Ain't it great? Apple brags about the computer it wants to sell you, tells you how many PCI slots it has and how much memory it will hold. So you buy it (G-4) and put in a few PCI cards (USB, SCSI, video) and max out the RAM (1500 gigs), and then you try to install OS X on it, and and you get nothing but hang-ups, gray screens, and "kernel panics."
How come? Well, say the techs at Apple and OWC, OS X doesn't like a lot of the hardware it finds in PCI slots: USB, SCSI, or non-Apple video cards. It's also very fussy about what kind of RAM it finds in the RAM slots. It also may not like certain fonts in the Font folder. It may not be happy with your new Pioneer DVD burner. It doesn't like this, and it doesn't like that. All the stuff that works fine in 9.2.2 may not be good enough for fussy new OS X. So, what am I supposed to do, to get X to install on my computer? "Pull all your cards" they tell me. "Pull all your RAM except the first stick. Take all the fonts out of your Fonts folder. Put the old CD burner back in. Try this. Try that." Damn, I only wanted to install OS X, not rip the guts out of my entire computer system trying. If OS X is so fragile and fussy to install, then Apple can keep it. OWC agreed to take back the install CDs I bought from them and refund my money. Now if only I can get Apple to take back the iLife suite I bought (fat chance, I bet). I'll buy Toast 5 for OS 9 to burn my DVDs. OS X sucks! Tom Art website at http://www.ThomasBakerPaintings.com Archaeology website at http://www.nmia.com/~jaybird/AANewsletter/ -- 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> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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 Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
