On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 17:59:00 -0500 (EST), [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > OS 10.3 is just unbearable to me. [...] > 5) Any Mac OS that basically has to go into an emulator mode to run > "classic" Mac programs is *not* a Mac OS
Well, no, it's not. OS X is NeXTstep with a facelift & a tummy tuck. It's not MacOS. If you note, most old Mac-hands use MacOS and Mac OS to distinguish the two. Note that all-important space. MacOS is MacOS, the classic Apple System; OS X is A Mac OS, an OS that runs only on a Mac. OS X is not Mac OS. It doesn't really pretend to be. It just looks similar. > Is there any reason why I should "stop worrying and love the bomb"? Lots. I've loved Macs since 1988 and used them a *lot* but I'd never have spent my own money on one 'til OS X, because PCs did so many things so much better. Now, with OS X, Macs have caught up. They do them as well or better than PCs. What things? 1. Multitasking. (That's utterly critical.) 2. Virtual memory that works. (It's always on, doesn't slow things down, and gives you valuable extra space. MacOS 9 doesn't really use more than 65-128M - the rest is disk cache. OS X uses the lot and you get the benefit.) 3. Networking. (With the Internet, with Unix, with PCs, with almost anything. Just works, out of the box - or mostly.) 4. Stability. (Hardware aside, OS X is rock solid. MacOS - well, you know the good thing about owning an Apple? At least *one* thing in your life will go down on you /every single day/. MacOS was far too unstable to use for anything serious. In 9.2.2 my G3 crashes regularly if I push it hard; on OS X, never.) 5. Good integral Internet support. (The apps are in places not up to Windows' sophistication - e.g. I've seen no good Livejournal clients to compare to Windows ones and my CIX online service reader for MacOS isn't nearly as good as the Windows one - but they are about a decade ahead of MacOS.) 6. Far broader range of modern apps, many free. For me, used to Windows and Linux and commercial Unix and OS/2 and many many other OSs, OS X feels like a grown-up, modern OS. MacOS feels like a /really/ impressive hack on a rather basic old 80s single-tasking system. It's amazing it works as well as it does, and yes, the GUI & Finder are still /way/ better than OS X's, but it limps along rather than flies. MacOS inspires nostalgic affection. OS X inspires respect. -- Liam Proven Home: http://welcome.to/liamsweb * Blog: http://lproven.livejournal.com AOL, Yahoo UK: liamproven * ICQ: 73187508 * MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.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/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
