Michael Day wrote: >on 2/3/04 3:37 PM, David Elmo at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> Yes, it is an excellent question by Powermac. But, Mikie, of course you >> concur! You can play with X on a well suitable machine. The reason for most >> legacy Mac users is probably to see what X is like, for a bit of a look, a >> taste, the satisfaction of actually getting it to run, sort of, and so on. >> Some folk claim they are stable and they can actually do work on this >> platform on older machines. OK. But for the rest, it's like running an old >> car and putting in a few mod cons ... >> >> I have resisted the temptation so far. When folk used to go to OS 7 on Mac >> SE30s I stuck to OS 6 because it ran quicker, no question. The majority of >> people do want more modern systems without real evidence (anecdotes are not >> really sufficient). More a subject for social psychiatry ... >> >> >> Wonder what X would be like on my 7600 (G4 360MHz, tons of everything else) >> ...? :) >> >> David Elmo > Hi......David, you've made several good points and I'm somewhat of a >hypocrite. I "force-feed" older Macs and Clones with OS 9.2.2 (via OS9 >Helper) all the time.
I'd like to see that!!! I have just spent three days trying to get back from the mess I got into trying to upgrade to 9.2.2! With the helper whats more. I got it to work after finding out the 9.1.2 installer wouldn't instal thru the ATO scsi card I have installed in the beige G3 300. I got to instal on the ATA disk. The updater was giving so many error's I gave up, btw it was a 6 hour download. I got the impression 9.2.2 was more stable? I'm back with 9.1 again and it's idiosyncratic behavour. fluff -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
