on 23/12/03 23:27, Dr. John Pullyblank at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi All, > > I'm using an iBook 900 (640 mg/ 40 g) with 10.2.8 with Netscape 7.1, > Word X, Now Up-to-Date and Contact 4.5.1, and the latest Appleworks as > the key programs I cannot afford not to work. > > I have received 10.3 and am hesitating prior to upgrading. There are > various kinds of feedback in the magazines, etc., as usual, from "its > great," to "all hell broke loose." Many recommend an archive and update > option that seems to me to be a pain. > > 10.2.8 is running better than any system I have ever had, and I'm a tidy > housekeeper. Can people tell me just how bad the upgrade to 10.3 > (10.3.2 now) is or is not? > > Thanks, > > John > >
10.3 and 10.3.2 have been running pretty smoothly for me so far on my Pismo 500MHz with 512MB of RAM. I've ran pre-releases of 10.3.2 for a few weeks before the final build and didn't have any problem either. Try to see if you can preserver your existing 10.2.8 installation using Carbon Copy Cloner on another partition or drive. Then, do a clean install, or, at a minimum, an "archive and install". I always did a clean install and it always worked fine for me. Then, when I check everything and everything works fine after the install, I bring back my own personal preferences and any piece of software I might have installed. -Laurent. -- ============================================================================ Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelin <http://nemesys.dyndns.org> Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] dangling pointer n.: [common] A reference that doesn't actually lead anywhere (in C and some other languages, a pointer that doesn't actually point at anything valid). Usually this happens because it formerly pointed to something that has moved or disappeared. Used as jargon in a generalization of its techspeak meaning; for example, a local phone number for a person who has since moved to the other coast is a dangling pointer. Compare dead link. -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
