Hi there, me again after a long absence. I have just taken the plunge and bought Jaguar, after running happily in 9 for quite a while. The water is a good deal colder than I thought it was going to be.
I have 2 physical hard drives, one of which I added to serve as a general backup, and the other of which has been in three equal 4G partitions (this is how it came to me as a gift last winter). I installed Jaguar onto the same partition where the OS 9 system folder was located. When I got going, it turned out that Jaguar could not find any of the applications I have been using, which were on a different partition. So I wiped the partitions out and re-installed, after backing everything up again. I was under the (apparently mistaken) impression that the Classic environment would install automatically from somewhere within Jaguar, but when I tried to import mailboxes from OE into Mail, the system told me there is no Classic installed. So: Do I somehow re-install 9 now "underneath" Jaguar, or do I wipe the drive again and reinstall 9, then re-install Jaguar, or something else? I also assume I will have to re-install all the applications rather than just dragging them from the backup disc? Two other things: I read somewhere the other day that Norton Utilities should not be used in OS X, period. I had been using version 5, and wonder if the basic repair (Disk Doctor) and optimize (Speed Disk) functions I have been using are now available within the OS or should I get something else, or is it OK to stick with what I have? And does anyone here have any experience with OpenOffice or (I think) NeoOffice, and is there an open-source version of Acrobat? Since the computer was free to me a year ago and had a bunch of stuff already installed, I do not have the original install discs, so in my ongoing quest to spend as little money as humanly possible, I am thinking that open source might work, since I don't do much that is terribly out of the way. As always, my sincere thanks for all offers of help! ********* Bill Spencer in vaguely wintry NH B&W G3/400mhz/rev2/385mb/12G + 20G HDs/Jaguar, sort of -- 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/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
