On Aug 23, 2010, at 6:53 AM, MnDel wrote: > I'd love jumping to 10.5 or 10.6 - but I have enough docs in Pagemill > and Appleworks that the jump looks like a bloomin big mountain to > climb. Reading this guide to using OS9 apps on Intel macs puts me > right off my feed. > http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20060509180914879 > So if it really is just unworkable am I stuck with only going to a G4 > mini?
I enjoy Classic as much as anybody, but honestly, it really is time to move on. Snow Leopard on an Intel Mac is an amazing, highly-refined, ultra-powerful combination. I wouldn't downgrade for anything. If I'm not mistaken, Pagemill documents should just be HTML files, no? There are a large number of very nice WYSIWYG web editors out there, even besides Dreamweaver if that doesn't suit your taste (it suits mine). You can give Freeway a try, for example. http://www.softpress.com/ As for AppleWorks, I recall opening AppleWorks documents in iWork (http://www.apple.com/iwork/) years ago when I made the switch. iWork is seriously 500% better in every way. All it lacks is databases, and for that you have the elegant Apple-designed Bento (http://www.filemaker.com/products/bento/) at your disposal. I cannot emphasize how urgent and beneficial it is for you to jump into Intel and Snow Leopard, and the modern world of Mac applications. Pagemill and AppleWorks were great in the 1990s, but the Mac OS X has advanced so far and to make the best of it you need apps designed to run properly on them, something neither Pagemill nor AppleWorks were ever intended to do. Regards, Dan Palka Info-Mac Moderator http://www.info-mac.org [email protected] -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
