Guest guest Posted December 24, 2005 Report Share Posted December 24, 2005 Wait a year or so for when the Mac OS is ported to Intel hardware. Then prices for hardware and software should be much cheaper. > > >Virtual PC...is definitely not glitch free. It also isn't cheap.< > > My gripe with Mac products is that they are none of them cheap, compared to PC > hard- and software. I guess I've been lucky with Virtual PC, but never tried it > with my Ultra meter. Someday the spirit may move me and I will see what > happens. > > Dianne > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Yahoo! for Good - Make a difference this year. > http://brand.yahoo.com/cybergivingweek2005/ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 25, 2005 Report Share Posted December 25, 2005 My main concern is with my genealogy software. I use Family Tree Maker, and they stopped updating the Mac version years ago. It still runs on OS 9, which is on my computer along with OS 10, but I'm sure they won't keep on putting in in. I don't know what I'll do next time I get a new Mac. Sue > > Oh Drat!!! I have a lot of expensive software on my G-5, Quark, > Illustrator, > Photoshop, to mention a few... I also still run some programs in OS 9, > that > work just the way I like them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 25, 2005 Report Share Posted December 25, 2005 >Can't you use multiple Os's on a Mac?< Hi Rob, I am already using OS 9 and OS 10. I have some older programs (OS 9) I am very fond of and which work more to my taste than the new ones. My concern is that the use of entirely different microprocessors may invalidate a lot of my expensive software. I don't think they dare invalidate OS 10 software, but once Intel microprocessors are phased in, I'm not so sure about OS 9. Sure I can use two operating systems now, but three? It's a struggle already to keep updating the software I use for graphic design. I can't risk falling too far behind. Dianne __________________________________ Yahoo! for Good - Make a difference this year. http://brand.yahoo.com/cybergivingweek2005/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 25, 2005 Report Share Posted December 25, 2005 >I love OS X, especially that it finally gives the Mac a command prompt.< Hi , Tastes differ. I'm not even sure what a command prompt is, which no doubt demonstrates my luddite propensities. Or perhaps our preferences depend on the programs we commonly use. I do graphic design and I prefer OS 9 programs for some of the documents I create. In OS 10, many of the bells and whistles I enjoyed have been eliminated in favor of things I consider useless. YMMV. Dianne __________________________________ Yahoo! for Good - Make a difference this year. http://brand.yahoo.com/cybergivingweek2005/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 26, 2005 Report Share Posted December 26, 2005 What is a command prompt? I'm glad I'm not the only one who doesn't know. Sue >> I love OS X, especially that it finally gives the Mac a command >> prompt.< > > Hi , > > Tastes differ. I'm not even sure what a command prompt is, which no > doubt > demonstrates my luddite propensities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 26, 2005 Report Share Posted December 26, 2005 > What is a command prompt? Hi, I only know it's something I need for updating a medical device that I use to check my ionized calcium here at home. If you have a PC, it will be under " all programs " , then " accessories " . I'm about as computer illiterate as it gets, but I finally saw something in this thread that I've used. ROFL. in OH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 26, 2005 Report Share Posted December 26, 2005 You know that you could install linux or Free BSD on your computer and be a UNIX guy all the time! I am using SUSE with Mozilla and no longer have that blue screen of death. My son was trained on UNIX systems and got my husband interested in them. Joe is self taught and all our computers have different linux systems now. I am staid and stay with the regular releases, Joe is always downloading the Beta releases and then sending feedback. Helen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 26, 2005 Report Share Posted December 26, 2005 >What is a command prompt? I'm glad I'm not the only one who doesn't know.< Bless you, Sue! I feel a whole lot better. How does one access a command prompt, ? I've used them on PCs but never on a Mac. I like to use keyboard commands to save my mouse hand/wrist, so I'm ready to learn something new. Hugs, Dianne __________________________________ Yahoo! for Good - Make a difference this year. http://brand.yahoo.com/cybergivingweek2005/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 27, 2005 Report Share Posted December 27, 2005 One good thin about the current Mac OS X is that it is the Mac OS laid on top of Free BSD or some other varient of Unix. Thus, it has all the convenience of the Mac OS, and all the power of Unix. > > You know that you could install linux or Free BSD on your computer > and be a UNIX guy all the time! > > I am using SUSE with Mozilla and no longer have that blue screen of > death. My son was trained on UNIX systems and got my husband interested > in them. Joe is self taught and all our computers have different linux > systems now. I am staid and stay with the regular releases, Joe is > always downloading the Beta releases and then sending feedback. > > Helen > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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