Well, maybe not the machine, but definitely with OS X. I keep reading how OS X is so fast and how it's optimized to run so great on the G4. Well, I've got 384MB of RAM, and I am not impressed. Internet Explorer takes way too long to open (compared to OS 9 version). When you open anything for the first time after installing (even opening folders) it takes forever and a day (the little spinning wheel even comes up opening folders). I installed iPhoto and it's already unexpectedly quit twice while using it. I just don't get what the big deal about OS X is. It was nice when iPhoto crashed that everything else was fine, though.
But the real kicker was when I put it to sleep, then tried to wake it up a few minutes later. Nothing happened. I tried the mouse and the keyboard. Pretty soon, the optical light on the mouse started flickering all mad-like. So, I held the power button in to shut it off, waited a few seconds, and restarted. It restarted into OS 9! Well, kind of restarted, that crashed too. It eventually started into OS 9, but there were no menue bars on the top of the screen. I could open the hard drive, system folder, control panels and change the startup disk back to OS X, then everything seemed to be fine. What happened? Does anyone live the by the belief that all new computers should just be reformatted and reinstalled before using? Thanks for letting me rant. Any help would be appreciated. - Josh __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax http://taxes.yahoo.com/ -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | SPECIAL LIST PRICES - Apple iMac CDROMs from $79.99, iMac DVD CDROMs from $99.99 3 port USB Hub $14.99, 40GB Hard Drive Upgrades $119 <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/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/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
