On Friday, November 1, 2002, at 11:07  PM, Charles Martin wrote:

>> From: Brad Browne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>
>
>> Who here has gone back to OS 9 vs. using OS 10?  I have noticed myself
>> more and more booting back into Classic on both my machines just due 
>> to
>> speed increases.
>
> The following is not meant as a flame.
>
> Are you NUTS?
>
> The advantages of OS X over OS 9 are so legion it *pains* me to boot
> back into OS 9. And as of 10.2 any speed advantage OS 9 enjoyed is 
> gone.

I just switched to Jag from 10.1.5 and while the speedup is noteworthy, 
native booting into OS9 is definitely seat-of-your-pants fast and 
furious in many ways, depending on the task. I have been using OSX for 
about 6 mos. as my primary OS precisely because of the stability (no 
crashes means no lost work), but I do find myself booting into OS9 on 
occasion for tasks that just don't work well under Classic booting and 
still offer a thrill. I don't stay in OS9 typically for very long, but 
it's still a ride.

I agree that OSX is a worthy successor to the Mac OS lineage, but let's 
not forget that up until last year, OS9/8, and even 7, were still the 
finest OSes on the planet, kicking the hindquarters of any win-tel 
offering in elegance, intuitiveness and intelligence and in many 
instances, in speed. That hasn't changed; only OSX is even better in 
many ways and is the undisputed champion in stability.

dave


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