Year: 2004

Explore Mars with Maestro for Mac OS X

An Apple Hot News article offers details on Maestro, a free Mac OS X scientific visualization tool created by scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) to work with the rovers Spirit and Opportunity. “During the 2004 Mars Exploration Rover Mission, you can download a free copy of Maestro for Mac OS X from NASA JPL that allows you to see Mars in ways you’ve never imagined.

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First look at Apple’s Xgrid

Computerworld’s Yuval Kossovsky has posted his first look at Xgrid, Apple’s new clustering software that was announced at Macworld Expo last week. “Apple has already proved it can deliver supercomputer technology with a cluster installation at Virginia Tech, so what does Xgrid bring to the table?

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iPod mini color ranking according Amazon customers

Several MacMinute readers informed us that Amazon.com offers some insight into which colors of the iPod mini are popular among its shoppers. As of 12:00 a.m. ET, the silver iPod mini was the top seller with a sales rank of 305, followed by pink (672), blue (864), green (3,050) and gold (6,342). The iPod mini carries a retail price of US$249, which has been a hot topic since the device’s introduction a week ago.

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