On Monday, September 2, 2002, at 08:02 PM, Al wrote:
> np Josh ... takes a BIG guy to apologize > and i can be a tad pedantic at times > to faux pas has no restrictions > we ALL do it > much to my chagrin at 48 > > i really really like the look and feel of X > it's just that i can't find anything > nothing is where it was is nine (or so it seems) > > perhaps 10.2 will be the turning point for me > > you say you have a G4/450 > i have a B&W 450 > in your opinion is there a real world difference > in overall speed between the two? > i'm thinking about an 800mhz G4 upgrade but at $600 ($275 USA dollars) > it's a bit expensive if i only get a marginal speed boost > > Al > > > OK. I saw a significant increase in speed in X after going from a 450 G3 to a 450 G4. make sure that the upgrade you are considering is the same kind of ZIF socket as the one in your B&W...the stock G4's use a different style ZIF socket than the G3. IMHO, you will se a HUGE increase in speed between a G3 to a G4 800MHz, even if you don't move to X. The advantage of X is that it natively takes advantage of the AltiVec core in the G4, which greatly enhances processor thuroughput, making everything faster, whereas in 9, the app either has to be written to take advantage of it (Quake 3 Arena, believe it or not, is a perfect example of this), or a plugin has to be written to do so (i.e. Adobe Photoshop 6.5-7). So, you would see the largest increase with X, but it would be well worth it regardless of your OS, as long as it is using the B&W style socket. As far as not being able to find things, OS X is really structured pretty similarly to 9, just arranged different. There is still a SYSTEM folder. (However, you cant add or delete things from it b/c you will never need to.) Now, items that change the OS or add something to it (like an iTunes visualizer or a codec for Quicktime like DivX) go in the LIBRARY folder. Generally though, you dont really have to modify your OS b/c the installers do it all for you. If you have 1 partition, most installers default to installing apps in the APPLICATIONS folder. You, of course, can change this (most of the time, some apps require that they be in that folder) to suit your needs and organization. All your CONTROL PANELS are now stored in the app on the Dock called SYSTEM PREFFERENCES. Individual control panels are now reffered to as PREFFERENCE PANES, because you access all of them from a central window. In X, Apple has consolidated a lot of the old control panels and renamed a few (for instance, TCP/IP is now NETWORK, and to activate Appletalk, you go to the SHARING prefference pane.) The Apple Menu is gone (IMHO good riddance as it always crashed my old Macs...although I would put aliases of my hard disks into it for easy navigation, which is probably why) and has been replaced by the Dock, which now holds application aliases, your Trash, and minimized windows. Give yourself about a month, and youll be moving in X as if you'd been using it for years. If you want the Apple menu back and want the old style Windowshade, you can go to macupdate.com and download FruitMenu and Windowshade X to regain this functionality. I know this is real basic, but i hope it helps you to get started using X. If you need info on a specific issue, please do not hesitate to email me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Josh -- 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>
