Yes, and Apple doesn't care for reverse engineering like the Linux crowd does, i.e. by the time OSX is 'ready' for your current config, that config is no longer supported yada, yada. George
--- Neil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > on 7/2/02 5:00 PM, Alex Nonnemacher wrote: > > > Neil, that it's taking you 4x to rip CDs sounds > odd to me, and is > > certainly not something globally attributable to > X. I've got a mere 533 > > MHz (Digital Audio) running X, albeit with 896 MB > of RAM, and I usually > > get up to 9x if I leave iTunes alone to do its > thing. Anyone else having > > problems like this? > > OK, I once tried quitting a bunch of programs and > iTunes was still slow. > This time, I restarted and didn't launch anything > except iTunes. I'm back > to about 9x, but I'm not sure exactly what's causing > the problem. > Apparently some program is starting a background > process that's hogging > resources. Tracking this down will be as tedious as > an extension conflict. > > I still think that most people who are already set > up in Mac o/s 8 or 9 are > better off waiting a few more months before > upgrading to X. Many people > should wait a year or more. > ===== /'\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign \ / No HTML/RTF in email X No Word docs in email / \ Respect for open standards Love your neighbour as yourself. (from Luke 10:27) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Sign up for SBC Yahoo! Dial - First Month Free http://sbc.yahoo.com -- 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>
