As a staunch supporter of OS 9 for a long time, I say make the jump to Tiger. I was using OS 9 at home until about 9 months ago and have never looked back. My biggest gripe is memory allocation for individual programs, but other than that, it is extremely stable. The more you use it, the easy it is to acclamate yourself. Enjoy.
matty. -----Original Message----- From: "Matthew W. Schmeer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Jun 15, 2005 1:31 PM To: G-List <[email protected]> Subject: [G] Thinking About Moving to X Hey all: I'm back on the list after a long absence since moving to Overland Park, Kansas. At any rate, I'm looking to finally make the jump to OS X at home, as my work machine will be replaced with a OS X-only booting machine this fall (I teach at a community college), and I have a few major questions. First, here's my system configuration: B&W G3 400Mhz (stock, not overclocked, no ZIF upgrade) Stock Apple CD/DVD-ROM drive Mac OS 9.2.2 Original ATI video card w/DVD hardware daughtercard 1 80GB WD Caviar drive, partitioned into two OS 9 boot volumes 1 10GB Maxtor drive (stock), one OS 9 boot volume 1 250MB Maxtor SCSI drive (from on old LC II!) on an internal Adaptec SCSI card (non-booting, used as a temp drive for cache files in the past, now just sort of superfluous). 512 MB RAM IOGear 4-port USB PCI card Stock Apple 56k fax/modem (used to fax, primarily with the bundled FaxSTF) Epson 740i StyleWriter II via Belkin Serial Adapter External USB Iomega Zip 100 External D-Link 7-port USB Hub External BusLink USB Floppy LiteOn 52x24x52x CD-RW in external FireWire Case External Samsung 4x CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive in USB case Canon Digital Rebel EOS digital camera (6 MP one, the older model) This machine is NOT connected to the Internet, as I get free Internet access at work and my wife likes to see me when I'm at home. Now, here are the questions: 1) Moving to X, is it better to move this machine to X.3.9 and stick with that, or jump straight to X.4.2 (Macintouch is reporting a X.4.2 update today). For those of you running Tiger, is it stable enough on your machine or are you seeing lots of incompatibilities with hardware, software, etc.? 2) Aside from Dashboard and Spotlight (which, truthfully, I think are cool, but have no serious need for), what are the advantages of Tiger over Panther for the B&W G3, or vice versa? 3) I'm not in a position to purchase hardware upgrades; how can I ensure the maximum performance out of OS X on this machine? 4) Do the perhiphrials I've listed here function as well under X as they do under 9, in terms of driver reliability? I want to make this leap because, obviously, X is the future of the Mac, and when I purchase a new Mac down the line, I'll need to be familiar with the system. I realize that transitioning from 9.2.2 to X is a leap in terms of the OS structure, but I'm not as concerned about the learning curve as I am about productivity and system stability on my current machine. I also realize I'll have to invest in upgrading some older software packages to their newer versions, but most that I have are Carbon apps anyway and should keep working on the new system. Having to re-invest in Spell Catcher and a few other essential utilities that I rely on in 9.2.2 will hurt my pocketbook a bit, too, but better late than never. I'm subscribed in Digest mode, so if I don't respond right away, please don't take it the wrong way. Regards, Matthew Schmeer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- 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 -- 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
