First Apple needs to do this to force the death of Mac OS 9, if they allow Mac OS 9 to live on Mac OS X will not get the resources from developers it needs to succeed in the long-term. Second Apple will be able to now make Mac OS X only hardware they won't have to build in support for Mac OS 9 which one would think would bring performance benefits.
On Tuesday, September 10, 2002, at 10:14 PM, Leonard Gerstel wrote: > Normally when an OS line support is dropped, isn't it because of a > change > in the overall system architecture of the system? I don't think Steve > is > that mean that he would just drop a line of code into the rom so it > can't > boot 9. > > In my opinion, this is a fore telling of a major makeover to be > anounced in > January. But again, that is worth what you paid for it. > > Len -- 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>
