[EMAIL PROTECTED] said a lot of confusing stuff for some obscure reason: >This doesn't make sense. On OS 9, the Desktop *IS* just the Desktop and >you DON'T have to open a window to see it.
>Correction: Desktop "folder". It shows on the desktop, but not in the >desktop folder....wonder why? You're not making any sense. Which desktop folder? The OS 9 alias or the personal desktop folder that keeps the stuff on the desktop? Send a screen dump. You're also wrong. In OS 9 the desktop is a folder, only hidden. There are no drive icons in it. Why you expect it to do that in OS X is beyond me. >I understand this but this it is not necessary, only because of what they >have done to the system. It's a better solution, more fit to real life. You also do not understand this. That's crystal clear. Or if you do understand, you are hiding it very well. ;) Actually, I think this is at the heart of the problem. You seem to want to understand effortlessly, because OS 9 knowledge was painless. OS X is harder, but it is understandable. You also seem to be pretending you do understand everything and what you don't is Apples fault. Just admit to yourself at least, that you don't understand everything about OS X and that you need to learn if you ever will. That could be a healthy step, while you remain an OS 9 user for yet some time. Take the time you need. >All my 12 machines have OS 9 on them and it is comforting to go back >after messing with that, for sure. Yeah right. It's so nice to share all your work files with 20 other people and risk them deleting important files. From your desktop for instance. >Let me be root and get it over with, is what I say. You can be root and auto log in. That'll may be dangerous though for several reasons. I'd suggest you auto login as admin instead. It's very painless once you've set it up. This is the way I use my Macs. I won't tell you how to do it. If you want to use OS X, you should get "Mac OS X Bible" or why not "the little Mac OS X book" by Robin Williams. Probably the latter will fit you well and you won't feel so bewildered after you have read that. And if you want to use OS 9 on that Emac, remove the folders "Applications" (copy apps you need first), "System", "Library" and the files "Mach", "Mach.sym" and the other symfiles in the root. Then move your user document folder to the root, copy the rest of the content you need from your home folder and delete it. Done! This won't prevent it from booting into OS 9, provided it boots into OS 9 now and not into classic. As far as I know the latest Apple CDs are 9.2.2? Why don't you just call Apple and demand a bootable, installable 9.2.2 CD for your Emac? If they refuse, escalate all the way up to Steve, if you have to. Just be polite, don't bitch about OS X and make sure they understand you won't take no as an answer. Say that you need OS 9 for some specific apps not working right in OS X or whatever. Apple needs to be kicked around once in a while. I do it from time to time. It works as long as you're polite and stubborn. Ok, I hope that helps. However, any more information incomplete questions from you will be ignored. All "truths" about OS X 10.2.3, not backed up by repeatable real life references, will be regarded as trolling and handled as such. ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe send a mail message with a SUBJECT line of "unsubscribe" to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
