At 3:43 -0300 8/2/02, John A. Ardelli wrote: >On Thursday, August 1, 2002, at 10:57 , Amber Rhea wrote: > >> ...so is it just me, or does anyone else feel like Apple took a step >> backwards? UNIX is great and all, but... > >I don't know whether it's just you, but it certainly isn't ME. I FAR >prefer Mac OS X to ANY previous version of the Mac OS. The stability >and functionality are nothing short of remarkable IMHO.
I think that Apple did take a step backward but NOT because of UNIX. When Apple released OS X, a lot of functions that are standard in the normal Mac OS weren't in X. Since then Apple has added a few, and other companies have released programs to restore this functionality but several are still missing. Where Apple dropped the ball (again) was that all the functions that were/are available in pre-X versions should have been in X as the base system. I've added X-sounds, X-windowshade, FruitMenu, and ASM to get some functionality back. I'm still looking for something to put the Trash Can back where it belongs; DragThing is the only one I've found so far but the trash feature doesn't work in the demo so I can't evaluate it. Apple's biggest mistake was the DOCK. They tried to combine the Apple Menu, Application Menu, Control Strip, Launcher, et. al. into one application and failed miserably. I have the dock set to the smallest size and hidden, but I'd like to delete it completely. Sincerely, Dennis -- 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! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.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/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
