Apple has released Bonjour for Windows. Bonjour is Apple’s new name for Rendezvous (see related articles below). With Bonjour for Windows, you can easily network your Windows 2000/2003/XP computer to an existing network or create instant networks of multiple devices without any additional network configuration.
System Requirements:
Windows 2000/2003/XP
Latest Windows Service Pack Recommmended
300MHz Pentium class PC or higher
128MB of RAM or higher recommended
Network connectivity
More info and download link here.
Related MacDailyNews articles:
Apple says goodbye to ‘Rendezvous,’ hello to ‘Bonjour’ – February 18, 2005
Apple to change ‘Rendezvous’ name to ‘OpenTalk’ due to trademark dispute – July 21, 2004
Apple releases Rendezvous for Windows Technology Preview – June 30, 2004
NY Times: with HP iTunes deal, Steve Jobs injects Apple’s QuickTime, Rendezvous into PC world – January 18, 2004
Software Developer files suit against Apple over use of ‘Rendezvous’ name – August 28, 2003
BusinessWeek: ‘immense potential’ of Rendezvous ‘a direct challenge to Microsoft’ – February 05, 2003
…why?
What The F*ck!!!! Ok, if your trying to get people to stop using windows cause its hard to use and set up why would you release software to make it work better?!?!?!?!?!?
Duh, maybe they need it for themselves??? Wireless iPods? Other devices requiring 0 config networking.
Bonjour is used by iTunes to find Airport Express and other computers (Macs or PCs).
I think there’s something coming soon on the living room front, like the Tuesday right after the Airport Express free iTunes song promo ends on Monday May 23rd.
Maybe the OSX86 rumors are true!!!!!
That would be hella tight.
Apple should have bought the Virtual PC software…
M$ is going to become a developer for Mac and XBOX…
idea is probably why, but one nice side effect is that windows users will see how well and how easily Apple software works. Most of my windows friends love iTunes (even those w/o iPods).
Strategy, I think you hit the nail on the head (I had the same opinion when I first heard of the iTunes promo).
Maybe you and I just do damd cynical.
Interesting that Steve’s crew spent precious development time on this vs. other stuff like QT 7.0 for winblows. Yea, I know it’s coming but it’s probably no accident that they delayed it and are launching Bonjour right away.
If you follow war strategies and tactics like Sun Tzu, Art of War (http://www.literatureproject.com/art-of-war/), this is great strategy.
Stick it to ’em Steve!
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I predict, for WWDC apple is going to annonce it’s partnership with toshiba, sony & intel for the cell processors! quote me on this, i said it 1st on MDN when this was going to happen!
Funny, my first reaction was..”God, I hate the name Bonjour! Too bad about they can’t use the name Rendezvous” Outside of that, since Zero config technology is open and available for use on any OS, it makes sense that if Apple were going to introduce something that required it that they build it to suit their need. Just like they did for iTunes. So personally I’m betting on the “living room” rumors as well.
Where’s the Linux version???
imagine all those win users that took the bait and got a mini and a kvm.
well now they can install bonjour on their win and easily network both machines…
soon their win box will just become a file server to their mini.
I don’t know, DudeMac, but the source code is and has been available, so anyone can use it.
installed it on my XP and now I see why Apple did it.
Airport Express USB printers are now easily made available to win users.
that’s what it does, nothing else…
Gang –
Relax! It seems obvious to me why Apple did this: so that manufacturers of printers & other peripherals would have every reason to add Rendezvous (er, uh Bonjour) features to their products. This technology won’t work (even in a Mac-only environment) unless A WHOLE LOT of peripherals have this feature. So, making it available for Windows for FREE will give manufacturers every reason to add it in.
It’s really the same reason they made QuickTime available for Windows – because they really wanted to be able to claim that several squillion people had downloaded it, and so developers could confidently develop applications that use the standard.
And really, does anyone believe that adding Bonjour to Windows makes a big improvement? It doesn’t matter how much sugar you sprinkle on dogcrap, it still won’t make it taste any better.
-Adam
AP, in some corners of the earth, dogcrap is a delicacy (perhaps Redmond).
MW = dogcrap (just kidding)
>>Funny, my first reaction was..”God, I hate the name Bonjour! Too bad about they can’t use the name Rendezvous” Outside of that, since Zero config technology is open and available for use on any OS, it makes sense that if Apple were going to introduce something that required it that they build it to suit their need. Just like they did for iTunes. So personally I’m betting on the “living room” rumors as well.<<
allgood2, what’s wrong with bonjour (French: “good day”), it’s a great for a hobbled version of Rendezvous if you ask me — it’s like the begining of a rendezvous. I’m with ya and everyone else on the living room stuff
Yes, this is the beginning of the spood feeding! Give the dozers one bite at a time and let them digest it. This is the most devious of moves…a solid grab for the future of PC digital media. QuickTime, iTunes, and now BonJour! Video, audio and zero config networking for all those kick ass digital gadgets.
They should port AppleWorks to Windows to show the Windows community how great even outdated Apple stuff is.
If wireless technology is the way forward then it makes sense to have this software on all platforms and peripherals. I would not want a wireless printer if I had to configure things like IP addresses for it.
Now how long will it be before Microsoft copies Bonjour and computer makers adopt that instead of Apple’s solution?
Duh people! This is no big thing. Apple had Rendezvous available before for Windows, along with versions of AirPort Admin Utility. So its not really big news that Apple develops some network software for Windows.
Well this is cool, BUT, I can see it now. All of the windows users looking for where they open the “connection wizards” and enter mass information that you can’t easily get from one end of a network without looking WAY more than you have to. Huzzah, but really I can see a ton of people literally saying “where do I put the IP? where do enter the subnet password and etc etc etc. Why is this so EASY, THERE MUST BE SOMETHING THEY ARE HIDING FROM US”
There you have it folks.
Bonjour benefits apple by allowing windows products to link with apple stuff easier making life easier for mac users plus it will also help windows users to realise that macs are compatable with stuff – a lot of people thing macs don’t run anything.
Now all they need is to make a windows version of ichat – ichat lite with limited video and audio (and even ads – for apple products) so that mac users can converse with windows people. In the uk I know very few people who use aim (or jabber) so to talk with them I have to resort to another client. It’s all well and good offering the best software and hardware but if you’re limited as to who you can communicate with then people don’t use it. I would love to use iChat more but I can’t easily.
We always comment about the people at Redmond who get to spend their days working on a Powermac, but what about those poor people on the Cupertino Campus who have to spend their days on a Dell running 2000/2003/XP? The benefits package for those poor people must be quite substantial.