Alan as always, the cool head. If all you do is photoshop work, you don't have much of a choice <grin>. I'm using the beta right now, and it's flaked on me once, but all I do is optimize for web or edit frames for movies. I really don't work heavy on the beta yet.
As far as "new features" here's the misnomer. Apple has built a new OS primarily out of known parts (save Aqua/Quartz). There's no real overwhelming feature set to induce you to change, other than better use of the underlying hardware in some instances. My gripes with OS X are limited to overall speed (I still think you need a g4 for daily use) and Carbon or Classic application support. I find that Carbon apps (and part of this is because most carbon apps are OS 9 apps to begin with) don't thread very well. So I see a spinning "black and white" too much with IE5, MS Office, and Golive. I've got a gig of RAM so the machine sure isn't paging. Some Classic apps work well, some just don't for me. OS X is more of a "moving forward" step, get on board as soon as your business case makes sense so that we can provide you with world class functionality in the future. Right now there are transition issues that most users will forget about in 5 years (I say that to the UMAX mailing list, LOL as I look at my c600 who is functional as an MP3/ FMPro server, but long in the tooth for things like. web surfing), like speed with g3s or use of Carbon/Classic applications. It's kind of silly to even discuss X in this forum, as most people here are happy or even proud they are using 3rd of 4th generation technology, and tend to get upset with Apple when a UMAX clone doesn't support the latest and greatest technology. There's a point at which THAT sort of zealotry becomes absurd. As an example, Nancy told that guy with essentially no legacy issues to worry about NOT to buy a g4, but to spend money on upgrading a used UMAX. In her case, it sounded like she had legacy peripherals that her new iMac wouldn't work with. But this guy had a Win2k box to use as a print server, with the printer being essentially the only piece of hardware that he had to co-exist with. So 2 years from now when he buys a new Palm, iPod, Scanner, external hard drive, whatever, how's he going to hook those up to his UMax with an inferior processor? Buy 3rd party firewire and USB cards? And if you're really into using a machine for 5 years to get your maximum utility, does it make sense to buy a machine that will then be 10 years old? On Tuesday, March 19, 2002, at 11:16 AM, Alan Kim wrote: > > > Alexander Hutton wrote: > > I'm not some Apple loving zealot, I use Linux, 2k and XP for a variety > of other business needs. Sounds like you're expectations have been set > too high, or you're just resistant to change. > > -------- > > For some of us Photoshop users, creating certain types of files after > the work > is finished is all that is needed. > I guess "if it ain't broke" applies to some Mac users who don't care > too much > for things to get stirred up too much for the extra bells and whistles. > I suppose there may be ways to utilize the faster processors more > efficiently > under OS-X, but I don't know enough about it. > I'm stuck at 9.1 and don't feel like I'm missing out too much. > But again, I am not familiar with all the new features with X. > Maybe it's time I become more familiar for the day when I take the > plunge with a > new Apple. > > Alan > > > -- > SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished > Drives | > Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on > Sale! | > > PowerON Computer Services <http://www.poweron.com> REPLACEMENT PARTS in > STOCK > Drives, CD-ROMs, RAM, Processors, Power Supply > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.shtml> > 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/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? 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