On 10/17/01 1:01 PM, "Sandy McMurray" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Is it just me, or are you disappointed with OS X's speed? I am running >> X.1 >> on a G4/450 with 1GB of RAM. > > I just upgraded to 10.1 from 10.0.4 and I'm enjoying the speed INCREASE. No argument here, in regards to the improvements of X.1, but... > I know it's still slower than OS9 at its speediest, but when you include > freezes in OS9, when one application takes over the entire machine, I > think 10.1 is doing pretty well. True enough. OS X has yet to crash on me, as a whole; no fabled "kernel panics" yet. > That's not to say there's no room for improvement. The big memory hog > seems to be window drawing/redrawing. Major hunks of memory are being > used to keep track of where each pretty pixel and dropshadow are, so > they will look nice when I (slowly) move one window around the screen. And therein lies the problem; innocent little UI functions that slow down the user experience :-/ Also, key commands for Finder functions, not to mention contextual menus, are sorely under utilized. > I expect two things will speed up OS X: > - future improvements to memory management and Quartz rendering As I mentioned, vis a vie(sp?) developer code being removed. > - ever-faster and more powerful hardware Well, that's a given. Surely my G4/450 should be able to accommodate OS X, easily. With 1GB of RAM, I wonder if OS X even bothers with virtual memory? GG -- Mac Canada is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Shop Canadian, visit Mantek Services <http://www.mantek.mb.ca> Low Prices That Will Keep YOU and Your MAC Smiling Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac Canada info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-can.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/mac-canada%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
