On Jan 10, 2013, at 6:11 AM, Valter Prahlad wrote: > Il giorno 10/01/13 06:58, Kris Tilford ha scritto: > >>> I am also getting a copy of Snow Leopard >> >> Skip straight to Mountain Lion. > > I respectfully disagree. > First, if you don't know the OP needs, how could you know what's best for > him? > Second, Snow Leopard has - at least - a couple benefits over Lion / M.Lion: > - SL can still run PPC applications (via Rosetta) > - the interface is - IMHO - better and clearer. > > I had to use a Lion-equipped Mac, and I was lost! :-o > The user interface and Finder didn't behave like I was used to; Mac's user > friendliness my @ss!
> (and I'm a long time Mac user, no newbie) > > Thus no, newer is NOT always better. ;-) > All you need to do in 10.7 or 10.8 is go to system and Mail preferences and tune them to act exactly like SL 10.6 Plus Dictation and Mission control is a super upgrade. Yes, the loss of Rosetta is a PITA so I keep SL on for just that. Virtual box can take care of that issue also. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA MacPro 2.66 Quad Nehalem -- 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
