In a message Tom Baker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: << Well, a lot of us have to keep looking back, because for us there is a lot more back than there is fore. I got my first Mac about 20 years ago, and I have tons of data created and stored in OS-6 through 9 programs that either don't exist in X or won't run in X, not even Classic X. People like me who lived in pre-X for many years have a lot invested in pre-X stuff, both data and hardware, and above all, time (watch how valuable time becomes to you as you get older). To run pre-X programs and get at this data and run the "legacy" hardware requires dropping back into 9 frequently. I have perfectly functional high-quality slide and flatbed scanners and SyQuest drives and printers and such stuff that won't run in X, or won't run with their original software, and a lot of the old 9 software controls are better than Vuescan even if the latter will run them in X. The newer Macs that won't reboot into 9 are no good to us, or if we buy one we'll have to keep at least one older Mac around also, just for access to real (not Classic) OS-9 and for use as a liaison between 9 and X.
Yes, if you are pretty new, or brand new, to the Mac, by all means install only X and never look back. But those of us with a long Mac past see X as just a recent development in a long continuum, and we must, of necessity, do lots of looking back, or rather running back and forth along this continuum to maintain our long-term investment in this technology.>> -------------- Agreed, mostly in the same state of mind with all my legacy stuff. For what its worth your SyQuest drive should work OK under OS X. When I first installed OS X as an experiment some years ago on a 7300 w/Xpostfacto one of the first tests I tried was my SyQuest drives. And from the ancient 5 1/4 inchers to a SyJet they all worked. And they still work under OS 10.3.9 on my B & W --no additional drivers needed. With that said when a client requests a conversion of these old disks to CD I still use a 7100 and OS 8.1 it just seems less complicated. Perhaps we need to keep some of this old stuff for certain duties. For the past year I have been fortunate to have a B & W to experiment with OS X and Classic with OS 8/9 software without disrupting the daily production on my G4. My most of essential (read high priced) graphic software seem to work fine on the B & W under Classic. Sloooowly, I have been updating to native OS X versions as my limited finances permit. The main production machine -- the G4 Sawtooh running OS 9 -- had so much downtime this week with an unexpected and very difficult to find "extension conflict." I just might switch it to OS X and run the old graphic software under Classic. I'm really frustrated with OS 9 this week and I've always liked OS X from the first. It really does come down to dollars and cents. We all just can't afford to replace all our old software with OS X native software instantly. --glen (digest) -- 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
