Hal wrote: Finale 2004 runs slower in System 10.3 than Finale 2003 in System 9, but if you install Finale 2004 to run on System 9 you will run into stability problems. The latest upgrade, Finale 2004c is pretty stable for most of us Mac users. I suggest you install it in System 10.3, especially if your iMac's speed is 800MHz or better.
If speed is crucial for you (you will be creating large scores - many pages, many staves), it might be worthwhile for you to look into getting Finale 2003. Good luck. Hal Johannes wrote: -- >From what I hear the OS X version is much better than the OS 9 version in this respect. But couldn't you install both versions? According to my information this will only take one install registration. See for yourself? Johannes Many thanks for the quick responses. I believe the I Mac I'm getting runs at 600MHZ...however, I tend to not use Finale much or real large scores. It sounds as if conventioal wisdom suggests that I opt for stability and somewhat slower speed, and run the upgrade in OS X. By comparison to my ancient Power Mac (6500/275MHZ), the I Mac will seem a lot faster to me anyway, I suspect. True justice is an extract of pure truth; not a biproduct of plea bargains, the eternal search for the legal loophole, or any other convolution of litigious sophistry. DME Dean M. Estabrook Director of Music St. Andrew Presbyterian Church Yuba City, CA [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
