Advantages: Everything Disadvantages: Not much at all
...with your slightly less solid Mac and going over to the Dark Side is something Apple do not want you to do. We've been waiting for X (pronounced Ten!!) for months, years, almost since the last one was released.
And here it is, in a workable state. In March, I think, OS X 10.0 was released. People loved it. It worked fast, it worked well. But not fast or well enough. There were missing features, and lots of them. Such as burning CD's, DVD playback, ... ...up about 90% of the Mac using population, Illustrator's new version (10) is carbonised, along with InDesign 2 and Macromedia's FreeHand 10.
Making a Cocoa applications is a lot more difficult for developers and requires a huge rewrite to go in to it. OK, I say huge, but that's only for huge apps. Most developers will use Carbon for a while, as it is easier to write for, and will be supported by OS 9 users. OS 9 users can not open Cocoa applications, ...
bigbtommy 18.11.2001
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Advantages: stability, speed, ease of use, graphics Disadvantages: no probs
...public beta of Apple's "features-packed" Mac OS X (pronounced as OS Ten) proves how Apple Computer's "revolutionary development"-slated for release around early next year-combines new applications, ease-of-use and a brand new interface, Aqua.
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The Aqua interface keeps the user informed of the activity status on his Mac with continuous visual feedback. Aqua (meaning water) brings the Mac to life with colour, depth, translucence ... ...much more intuitive.
The Mac menu bar remains intact along the top of the screen, and at first glance most windows look like traditional Mac windows. But a closer examination reveals a host of artistic touches that makes it better than the best. Aqua's blue progress bar undulates as it moves across the screen. Brightly coloured sliders stand out against window's silver backgrounds. Even scroll bars look like fragile blue-glass objects.
Fire your ...
aod 26.03.2001
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...take for granted. Long time Mac users can take heart in the fact that you can use the system without ever touching the terminal, it's just a nice extra feature for the geekier among us.
Apple's email application is wonderful, it's not very flashy, but it does exactly what a mail program should do, without trying to be everything else at the same time. The same applies to the other included programs, they all work well without carrying unnecessary ... ...pleasant experience, provided you buy hardware that is supported by OS X, there should be no problems getting it working, I added a second graphics card, and when the machine had finished booting, I had dual display, without having to do any configuration or driver installation, all I had to do was set the display mode and position the screens.
with 10.1 I had one or two quibbles, viewing the contents of directories could be incredibly slow if you ...
Secret_vampire 29.05.2003
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Advantages: Ease of use fantastic software support easy on the eye Disadvantages: Can't utilise Outlook Express
...saying that I am a Mac fan. (Although having been to the Expo at Islington, I should probably downgrade that to 'keen', rather than fan - it was something akin to being at a Star Trek convention, I should imagine, never having been to one - really - promise!)
And I had been a little timid about upgrading from the old OS 9, on my 2 year old iMac. But, he who dares - that and the opportunity to borrow the cd from someone who had recently purchased ... ...here are the results.
The Mac OSX beats the Mac OS9 hands down.
End of story.....or it would be, if not for a couple of problems.
As you may or may not know, both Operating Systems can be run on the same computer.
This is actually incredibly handy. Although you have to restart the computer to jump into each system, it does give you the luxury of easing yourself in to Mac OSX.
Which is something that has to be done, because it is very different.
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stevesingh 30.01.2003
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Advantages: Aqua interface, Stability, features, control Disadvantages: Requirements, Changes to things current users are used to
...be a change for current Mac users. The new OS will probably also have a permanent logon interface, which will be impossible to turn off. The new OS also features things such as a windows-like task manager, and the windows-like bar at the bottom, which shows all open windows. In fact, OS X could be described as 'Windows done right'. As well as there behind the scenes changes, there is the new Apple interface, code-named Aqua. (For pictures of this, ... ...definate improvement. One other thing with OS X - the system requirements. The new OS requires a G3 with 64MB of RAM, which excludes all 604 owners (or 603e owners like myself). All owners of iMacs should be fine however. Overall, it is a worthy update to one of the most user-friendly OSes in existance, one that i'm looking forward to. When I get my G4. ...
the1 18.07.2000
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Advantages: Too many to write Disadvantages: Urr.. none!
...Before I bought my mac I had only used one once so there was a bit of a risk that I wouldn't be able to use the OS, how wrong was I! I was on the net on the first day of use and I have yet to this day been taught anything new about the OS.
I think that by the end of next year, it will be Windows that is the minortity operating system and people will say Tiny who?
Long live Apple! ...
kmander 19.07.2000
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Advantages: Smooth, sesmless and beautiful Disadvantages: May take some getting used to after windows
...operationg system.
Initial Impressions
mac OS X is neat, and hassle free. Rather than a start menu the majority of your programmes are held in a dock, with picture icons for identification. The dock can be hidden or pinned to the page, allowing you further manouverability. The finder option is similar to windows explorer allowing you to organise your files and folders neatly and within easy access.
A number of shortcuts allow easy window cascading, ... ...support is ample for the Mac operating System.
Comparisons To Windows:
Whilst windows XP may be a fair piece of software for people learning to use a PC Mac OSX are for those who prefer style and swift functioning. it is also very rare for the mac Operating System to crash, so you're unlikely to receive any blank blue screens and the tragedy of hours of work down the drain. Disadvantages:
The only true disadvantage i have come across is that becaue ...
Bikkit 31.05.2004
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...needed boost to workflow, my Mac has not crashed since I installed OSX. When I used to work in OS9 I was forever backing up, re-installing, running Norton Utilities and pulling my hair out. OSX has relieved the complicated procedures and provided a simple approach to computing which is stable and innovative. I found the interface so intuitive that I lept right into my usual workflow with hardly any disruption.
The improved, simplified networking ... ...Macs running OS9 or OSX and swap files quicker and with more stability.
Some of my friends have grumbled about having to upgrade their software, I think they forget that you can install a classic version of OS9 which will run from within OSX and allow access to OS9 software.
When I began using OSX I did so steadily collecting compliant software as I went along until I had everything I required to go completely OSX.
OSX is the Daddy! ...
mumu 23.01.2003
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Advantages: New OS 10.2 much faster, more stable, more features Disadvantages: Paying for the upgrade when I had paid for the preview and then the upgrade to 10.1
At last it is here. I saw it demonstrated at MacWorld NY in July, and it is everything they said it would be. Installation was a breeze - you have multiple options for installation under options including a clean install with archiving of all your passwords and settings! This is a really great feature, which means you don't have to merge system folders, as you did in the past. No writing down of all those settings and finding that you forgot one ... ...on 3 Macs - G4 TiPB, iBook (2001) and an iMacDV (1999). They all run much faster - noticably so on the older G3 machines. With the G4, here comes an even bigger step - that of Quartz EXTREME graphics, using the power of the G4 chip. If you though OS X was beautiful before, now is just awesome.
There are now virtually none of my legacy programmes running under classic now as I have had to heavily invest in all the new OS X software - Office, Photoshop, ...
chrisf 28.08.2002
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Advantages: stability, speed, ease of use, graphics Disadvantages: none
mac os x is the soon to be relesed advanced operation system from apple. it features a new core based on "Mach 3.0 from Carnegie-Mellon University and FreeBSD 3.2 " this will make it fast, effecient and very stable. it also allows multiprocceser, multitasking and protective memory. on top of this there are three graphics systems, openGL for 3d, PDF for 2d and Quicktime for video. there are 3 application environment to anable compatiblity with old ...
Tygier 16.07.2000
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Advantages: None Disadvantages: too many to even begin listing
Nobody should own an apple macintosh, i suggest anyone who has one throw it away, and buy a propper machine with a real operating system, like windows NT or a UNIX system, for example Linux a very common one, just not this, please dont buy Apple, just... dont do it.
I hate this os i couldnt stand it, nobody should try to, just burn it.. do anything just dont use it, even start a campaign against it ;]
So really, in summing up, just dont have an ...
Robbie 11.07.2000
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Advantages: It is easy to use Disadvantages: It is slow and crashes too much
...it is a bit slow. Anybody who uses a MAC should get a PC and use Linux which is the fastest, smoothest, and easiest to use OS there is. AND you can open loads of programs at the same time WITHOUT IT CRASHING. Nobody should buy this or use this ...
Jacob 17.07.2000
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(+) Superb screen, superior speakers, huge capacity, multiplicity of functions, brilliant photo suite (-) A new 'language' to learn and company support not as good as one would expect.
(+) Faster, good networking with other Windows machine, so far it has not crashed. (-) price, best to do a fresh install which will involve backup & restore of information
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