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Quicktime Gets Wired (3/24/98)
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Well lookee here, seems like Quicktime's gotten Javatized. There had been rumors of such a project, most memorably on MacNN Reality about a month ago or so, but not too many people seemed to take the possibility all that seriously; many claimed that it was unlikely that such a project would actually ever see the light of day, given Apple's tight focus on Mac OS development. However, Quicktime was never once considered a "back burner" project, and it appears that Apple's quite serious about the future of Java after all. Read Apple's press release for the party line.
Basically, Quicktime's pretty much a standard for software-based digital video on both the Mac and Windows platforms, but that's where it stops right now. And that occasionally irks us when we hit a Quicktime-enabled web site while surfing from a unix machine. But with Quicktime for Java, it's possible for developers to write Java applications that use Quicktime content, which means it probably wouldn't be too tough for someone to write a plugin for Netscape that works on the unix platform via Netscape's Java virtual machine. At least, that what it sounds like to us. And that's just one potential application. Since Java runs anywhere (er, well, in theory at least) this is a good way to try to get Quicktime on as many platforms as possible.
On the other hand, Quicktime for Java is only in a developer release right now-- it's not like it's a completed, shipping product. But this developer release is more than many expected to see of this project, and it's a good sign that Apple is taking Quicktime's potential very seriously. With digital video exploding, it's a good bet that Quicktime could be the most important weapon in Apple's secret campaign for global domination. Whoops, we've said too much already...
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 | | The above scene was taken from the 3/24/98 episode: March 24, 1998: It wasnt just a rumor after all-- Quicktime is being Javatized. Meanwhile, the world awaits word from the Apple board meeting today, which may have brought an ultimatum to Steve's waffling, and a strange phenomenon involving unmanned ladders is being observed in CompUSA Apple stores within stores...
Other scenes from that episode: 565: So What's the Word? (3/24/98) So we wonder what happened in today's Apple board meeting? Multiple sources have been saying that today's agenda included a "put up or shut up" wake-up call for Steve Jobs. Apparently Steve's been keeping everyone hanging on whether or not he's ever going to take the permanent CEO spot... 566: It's an ALIEN Ladder (3/24/98) Thanx a ton to faithful viewer Adam J. Bezark, who pointed out a story we would otherwise have missed in our current overloaded state. Some of you may have already read "The Ladder Theory," the latest Thinking Different article over at the MacTimes Network...
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