My B&W G3/350 (448MB, 60 GB HD) is currently running OS 8.6 but I would like to upgrade to OS 9.x in order to take advantage of some software upgrades, performance improvements, etc. Before I purchase the software, which upgrade is considered the best or most stable - OS 9.1 or 9.2.1, and what are the main advantages?
Personally, I like OS 9.2.2. It includes a number of stability fixes, the faster ip stack, and a more reliable dhcp client.
The only thing I don't like about 9.2.2 is that it takes a bit more time to open Finder windows, if the folder contains lots of files and the drive is very fragmented.
Since upgrading from 8.6 to 9.2.2 in April, I have only three crash issues:
1. Sherlock's indexing function always hangs. Moot 'cause I don't like sherlock anyway, so I've turned the indexing off.
2. AOL Instant Messenger client crashes during sign-on quite often. Moot 'cause I use AIMM now (freeware).
3. Thoth (a newsreader) sometimes hangs when quitting. The soln is to delete its cache files every morning.
FWIW, - Dan.
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