>That is a pretty much meaningless statement for me since I have never >seen OS X or its Classic cousin. What I care about is whether my old apps >work on the new computer. I don't care whether I "boot purely into 9," >apply emulation, sorcery, astrology, or prayer as long as my old apps >work.
Unless these apps are not developed for OS X, I suggest you're better off upgrading them or staying in OS 9. Some apps, like Emailer and Photoshop 6 (for my web purposes), work as good in classic as in OS 9, but this is not true for all apps. >Perhaps the distinction will matter to me after I see what it entails, >but for now the important thing is whether or not I can use the old apps. I agree you need to think trough a strategy here and analyze the situation. That is what I did and perhaps that one reason why have not been disappointed upgrading to PPC, OS 8 nor OS 9. Strategy pays off in the end. Planning a strategy on doomsday Classic Mac OS zealotism is not doing anyone anything good. Zealotism, whether OS X or OS 9 (or Windows) is an evil thing. and also very pointless. Embrace the future or stay scared and in the end outcompeted. Or maybe not, if you're talented enough. "(Steve) Jobs has told interviewers over the years that, in a fast-evolving industry like computers, you can't just "give people what they want" because people don't necessarily know what they want -- and what they tell you they want today may not be what they actually want at the end of the two years it takes you to build it to their specifications." ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe send a mail message with a SUBJECT line of "unsubscribe" to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
