Actually I could use a 9.2 install disk for that ocassional 9 only application. Otherwise I love 10.4.
Contact me off list if you can supply such a disk. thanks. --- Tim Collier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Lou: > > If you really want to go back to OS 9 I have > installation CD's that > I'd happily give you. I have no use for them as I > use 10.4.3 on ALL > of MY MACS. Actually most of my Macs won't even > boot OS 9. Why > you'd wish to live in the past and run an OS that > will be officially > dead (although it's not supported anymore by > Apple--sort of makes it > dead now) as of January 11th is beyond me. And in > reply to the > poster that you replied to there is a little app > called, strangely > enough, Windowshades on www.unsantiy.com that you > can download for a > nominal price and you'll have that functionality > back. OS X is a > great Operating System. 10.3 was good, 10.4 is > amazing. I have it > running on a G3 Blue & White 450 and it flies! It > boots in less than > 35 seconds from startup chime to usable desktop. > So, don't > generalize like you do below and say things like > "but do not go to > 10.4 as everything you hate about the mew UNIX Macs > is worse."....you > are so wrong. I also have it running on a G3 Indigo > iMac 400 and it > runs just as fast. Of course I did max out the RAM > on each and > upgraded the hard drives. The iMac came with a 9 > gig hard > drive....it now has an 80 gig and 512 RAM and > Airport. The Blue and > White has 1 gig RAM and 2 120 gig hard drives and a > PCI card from > Sonnet that allows it to have Airport also. All of > you people who > sit and complain about the limitations are so blind. > Have you even > tried to do a search as to upgrades? Older Macs are > SO upgradeable. > If I wanted to, I could even upgrade the processor > on the Blue & > White to a 1 gig G4...but I don't see the need as > it's quite fast and > I don't use it as my main computer. If I did, I'd > certainly do the > processor upgrade. The video card is upgradable > also......and, just > for kicks, if I still wanted to run OS 9 on it, I > still can. Only > problem there is I lose my Airport ability as the > card isn't > supported by stupid old OS 9. > Stop living in the past.....upgrade, you'll be glad > you did. That is > the entire purpose of this website and email > list--to get the MOST > out of your older systems and I just described > several ways to do > that. Oh, same things can be done for the G3 Beige > Systems. UPGRADE > and come to OS X. > > Tim > > On Jan 8, 2006, at 12:47 PM, Lou Judson wrote: > > > > > On Jan 8, 2006, at 9:34 AM, Gail Raby wrote: > > > >> > >> Am I behind the times with old stuff, or does > the brightest and > >> newest of Macs offerings still have this problem. > (I am using Mac > >> OSX, version 10.3.7) > > > > You may enjoy moving up to 10.3.9, as it does > everything a bit > > better (really!) but do not go to 10.4 as > everything you hate about > > the mew UNIX Macs is worse. > > > > Solution: Go back to OS9.1! I wish I could but new > computer > > programs will not work on it. Or keep the old one > and give up new > > things - that would be cheaper too! > > > > Why they have ro make computers look like catoons > and animated toys > > is far beyond me. I'm over fifty and appreciate > subtle elegance, > > not garish seethru plastic junk.. And the gall > they have to not > > even allow us to have a choice! > > > > I will stop before i rant, with this last comment: > Why O why do > > people who sell used computers think they have to > put the newest > > fake-O operating system on old Macs? I put a new > drive in my G4 so > > I could at least stay with 10.3.9... > > > > <L> > >> > >> I miss window shades. 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