>Am just not seeing point of X's bells & whistle, Bill,
While I'm sure others will address your points about PM's other features (yes, it most definitely notifies when messages arrive, etc..), Let me make two short comments about OS X (anything beyond this would not be for this sort of list anyway). (1) Does your Mac ever crash or freeze? If so, how often? With OS 9, I would estimate I had 2-3 crashes per week which required a hard restart, and the resulting lost work. With OS X, I've had two crashes in 18 months of use, and both were when using goofy, dangerous freeware. It is stable, stable, stable. (2) If you care about appearances, OS X is just beautiful. Even if the gorgeous icons and other eye candy don't do anything for you, the wonderfully rendered text is so much easier to read for me. God praise Verdana! When I sometimes see a Mac still running OS 9 these days, it's relative ugliness shocks me when I realize I used to be staring at that all day. --- Scott T. Hards President HobbyLink Japan (www.hlj.com)
