Hi all: I thought that a Switcher's opinion might be helpful here too.
I, since my introduction to computers in 1985 to the IBM PC Jr. have been using PCs. All my life everything I knew was Microsoft, IBM compatible and a Windows world for me. I took the plunge back in May with $500 on a Wallstreet 250 from an Ebay auction. That's when I officially switched. Now it did come with 9.0.4 on it, and I have since upgraded to 10.2.2. Initially I did have some problems with the OS 9, but I chalked that up to being unfamiliar with the Macintosh OS. Now, in using X.2.2, I feel at home. There was never a better field for Mac than Jaguar. It's smooth, stylish, clean and it does what ever operating system should - function without a hitch! Since installing Jaguar, NO system crashes, NO kernel panics, NO sleep of death. Every problem imaginable with a computer, I HAVEN'T had it happen to me on my Mac. And again, as so many stated before, this is not a state-of-the-art computer, even by Mac standards. I applaud the efforts of Apple to design an operating system like this. The Prince of Darkness, Bill Gates, should take a page from Steve Jobs. I will never go back to Windows, and I am currently in the process of convincing (a futile attempt) my Dad to switch. Microsoft is to computers what the Black Death was to Europe. Take care and may you and your Macintosh rock on! - John On Wednesday, December 18, 2002, at 12:11 AM, Marty Lindower wrote: >> NOT ONE single system crash? I haven't even gotten a kernal panic >> yet. It's fast, it's powerful, you can do actual multitasking. I can >> download files from the net and still surf the net and read and >> write email. > > I'd like to add to this... first; no crashes, ever. > Second, as far as multitasking, I'm running Jaguar on my home system, > a dual > 450 MHz G4. 2 days ago, I was able to: burn a CD (external SCSI > 6x4x16), > scan a hi-res slide (Epson 1660), act as an Airport base station to > share my > net connection with 2 laptops, check email and surf the net all > _simultaneously_ without a hiccup. CD burned great, scanner didn't > freeze, > net connection didn't slow down at all. I've been a Mac user since > system > 6.02, and for me, this is the best thing about X. No more "cd's > burning, go > get coffee" or "scanner's running, hold your breath and wait". I'm far > more > productive than I am on my Wallstreet running 9.2. And this is not on a > cutting edge Mac - dual 450's nice, but imagine what you could do with > a > dual 1 gig?! > > Marty Lindower > [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
