I'm not even sure I have the right html in order to post to this forum, but assuming that I do, here's my two-cents' worth on the Appleworks thread: About two months ago, I upgraded my old iMac to a new iMac G4 (flat panel display) running OS X. It came with Appleworks (hereafter AW) 6.2.7. I rely a great deal on macros; after two weeks or more of searching and fumbling, I discovered that AW 6.2.7 no longer has macros. Not only that, the OS X interface for my Epson printer was at least two steps backward. I could no longer print front-and-back, and just telling the printer to print black instead of color and in draft (saving ink) took three different windows instead of the old one window.
Long story short: I figured out how to reinstall my old AW 6.04, running under OS 9 (now known as "Classic") and everything I needed was restored. Moral: new is not always better, and -- with due respect -- I really don't understand those folks who can't wait to download (at considerable expense of time) the very latest version of everything. When I get a system that works, I want to stick with it; I don't want to spend all my time tinkering with software and figuring out how to use it. One last comment, going back to my opening sentence: I have printed out all the various info sent me when I joined this group, and in going over what I printed out, I find all sorts of info about subscribing, unsubscribing, finding lists, finding out who's subscribed, retrieving files, etc. -- but nowhere am I told how to reply to a post or start a new thread. I have only tried that once, and my "post" never got a reply, so I guess I went to the wrong place. In any event (assuming this one goes to the right place), wouldn't it be good to make sure new subscribers know how to join in? Kind regards to all, Nolan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.math.louisville.edu/pipermail/macgroup/attachments/20040328/6516c24f/attachment.html
