on 12/19/02 12:44 AM, David M. Ensteness at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Uhm, beyond stability ... preemptive multitasking - the ability to burn > a CD, act as a router for your network, play MP3s, download software > updates, have a couple web browsers, your email client, 4 QuickTime > movies playing, and you working on your next report all going at once > without performance issues or crashes ... trying doing any combination > of 4 of those things in 9 for an extended period and you will have > issues.
Except that the person asking the question specifically mentioned what he does with his computer, and none of the things you mentioned were on the list. His uses are quite simple and non-demanding. In such circumstances, he could run for days or weeks without crashing 9. :-) > Not to be picky but he might not need more RAM or a larger hard drive. > 3-4 years from now he will not be able to buy Classic Mac OS software > so at that point it will be a default decision. But if he has a stock Pismo, I would not recommend that he move to X without adding RAM and possibly a bigger hard drive. My 10 gig is almost full, and I could never fit Jag on it, so I'm in this boat currently. :-( >> Do you have any peripherals such as scanners or digital cameras? If >> so, then >> you will want to look for X drivers for those before you upgrade. You >> may >> not be able to use them under X, and they may not work under Classic >> either. > > There are very, very few USB or FW peripherals that do not work under > OS X, since he has a Pismo his peripherals must be fairly up to date > and should be fine. Epson has been poor about supporting all of their > printers though so do check into that if you use that brand. This is a wonderful theory, but both my digital camera (a cheapo, granted) and my scanner have been left behind up to now, and my scanner isn't exactly old. I suppose it may be possible to find a generic driver, and it may be possible that there will be a driver, but I wait for now... In any case, for those with simple needs, who already are running OS 9, the upgrade to X is not as obvious as it could be. :-) I think that the main consideration is whether or not you are going to be upgrading your hardware (or significant numbers of your software) soon. If not, then jump to X ASAP. If you are going to upgrade your hardware in the next year or so, it will probably be better and cheaper to wait. Even then, it might be wise to start collecting X-compat. software even now. -- Jon Glass Krakow, Poland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sometimes the majority only means that all the fools are on the same side. -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
