[muglo] Re: OSX and all that - was Re: Survey
- From: Paul Thomas <paul_thomas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: muglo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2004 16:47:14 -0500
I agree - wholeheartedly - I hesitated until I bought my eMac which
came with OS X which came, sensibly, with OS 9 [Classic mode - which I
have read is better than the old OS 9 - and allows me to use some of my
old programs without going to the expense of costly updates!!]
Paul
On Jan 23, 2004, at 7:02 PM, Ilbert Walker wrote:
> As someone else has noted here , it appears from the current survey,
> that a majority of MUGLO members are still hugging their OS9 security
> blankets :)
> I wonder if that phenomenon is equally true of the majority of Mac
> users out there? Maybe accounts for Apples media onslaught of 'friendly
> persuasion'?
> Personally, I was the same, refusing to switch to Ten for at least two
> years, until I bought the G5. Then the dual attractions of being to
> access so much more OSX software AND to maintain my existing SW running
> in Classic 9, proved overwhelming. I'm still missing many aspects of
> OS9 and trying to adjust to some of the inflexibilities of Unix based
> Panther. If you decide to stick with OS9 your operating world will
> shrink - which may not be a problem if your Mac satisfies all your
> current needs.
>
> I ,too, was put off by all the problems ( try reading
> http://versiontracker.com/ or the Apple Discussion Groups) to see some
> of the problems OSX users were experiencing - which is why I waited for
> two plus years before deciding to switch - but one has got to jump
> sometime ?
>
> Hope this two cents worth is of some help?
>
> Ilbert
>
> And a final thought? from WWW Walker's Wit & Wisdom
>
> To explore unknown oceans - it is first necessary to leave the shore
> ( Of course, you might drown in the process !! :) )
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On 23 Jan 2004, at 5:00 PM, Eric D wrote:
>
>>>> 2) OS used
>>> 9.1 (If I am forced go to System 10, I'll switch to the PC) Why?
>>> Read
>>> the Mail List about all the problems with System 10 (Panther
>>> included)!
>>
>> What are the problems with System 10 that you've encountered?
>>
>> Eric.
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