On Tuesday, March 25, 2003, at 11:27 AM, David Preutz wrote:
I'm only using OSX, with all the necessary updated s/ware, on my p/book.
Do I actually need the applications that came with it & are installed in the
Applications (Mac OS9) folder?
(Apple DVD: Apple Extras folder: Apple Video player: graphing Calc: network
browser: QuickTime: security: Sherlock 2: simpletext: utilities folder)
Or will something horrible happen if I do trash them? (Don't think I've used
any of them - knowingly anyway).
David,
You do not mention which PowerBook you are using nor which version of Mac OS X you are using.
I shall therefore be general.
Let me assume that you have an old black PowerBook that you have only Mac OS X loaded on.
Prior to the general takeup of Mac OS X, Adobe sought to ensure a smooth transition from 9 to 10.
In Ten, items that might once have been stored in the Apple menu were placed in a folder called 'Applications', Apple therefore included this structure in later versions of Nine to accustom users to the changes taking place, and added the bracketed reminder for differentiation.
The items you mentioned are a mixture of such items and a few others that are more than just accessories.
Accessories:
Apple DVD Apple Video player Graphing Calculator QuickTime Player Network Browser Simpletext Sherlock 2
Security is a Folder containing two files concerning Apple File Security Utilities is a folder containing Disk First Aid, Disk Copy etc.
Obviously, if you play neither DVDs nor Videos then bin these items with impunity.
If you're not into advanced calculus, then ditto Graphing Calculator,
However, if you need a quick look at JPEGs then QuickTime Player can be handy.
If you only have the PowerBook as a standalone, then bin Network Browser.
Simpletext has been superseded by the very capable text editor, TextEdit, so by all means trash Simpletext.
Sherlock 2 in Ten is once more a Web searching tool and Find File is now incorporated into the window's toolbar or at the behest of Command+F.
It is now tidier to store Applications within the Applications folder as opposed to simply anywhere on your hard disk, and Utilities now resides within the Applications folder. In Ten Finder is now a true applications and can be force-quit as any other running application. So go and Trash any application that you never use and free up the space.
No dragons are likely to stir after you have had your killing spree!
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