I wonder how much "upgrading" is just changing things to make them use more computing power for the same end.
I have an old MacPro 2.1 (I think), and other than having to jump though hoops to upgrade past 10.6.8, it does anything I need it to. Main problem these days is that no one updates "old" software (anything older than six months, it seems), so I get web pages that won't work, have to buy new software that does exactly the same thing the old stuff does but requires "new" OS functions. Bloatware to the max! There have been few, if any, speed increases over the last decade (or two, for that matter) -- silicon based CPUs aren't going to run over 3 GHz without liquid nitrogen cooling, and more than four or six cores and the coordinating software eats all the functional gains. Same deal with cell phones, I upgraded because Verizon is dropping CDMA/1x service and my phone was that style. A bit cranky, but a charge lasted a week of moderate use. New (used) Samsung has the be charged a couple times a day and is a royal PITA to use as a phone. Too small to use as a computer, and the keyboard was obviously designed for small children, can't seem to ever push just one key at a time with my XL sized fingers. I'm becoming an old grump. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
