At 4:27 PM -0600 4/19/02, Gordon Neault wrote: >My browsing experiences are very fast on OSX with IE, as usual I suppose >the good folks at Wired (where the story originates) relied on the usual >Apple bashers. As for comparison, I have a very well optimized AMD950 box >running XPpro right beside my "slower" Mac. >Web browsing in OS9 on the QuickSilver is also speedy, but I miss the >stability of OSX every time I switch back, especially with a browser. If a >page or website ever gives me the slightest grief it's Force Quit and >restart, takes about 5 seconds flat, and my history is there right where I >left it. I love it. And there are a lot of browsers out there besides >Internet Explorer, and to a man they're faster than Microsoft's offering. >Take your pick. > >The only thing I would add to the buying discussion is that LaCie has a >very nice USB bus-powered floppy drive that my local CompuSmart sells for >$84. Floppies are not supported in OSX so you will have to boot into OS9 >to get at them.
Are you sure that floppies aren't supported under X? A number of people are using USB floppy drives in X and there has just been a driver released that works with floppy drives in beiges and wallstreets, etc. That being said, a hub and ethernet or a cross-over cable might be a better way to exchange files if you only have to deal with your home computer. I've been web browsing in X (IE) on a beige and it has been quite acceptable performance wise, but maybe it is an expectations thing as opposed to a usability issue. Is her heart, or company policy, set on new? Used PBs might give her a better bang for the buck Regards James ___________________________________________________________ James Sedgwick mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sedgwick & Son http://homepage.mac.com/jsedgwick/ Information System Specialists and proud Canadians -- 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
