on 10/23/02 8:14 AM, Aughenbaugh, W at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > It's because X is not yet 'Mac like'. In fact I'm not sure X ever will be > 'Mac like'. I got my first Fat Mac 512k in 1985. I hated it. No command > line, no keyboard shortcuts, no included BASIC, the StyleWriter was a piece > of crap, no parallel interface, the list goes on and on. But by the time I > bought my LC things had gotten better. System 7 was coming out (6.7 was > pretty good), folders were really folders, hard drives were getting bigger > and cheaper, Word 5.1 and Excel 2.2 were stable, life was good. In other > words, the slogan was true, 'The computer for the rest of us' (with money, I > add.)
The thing about OS X is, that the "elegance" that has always been the key feature of the Apple experience, is still very evident. Once you get Jaguar all set up the way you like it, and use it for an extended period of time, you realize that it is actually better, overall, than anything that came before, and perhaps better than anything else currently available. I was very leery to abandon OS 9, and it was only recently that I finally dug into OS X enough to realize that OS 9 eventually won't be needed at all. It's barely needed now in my set up, only for a very few apps.. And although I bitterly opposed Apple's decision to no longer develop OS 9, I now understand why they're focusing solely on X. OS X (Jaguar) is already good at just 2 years of age, but given another year or two at most, it is potentially marvelous. -Howie -- 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! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:supermacs@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:supermacs-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:supermacs-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lemlists.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
