> Subject: [Finale] TAN: Mac OS X can wait > > For those of you dedicated to using Mac OS X, I can see that having > all your applications written for the OS is a big thing. > > My weekend experience with Jaguar (OS 10.2.3) is extremely > disappointing, however. I got OS X running on my G4 533 MHz machine > and was impressed by some of the software written by Apple just for > that system. Overall, I find the system is slower than 9.2.2 and with > less functionality. (Functionality will improve over time, I'm sure.)
My 2c, for what they're worth... I agree, it is generally slower. OS 9.2.2 on a G4/800 is heaps quicker than OS X 10.2.3 for just about every task. I also agree with many of your points about the system software and areas of lost functionality. Part of the problem is that there are so many great third-party extensions in OS 9 that haven't been translated across. Action Files, Action Go-Mac and TurboKeys are three examples of extensions that I can't do without. The greatest thing (IMHO) about OS X is the anti-aliased text. Once you get used to the anti-aliased text in web browsers such as Omniweb or Internet Explorer, going 'back' is almost a painful experience. Similarly with the anti-aliasing in Microsoft Word. It's so much easier on the eye as well as aesthetically very pleasing. I really, _really_ hope that Finale is going to make use of anti-aliasing in its OS X version of Finale. I can imagine that the speed of Finale OS X, or rather, lack thereof, is going to cause a lot of complaints, as it's bound to be slower. Just about every other OS X application certainly is - just think about the complaints when the OS X version of Virtual PC first came out. > The worst part of the experience was trying to switch back to my > 9.2.2 system partition. It took me a day and a half just to get it > running again. In the end I had to backup,reinitialize my hard drive > and restore all of my software. I realize that your results will > probably vary and that OS X is the future of Macs, but right now the > speed hit, and size of the system itself make OS X a worse option > than system 9. Yes, I've found one of the great features of OS 9 and earlier is that you can pick up a System Folder and dump it anywhere, and it will work. There seems to be a lot more 'voodoo' involved in OS X, due I suppose to its UNIX underpinnings. > Will we be forced to switch to OS X to be able to use future versions > of Finale? Or will there be 2 versions? I could only imagine that it will be a Carbonized version, and thus we should be able to run it in 9 and X. To do otherwise would necessitate rewriting the entire application, IIRC. Still, you never know. Matthew _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
