<quote who="Michael Shaw"> > > On Monday, June 16, 2003, at 03:47 PM, JW Holmes wrote:
>> 1. Is this machine adequate for OS 10.2 ), and will it give me >> performance comparable to what I have with OS 9.2.2? > > I would say absolutely yes. I agree, it may not feel quite as snappy as OS9, but it feels just as fast, you'll see what I mean when you use it. Having a supported video card will make the interface much more responsive. >> >> 2. I am currently a subscriber to the Xpostfacto tech forum and I do >> read >> the post relative to my machine. There does appear to be some issues >> that >> you have to live with such as no sound control for external speakers. > Eh ??? No wonder my CDs won't play with iTunes.... The system wide sound control does not work, but the sound controls for each app work perfectly. iTunes works just fine on our machines. >> >> 4. I have an apple laserwriter select 360, will I lose the use of this >> printer in 10.2? > I can't figure out how to find my LaserWriter Select 360 under OS > either. > Has anyone been able to do this ??? The LWS 360 is compatible with OSX, however, you will need to get an Ethernet to LocalTalk bridge (like the Dayna Etherprint). OSX doesn't support any form of networking over the serial ports. I think Asante still makes one of these, but they are getting rarer. >> >> 6. Is OS 10.2 more or less reliable than 9.2.2 on these ( 9600) >> machines? > Rock solid. No crashes, no freezes, no problems. Much more reliable. OSX is a *NIX, enough said. I will routinely go weeks without having a system crash or freeze. My machine runs 24/7. My girlfriend has had only two system freezes over the last 7-8 months. Here's gets shutdown everynight. >> 7. Are there any gotcha issues that I show be aware of for converting >> to 10.2? > You will love it. You'll need to take time to get used to it, OSX is a bit different, but once you get around to using it on a daily basis, OS9 will be good for nothing more than raising your blood pressure. A gotcha is that since this is a *NIX system, it does some housecleaning around 3am. If you shutdown your machine at night, download a copy of MacJanitor so that those scripts will run during the day, otherwise your machine might start to slow down after a few months. -- Unsupported OS X is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Unsupported OS X list info <http://lowendmac.com/lists/unsupported.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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/unsupportedosx%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
