On 17/12/02 17:11, "Bill Fischer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have been a Mac user since 1986 going from OS 4 through OS 9. I > learned early on to read about the advantages of the system and wait > for a couple of updates before upgrading. Based on what I have read > so far I just do not see any advantage to upgrading to OS 10. In fact > it seems more Windows-like than ever and to take advantage of any of > its attributes (if any) I would have to upgrade my software. > (Also it seems that Apple is becoming more like Microsoft. To wit > charging $100/year for access to Mac.com) > > I currently have a Pismo and the primary applications I use are; > AppleWorks; Filemaker; BluePrint; Quicken; Now UptoDate & Contact; > Eudora; Explorer; Reunion; Route 66; Solitaire; > > Anyway, what am I missing? What are the real advantages of OS 10 over Windows? If you're happy with OS 9, then there is no need to go up to X. X offers what a real operating system should offer: protected memory, so that when an application crashes, it doesn't take down other applications or, ever worst, the whole OS; pre-emptive multitasking: so that no application can grab the whole CPU for itself leaving you, the user, staring at the screen without being able to do anything. In OS X, I can launch 2-3 applications almost at the same time, switch back to my email client to read a few emails while the applications load in the background. I can have all kind of processes going on, I can always click on the desktop to get back to the Finder, or use ASM (or Apple System(?) Menu), which brings back the application menu from OS 9 and before in OS X and I can switch to *any* running application. Plus, I can mount Windows shares right on my desktop, from the Finder, have a real Java implementation, etc. Don't be fool by the appearances: Windows XP did "borrow" from the Aqua look but it's far from having the feel. I know it because I have to help my wife with her Dell running XP. The interface is still clumsy in its usage and it shows its root being DOS/Windows3.1/Windows95/etc. Just my $0.02... -Laurent. -- =========================================================================== Laurent Daudelin Developer, Multifamily, ESO, Fannie Mae mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Washington, DC, USA ************************* Usual disclaimers apply ************************* COBOL /koh'bol/ n.: [COmmon Business-Oriented Language] (Synonymous with evil.) A weak, verbose, and flabby language used by card wallopers to do boring mindless things on dinosaur mainframes. Hackers believe that all COBOL programmers are suits or code grinders, and no self-respecting hacker will ever admit to having learned the language. Its very name is seldom uttered without ritual expressions of disgust or horror. One popular one is Edsger W. Dijkstra's famous observation that "The use of COBOL cripples the mind; its teaching should, therefore, be regarded as a criminal offense." -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
