On Sunday, June 30, 2002, at 02:38 , Anne Keller-Smith wrote: > At 1:13 AM +0200 6/30/02, Thomas �rdal wrote: >> hello >> >> i yust wonder what the different mac users prefer. Mac OS 9 or Mac OS >> X? and why? > > I'm still using 9.2.1. > > Most apps are still not OSX compatible, and many of the old peripherals, > Wacom tablet, SCSI zip drive, etc. will never be. So until these bite > the > dust and/or budget allows, there's no OSX. > > The only app I have that I use that's OSX compatible is Photoshop 7, > still > shrink-wrapped in the box. I'm just learning to use Pshop 6! We'll > install > 7 as soon as time for learning allows. I'm still on a curve from buying > the G4 and getting everything working on that. > > All the other apps, Dreamweaver, Eudora, Quark, MS Word, MS Excel, etc. > are only 9 savvy. The other trouble is I don't plan to upgrade the MS > products > or the Quark because I don't use them enough to warrant it at all. (I'm > going > to switch to Appleworks for the MS uses.)
Hi Anne. I use Dreamweaver every day in Classic on 10.1.5. It runs just fine on my G4/500 TiBook. Before the Ti, I had a Lombard (G3/333 I think) and, while it was a little slow in Classic, it ran just fine. 10.1.5 is quite compatible with older apps. Earlier versions of 10.1 weren't as good -- I use 4D Client for much of my work, and it had problems up until 10.1.2/10.1.3 or so. I also use Office X, which totally rocks. > A real biggie for me: I felt like I knew the Mac OS inside out, but I > know > nothing > about Unix. Not that I have to, but evidently I can't even make a > backup CD of > everything in case of a complete Hard Drive failure, because there are > hidden > files I can't copy. I'm not sure if I install programs what parts are > where, yet. > I don't understand maintenance; I don't know where my files are; what > are > Libraries??? Consider the Public Library as a collection of books you can check out to read. A library on a Unix system is a collection of C/C++ (possibly other languages too) functions that can be, ah, "read" by a running program. The end result is that many apps can use the same library, so that the code does not exist in many places on the system. This aides in maintenance (only one thing to replace) and also in file size (the code only exists one place). As for backing up the system, I personally only back up my user data and any applications or patches that I download. If anything happens to my system, I will rebuild it from the CDs (reinstalling everything) then reload my user data. > I'm sure once I've had the time to sit down and learn everything OSX > will > rock. This will take a while though, with steady P/T work and a 4 year > old. It'll be well worth it - believe me. :) Eagle -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> 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-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
