I like OS 9 yes its a nice system and I remember hating osX for ages compared with os9, however it's a lot less stable than OSX. It would be nice to run it on my mac mini but I havn't heard of a way to do it, but in any case it would be tricky to get software. To be honest, since system 10.3 the performance in OSX has been good enough to negate any real reason to want to run OS9. now with 10.4 I think OSX is a vastly superior system overall. I did like the simplicity of the interface in os9, and the feel and responsiveness of it. Basically theres not really anything OS9 did that OSX doesn't now do or doesn't do (often quite significantly) better.
By the way I don't know why you write 8/9 since OS8 was a pile of crap, and shouldn't be lumped in with OS9
I almost jumped ship when I tried Linux in 1999. I was so fed up with system crashes and I was literally a week away from buying a PC with Windows/Linux. Then I got news about OS X and my faith was restored. I've never looked back since. I don't think I bothered with 10.0 - I think my first system was 10.1 and I tried to kill off OS 9 as quickly as I could.
OS 9 was terrible and unfortunately is what most PC users think Macs still run.
OS 9 was very good. It had fetures that OSX does not have such as different themes and sound for system actions, as well as the control strip. I also like the feel of the interface, because OSX seems reminiscent of windows to me. I do use OSX though, and I don't mind it, but I like OS 9 better
OS 9 was very good. It had fetures that OSX does not have such as different themes and sound for system actions, as well as the control strip. I also like the feel of the interface, because OSX seems reminiscent of windows to me. I do use OSX though, and I don't mind it, but I like OS 9 better
Well I remember different colors for control objects but no theme support out-of-the-box, it was 3rd party. OS X has themes, also offered through 3rd party tools. Same is true for system sounds. Wasn't a fan of the control strip so I'm not aware of any OS X alternatives.
While I become a Mac user late in OS 9's life (2000) I used it into Mac OS X 10.1. Then after hating the stability issues with OS 9 I began using Classic. When things froze up, and they did, only Classic would crash and not the whole system. So I used classic for most of my workflow for a while until more apps were carbonized.
OS 9 had its moments (easy to backup too) but its time has pasted and I'm glad Mac OS X is what it is today.
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OS X is, hands down, a better OS in my opinion. More robust, much more advanced for future development, and, y'know, still being developed.
By the way I don't know why you write 8/9 since OS8 was a pile of crap, and shouldn't be lumped in with OS9
On a simaler subject, does anyone know what the OS 10 would have been like? (Not OSX, OS 10, I can't remember it's code name)
anyway, anyone know about copland?
What do you want to know about Copland?
http://www.kernelthread.com/mac/oshistory/6.html
http://lowendmac.com/orchard/05/1108.html
anyway, anyone know about copland?
Copland was supposed to be OS 8, and Gershwin, it's successor, to be OS 9.
That never happened. Fortunately, OS X is far superior to what any Copland-based OS would have been by know.
Right now, OSX rules.
OS 9 was terrible and unfortunately is what most PC users think Macs still run.
OS 9 was very good. It had fetures that OSX does not have such as different themes and sound for system actions, as well as the control strip. I also like the feel of the interface, because OSX seems reminiscent of windows to me. I do use OSX though, and I don't mind it, but I like OS 9 better
OS 9 was very good. It had fetures that OSX does not have such as different themes and sound for system actions, as well as the control strip. I also like the feel of the interface, because OSX seems reminiscent of windows to me. I do use OSX though, and I don't mind it, but I like OS 9 better
Well I remember different colors for control objects but no theme support out-of-the-box, it was 3rd party. OS X has themes, also offered through 3rd party tools. Same is true for system sounds. Wasn't a fan of the control strip so I'm not aware of any OS X alternatives.
While I become a Mac user late in OS 9's life (2000) I used it into Mac OS X 10.1. Then after hating the stability issues with OS 9 I began using Classic. When things froze up, and they did, only Classic would crash and not the whole system. So I used classic for most of my workflow for a while until more apps were carbonized.
OS 9 had its moments (easy to backup too) but its time has pasted and I'm glad Mac OS X is what it is today.
I have system 8 and extension conflicts are a real pain.
The good old days of extension conflicts, I almost forgot. Nothing made one into a local mac genius quicker than resolving conflicts for new users.
I did like the ability of placing folders as tab at the bottom of the screen.