the item floating “behind” the current version.
Users can scroll back in time and review past versions; when they find the desired one, they can drag it to the present. Time Machine can also automatically back up entire systems, along with any changes made to an external hard drive or a server.
Apple claims that even if your hard drive dies, you can use Time Machine to restore your system to a new drive.
Of course you should watch by yourself Steve’s keynote.
Note: this is all based on web articles and Apple releases, still no hands-on experience on Leopard, so stay tuned.
[to be continued & expanded as news grow]
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