on 12/7/02 14:19, Nick Harman at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Lot of stick I got for complaining that when osx goes down, it really goes > down. You DO need to get into unix then. Someone said that id learn the os > in time like i learned 8/9 etc. Its not quite the same though. Prevously I > had to learn gui stuff like extensions manager, hold down shift or dumping > prefs files - fairly simple. Now when in trouble I will have to type what I > find fairly complicated strings of instruction that use a vocabulary that is > a long way from english. The room for a typing error is great apart from > anything else (like remembering them at all) > > My x is running again and i love it 'while'it works. I just think apple will > need to wrap something around the unix side so that people like me can fix > problems in a more intuitive and apple-like manner
<chuckle> I guess we're starting to develop a divide among the faithful -- we have the followers of the new-age religion, OS X (claiming to be the *original*, *better* and more inclusive (one crash doesn't = system crash) one (but it is compatible only with new ideas (apps)) clashing with the established religion (who also claims to be the original one, but is losing touch with current ideas and trends (apps, multitasking and protected memory))... the cult of the Mac really does resemble the vagaries of religion in the way we ardently defend our own & attack the other ;) Anyway, I think (can't say from too much experience) we'll find that OS X is a lot less prone to suffering from a melt-down like OS 9 is/was. In over a year I haven't *had* to reinstall OS X because of corruption (I've re-installed three times -- once to repartition after determining I liked OS X but wanted it on a larger partition, once to start fresh when OS X 10.1 came out, and once more to repartition to get rid of my previous partitioning mistake (too many partitions)). By comparison, I've *had* to re-install OS 9 at least twice, and I would usually re-install OS 9 at least once/year simply to clean up the damage that installing & uninstalling OS 9 causes. I also haven't noticed many people here saying they've had to re-install OS X because of corruption/problems (in fact, for a "rough" OS it's remarkably solid at the core). Right now, I'm thinking of repartitioning my drive again to give OS X more room (3 GB right now, 1 GB free on average) and take away room from OS 9 (7.5 GB... don't know why it needs that much when I don't use OS 9 for much anymore). Eric. -- 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>
