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post #41 of 71
11/12/01 at 10:16pm
I've been in OS X 99% since 10.0.4, booting into 9 for Oni once every few weeks, or to print at photo quality (the OS X Epson driver couldn't do that without introducing lines until 10.1). I only have to start Classic for AGFA ScanWise, and I'm looking forward to eliminating that.

10.1 is getting awfully close to done. I'm heartened by something Andrew Welch said on the MacNN boards: There's room yet for another speed boost on the order of 10.0 -> 10.1. By spring OS X should be in full blossom. :cool:
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post #42 of 71
11/12/01 at 10:25pm
I'm using it 95% of the time. My two remaining holdouts are VPC and SPSS. I'm moving to R for my statistical needs (I think; the learning curve is pretty steep) and once I do, I won't need VPC except to transfer docs to and from my Psion (VPC test drive doesn't support USB).

Now if I could stop using classic all together I'd be ecstatic. I swear it takes about 5 minutes to launch on my ibook 500 (384 megs). I don't know what the problem is. I reformatted my 9.2 partition all to no avail. Maybe I need to tweak some extensions? Any suggestions?
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post #43 of 71
11/13/01 at 12:43am
Been using nothing but X since the day it was released. Only booted into 9 when I wanted to play UT.
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post #44 of 71
11/13/01 at 12:53am
X exclusively on my iBook 500, installed without classic and it runs very well. I'm having great fun discovering neat shareware/freeware apps for doing day to day stuff.

If you are going the X only route then go the whole hog and do without classic, it means you HAVE to work around not having the big apps (photoshop, office e.t.c)

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post #45 of 71
11/13/01 at 1:36am
I have been using 10.1 on my iMac DV 400 with 384MB RAM since it came out, and haven't rebooted except for the updates from Apple that required it.

It has been working pretty well for me, and although it still shows some shortcomings, and is not as fast as one might like on this machine, I have been pleased with my experience. The cable modem works fine, as does my Epson printer, so there are no peripheral problems, and I use Word 98 without any problems for word processing.

What I would like to see though is a better email client. I have been using Mozilla .95, which works great, except that it is very sluggish on this machine. Mail.app always crashes on this machine (seems to work fine on some, not on others - weird), so I would like to see a client with IMAP functionality that is a little more responsive than Mozilla.
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post #46 of 71
11/13/01 at 2:07am
I'll use 10.1 100% of the time when Photoshop is full ported. I usually will just fire up Classic if it is a lite job.
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post #47 of 71
11/13/01 at 2:30am
I use Mac OS X most of the time, booting into 9.2.1 only for Office, Photoshop, FCP, printing and scanning.
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post #48 of 71
11/13/01 at 5:37am
I'm using OS X 99% of the time, and look forward to zotting OS 9 ASAP (I'm using a Rev. A Tangerine iBook, and I haven't upgraded the drive from its measely 3GB default) to make way for more room on my system. If only my Que! USB burner was supported under OS X, then I'd really be in business...
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post #49 of 71
11/13/01 at 6:26am
I use OS X.1 about 90% pf the time. The only thing hlolding me back are a couple of games. Like...Elite Force (which is carbonzed but the patch isn't out yet), Rogue Spear and Total Annhilation. Also I prefer to use my soundblaster under 9 and photoshop.

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post #50 of 71
11/13/01 at 6:36am
I've been using OS X nearly 100% since DP4. I messed up my OS 9 partition when I installed DP4, and being lazy I could never be bothered to reinstall it until OS X 1.0 came out.

I have OS 9 installed on my iBook, but have never used it - except for when it booted into OS 9 when it first started up.

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post #51 of 71
11/13/01 at 8:04am
Been using OSX since Beta and have booted less and less into OS9 with each passing week. Now the only time that I boot into OS9 is to clear out trash whenever I can't get rid of it in OSX due to permissions issues

Is it just me or does OS9 feel somewhat 'fragile' when you are running it instead of OSX? Anytime I run it I feel like it is going to lock up on me at any time.
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post #52 of 71
11/13/01 at 9:12am
I only boot 9 to play Diablo II and Deus Ex, the first is getting carbonized so that will be fixed soon [along with StarCraft] and the second never will be but I'll get over it. OS X rules, to be productive I boot into it, to play two games I use 9.
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post #53 of 71
11/13/01 at 9:24am
Been using X since DP 3. But switched to it full time at OS X final. X.1 was when I really appreciated my resolve to use X full time (and when I loaded it to my iMac).
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post #54 of 71
11/13/01 at 3:30pm
Switched to X full time* last Sept, when I got home from Paris with the Beta still hot in my hands.

* excluding UT.
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post #55 of 71
11/13/01 at 3:59pm
I got a digital audio g4 466 with 640mb of ram and used os x.1 ever since it arrived (and betas) i only do casual downloading of mp3s n such also browsing. I really wish Photoshop was carbonized though and dreamweaver, i guess that is the only thing that stoped me from trying to learn to use photoshop more. Also X.1 crashed only once on me for i have no idea reason. Other than that i havent had to restart because of crash or wahtever, only installing itunes 2, new HD, updates..
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post #56 of 71
11/13/01 at 4:17pm
10.0 %80
10.0.1 %85
10.0.2 %90
10.0.4 %99
10.1 %100


But I need my Photoshop! Classic sucks.
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post #57 of 71
11/13/01 at 4:23pm
This morning I did a clean install of OS X, sans OS 9, and I am currently running X-native apps only.

But, that's only because for the next three months I will only be surfing the Net, and using Office X. And hopefully, if occasion arises, I will not need to manipulate images beyond the capabilities of GraphicConverter ( or that Photoshop will be out by late January)...

I'm thrilled to have not-installed Classic, but if it wasn't for a busy, law-school addled schedule, I would still use 9.2.1 occasionally.
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post #58 of 71
11/13/01 at 4:46pm
I use it as much as I can but I need sometimes to go back on 9.2.1 for Photoshop, Quark use... also Toast can't burn with my QPS QUE! 12x10x32x firewire so I need OS 9.

I forgot, games like Unreal Tournament and Diablo2LoD require me to use 9.2.1

90% of time on 10.1.1 and I will probably use MacOS X server soon too. (all at home)
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post #59 of 71
11/13/01 at 7:49pm
Once I get some ram (only have 64 MB!) in this beeyatch I'm puttin 10.1 on it and runnin!
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post #60 of 71
11/14/01 at 4:45pm
Been using it exclusively since it was released march 24th. I use w2k and nt all day at work and get really sick of dealing with all the issues when I'm home. Still have my xp box for games, but that's about it. just bumped my pismo memory to 640 and it hums...
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post #61 of 71
11/14/01 at 6:02pm
[quote]Originally posted by Amorph:
<strong>I only have to start Classic for AGFA ScanWise, and I'm looking forward to eliminating that.</strong><hr></blockquote>

The current beta of ScanWise X works fine for me.
Why don't you use it Amorph?
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post #62 of 71
11/14/01 at 7:08pm
Now that SCSI-Helper is out, I will be using X almost exclusively. Have not booted into 9 in almost a month (except to burn discs).

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post #63 of 71
11/14/01 at 8:53pm
I would love to use OS X full time but:

a) I need FinalCut Pro
and
b) OS X won't start up on it's own yet

When I get those two I'll be able to use it exclusively.
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post #64 of 71
11/14/01 at 10:33pm
[quote]Originally posted by crawlingparanoia:
<strong>I would love to use OS X full time but:

a) I need FinalCut Pro
and
b) OS X won't start up on it's own yet

When I get those two I'll be able to use it exclusively.</strong><hr></blockquote>

It won't start up on its own? I have an imac running os x by itself, and it starts up fine.
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post #65 of 71
11/14/01 at 11:06pm
I had been using it exclusivley since the original public beta, but I have gotten so frustrated with its slowness and overall lack of being finished. Perhaps its my older rev d iMac, but in any event. I have rediscovered my love for the Mac in 9.2.1. Looks like OS9 til I get a new Mac whenever that is.
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post #66 of 71
11/15/01 at 12:51am
I wish I could use X all the time but I find I work faster in 9 when using PS, dreamweaver/flash. I also like Entourage better than Mail.

At first I didn't like OSX at all. Everything was so different and I didn't know where everything was but now I love it! I hate going back into 9 but time is money.
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post #67 of 71
11/15/01 at 5:27am
Full time with Photoshop/Golive in classic but printing/scanning/digital camera in native Os X mode for the first time with the X.1

I fear I will have to boot in OS 9 to view a DVD on my TV though... <img src="graemlins/hmmm.gif" border="0" alt="[Hmmm]" />
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post #68 of 71
11/15/01 at 6:01am
I will be using 10.1 on my ibook to come 100%.

But on my g4 533 we can't because Quark is not native, there is no ATM to group fonts, no photoshop, and no outlook express right now.

On the imac I have 9.2.1 installed because my dad doesn't know osx and he needs his smartmedia ZiO adapter to work.
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post #69 of 71
11/15/01 at 6:13am
Wow, I'm feeling really guilty right now! I have to admit I use 9.2 most of the time. I go into X for a day or 2, but for some reason I end up going back to 9 and forgetting about 10. I'm not even sure why that is exactly...

I'll boot into X today and see how long I can keep it there...
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post #70 of 71
11/15/01 at 10:13am
I've been using 10.1 exclusively while running Outlook Express, PhotoShop and GoLive in Classic with 10.1 apps for everything else.

My iMac has been running 10.0.4 since the patch came out and up until yesterday it had been up for 146 days. Late last night in a fog I accidently restarted it while trying to put it to sleep via the Apple menu. (grrrr) time to upgrade it to 10.1 now.

My iBook has been restarted once since the intro of 10.1 (to apply the 10.1.1 patch). Sleep is so cool. My iBook sleeps sometimes 7 hours before I remember to plug it in.

Unfortunately, 10.1.1 has made classic apps pretty flakey. They quit unexpectedly without killing the Classic.app and they won't stay open when clicked on again. Takes several tries to start the os9 app again. Please Adobe ship GoLive and PhotoShop NOW!!!!
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post #71 of 71
11/15/01 at 10:54am
[quote]The current beta of ScanWise X works fine for me.
Why don't you use it Amorph?<hr></blockquote>

Because I wasn't aware that it existed.

Thanks for the tip.
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