On 13.06.05 22:57, "Yersinia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi Listers,
>
> Oh. My. Goodness!!!!!!!!! You all better sit down for this one --
>
> I just kicked my G3/266 Beige DT from OS 9.1 up to OS 9.2.2! Yes, Me! I
> upgraded!
>
> Wow! This kicks some serious posterior!
>
> I've had the 9.2.1 and 9.2.2 free upgrades sitting on my hard drive for
> quite a long time now since this upgrade was something I'd intended
> originally, but then decided against it because of some bad experiences
> and bad memories from past upgrades (and finally getting my Mac just the
> way I wanted it: if it ain't broke, don't fix it). However, all the OS 9
> discussions of the last day or two got me thinking about it again. So you
> all wanna know who got through my solid neutronium skull?
>
> Thank you, RTowsley -- <My experience is same as Eric's & no OS 9 Helper
> needed on Beige G3's.>
>
> Thank you, Eric in Phoenix -- <I upgraded from 9.1 to 9.2.1 and .2 on two
> Beige 266 desktops. No problem at all.I did notice that the 9.2.x systems
> did seem to boot a little faster and finder response was snappier.
>
> Thank you, John Laughlin -- <In my experience, 9.2.2 feels almost like
> 8.6, in speed. 9.0 and 9.1 are
> just too Slooooow...>
>
> Okay, so I was a little paranoid, hahaha, I updated all my backups first
> and used my OS 9.1 CD as the startup disk, but once those were done I
> installed 9.2.1 and immediately proceeded to 9.2.2. Much to my pleasant
> and shocked surprise, on top of the definite speed increase (whoa does my
> G3 boot fast now!), I didn't have to actually "fix" anything like I've
> had to do with past upgrades (my desktop picture, for instance). Even
> most of my Recent Applications and Recent Documents were still there, and
> the Apple Menu Items exactly in place.
>
> This is SOOO COOOOOL..... :-D
>
> ~Yersinia.
>
> ________
>
> "I still miss my ex. But my aim is getting better."
lol -- I love the sig.
9.2.2 on the Lombard just rocks (I sent an earlier post with the specs). i
upgraded over a year ago to 9.2.2, and i've had a sweet ride on this
machine.
The boot time and the Finder are _fast_. Some applications are speed demons.
Photoshop 5.5 opens in three seconds.
Office 2001 opens in four.
Some applications are dogs, but 9.2.2 generally runs the apps I need faster
than a friend's Cube running 10.3.
I was amazed at the sluggishness of the Finder. 10.3 and this is the best
Apple can do?
I'll be buying an iBook (10.4 and then upgrading it to 10.4.1) this summer,
and while I know I'll appreciate a lot of new things (playing DVDs, and a
lot more), I'll be waiting to see how fast it really is on the equipment.
I have no high hopes after Apple announced the Intel marriage. I want the
last of the PowerPCs, the highest end iBook i can get, because I'm a cab
driver and an Alaskan. Portability matters here, and that should give me a
couple of years to see how it all plays out. I want the efficiency and the
way it works with the bus.
--
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