> So was System 7.6 compared to 8.1, (a changeover comparable in my mind > to the difference between Windows 3.11 and win95 on the Dark side..a > big-time upgrade) and 8.5 compared to 8.1...
8.0 was =not= that big of an upgrade... Multithreading improvements and open transport improvements are the biggest thing I can remember, plus some cut down themes. It can't be compared to the jump from win3.1 to 95. > That said, 10.1 is quite usable and I've got a number of users who are > quite happily using it Wow. Quite usable. Wonder if apple will put that one in their next ad campaign. :) Don't get me wrong- you're right- OSX is quite usable. But it's not optimal, and can be downright frustrating... even on the machines it is shipping with right now, let alone a 500mhz ibook. > 10.0 was rough, *gives you the prize for the understatement of the day* > which is why Apple gave 10.1 to the people who'd paid > for it for *free*. They weren't going to originally- it was only after the big fit by users that they started offering it in stores for free. > That said, be grateful you're not on the Dark Side. MS wants $200 for XP > Pro, the comparable OS to OSX. MS's licensing policies are getting insane, and it's showing- their upgrade figures are very disappointing because of it. Across the board, especially in corporate circles. What apple's tactic will do is trade long term platform adoption for short term cash- not necessarily a bad thing, but there are trade offs in everything. Michael Bryan Bell ------------------ ICQ: 16106263 Yahoo: mhbell1 No Link for you! AIM: drunkenbatman -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
