I think you have a fair comment there. However, I would venture that you can disable Spotlight and Dashboard in Tiger. Try this on the G3 machines, I think you may find things worthwhile.
Both can be disabled. If you disable Spotlight, you don't get any sort of search system unless you resort to "locate" on the command line.
As far as I'm concerned, the main reason to get Tiger is to get a new computer. There are improvements in the OS, but I don't see the point of paying to upgrade the OS in an existing computer. The only big drawback that I've come across in Panther is that I can't have multiple partitions on a striped volume.
Could ya make that a little more condescending? Yes, Panther ... on my Lombard PowerBook(s) and beige G3. Just because there's something newer available does not make it a necessity for productive use. To believe so is snobbery.
Research firm NPD published results on Tuesday that showed Apple as the fifth best in notebook sales at US retail stores, capturing 10.1 percent of the overall unit share. It was not present in the top five for desktops.
How odd. I mean, surely given that the iMac covers the mid-range desktop line-up that people would all want one. I mean, what could these people possibly want?
Security updates are still needed. I don't know why anyone would use it over Tiger, but many do.
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I think you have a fair comment there. However, I would venture that you can disable Spotlight and Dashboard in Tiger. Try this on the G3 machines, I think you may find things worthwhile.
Reasons for running panther:
Money ($130 per computer adds up)
Training. Tiger updated just enough to have to go through re-training users in certain tasks and Apple's inevitable changes to the UI (something else to look forward in Leopard!)
Worth. There's not much in Tiger over Panther to warrant the expense (esp. if you're on older machines and turning off spotlight and dashboard, which requires other software to achieve, as apple doesn't see fit to give you these options built-in).
Some people may find stuff in Tiger to warrant the update, but, especially when you throw out the under-the-hood stuff that a lot of consumers could care less about (or even don't know about), there's not much worth there to warrant the upgrade. If it were blazingly faster, maybe. But beyond that.....
How odd. I mean, surely given that the iMac covers the mid-range desktop line-up that people would all want one. I mean, what could these people possibly want?
of course it does, its like the most perfect machine for every user in the world, it wont be long until every other computer company is out of business and 100% of the worlds desktops are iMacs.... this article is just more proof to its roaring success.
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I think you have a fair comment there. However, I would venture that you can disable Spotlight and Dashboard in Tiger. Try this on the G3 machines, I think you may find things worthwhile.
Both can be disabled. If you disable Spotlight, you don't get any sort of search system unless you resort to "locate" on the command line.
As far as I'm concerned, the main reason to get Tiger is to get a new computer. There are improvements in the OS, but I don't see the point of paying to upgrade the OS in an existing computer. The only big drawback that I've come across in Panther is that I can't have multiple partitions on a striped volume.
Panther?
Could ya make that a little more condescending? Yes, Panther ... on my Lombard PowerBook(s) and beige G3. Just because there's something newer available does not make it a necessity for productive use. To believe so is snobbery.
Research firm NPD published results on Tuesday that showed Apple as the fifth best in notebook sales at US retail stores, capturing 10.1 percent of the overall unit share. It was not present in the top five for desktops.
How odd. I mean, surely given that the iMac covers the mid-range desktop line-up that people would all want one.
If it ain't broke, don't mess with it.
It was broke 8) -- that's why they're fixing security holes in 10.3.9 Panther.
Very minor stuff, but Apple needs to maintain it's very high reputation re: security.
It turned Wednesday in London just about 3.5 hours ago...
what are you doing up then???
He seems to be one of those 'sane' people, like how I am when I am not wiped from my job or having to show up early for my job.
LOL. I don't live in London, so it wasn't early morning for me.
Yeah. my first day of an apprenticeship at a local Mac dealership in an hour.
Wish me luck.
Security updates are still needed. I don't know why anyone would use it over Tiger, but many do.
I think you have a fair comment there. However, I would venture that you can disable Spotlight and Dashboard in Tiger. Try this on the G3 machines, I think you may find things worthwhile.
Reasons for running panther:
- Money ($130 per computer adds up)
- Training. Tiger updated just enough to have to go through re-training users in certain tasks and Apple's inevitable changes to the UI (something else to look forward in Leopard!)
- Worth. There's not much in Tiger over Panther to warrant the expense (esp. if you're on older machines and turning off spotlight and dashboard, which requires other software to achieve, as apple doesn't see fit to give you these options built-in).
Some people may find stuff in Tiger to warrant the update, but, especially when you throw out the under-the-hood stuff that a lot of consumers could care less about (or even don't know about), there's not much worth there to warrant the upgrade. If it were blazingly faster, maybe. But beyond that.....Reasons for running panther:[LIST=1][*]Money ($130 per computer adds up)
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Family Pack $199.00 for 5 systems is not that bad.
How odd. I mean, surely given that the iMac covers the mid-range desktop line-up that people would all want one.
of course it does, its like the most perfect machine for every user in the world, it wont be long until every other computer company is out of business and 100% of the worlds desktops are iMacs.... this article is just more proof to its roaring success.