Dear Andrew and other folks trying out System X, I am using our new iMac with the swiveling screen. It is perfect for me since I have to get very close to the screen to read it. My wife is using the G4 and has put System X on it, and the two computers are networked via ethernet. Since I use Finale, Word 5, Eudora, and Netscape most of the time, I have decided to boot up in System 9.2 so that I can retain my old settings, favorites, and file configuration. I will wait until Finale comes out with a System X version before I change over to System X. Meanwhile, I am happy with the speed, stability, and the larger RAM and drive capacity of the new computer.
On the G4 running System X, My wife was able to get her Eudora files, addresses, and nicknames by finding the folder in System X that the newest version of Eudora creates when it is installed, then replacing it with her old Eudora folder. She starts up Eudora from an alias to her settings file. If you still want to run System X, Sherlock should be able to find the folder for Explorer's favorites, and you should be able to replace it with your older one. I tried running Finale in Classic mode when I was running System X, and it froze. After I decided to boot up in System 9.2, everything works fine. Your new computer undoubtedly has enough built-in RAM so that RAMdoubler is unnecessary, and I'm not certain it would even work in System X. I agree with Johannes that you would be better off booting up in System 9. Good luck. Hal >OK, I'm writing this from my new iMac, and I can see that getting it >configured is gonna be a long, hard slog. > >First batch of questions: > >1. How do I import my extensive sets of Eudora filters and >addresses into whatever this machine's own e-mail program is called? > >2. How do I import my Internet Explorer 5.x favorites from my old >machine into the same program on the new one? > >3. I thought System X "classic" was the same as System 9. I gather >not. Are my old applications likely to crash in classic mode or not? > >4. I have an immense number of fonts, wh. I had been managing w. >Suitcase. Do I still need this on the new machine, or do recent Mac >systems finally have intelligent font management built in? > >5. Ditto for RAMdoubler. Is there any point in my trying to port it >onto the new machine? > >_______________________________________________ >Finale mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale -- Harold Owen 2830 Emerald St., Eugene, OR 97403 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit my web site at: http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~hjowen FAX: (509) 461-3608 _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
