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It has always been my tradition to run one OS behind the current version. Many people do this, and with good reasons. If you depend on your machine, you don't want to trash a hard drive with a buggy install. Now, I'm not saying OS X is going to be buggy when it is released this weekend; all I know is it'll be improved by the time it is OS X 10.1 (which is the nomenclature I understand that will be used to denote future OS revisions). A couple weeks ago, I took the plunge and upgraded my venerable G3/300 Beige desktop from Mac OS 8.6 to 9.0.4. I haven't yet updated to 9.1, but I will probably do it in a week or two. As many others have reported, OS 9.0.4 is a little unstable, and some of your applications will break under it from the update. I had to upgrade my Virex software, my MacLink Plus Deluxe document converter, and a couple of other things, but generally my normal applications survived the upgrade intact with no loss of data or functionality. What I've noticed mainly is that Netscape 4.7 crashes - hard - more often than before, but these crashes bring down the OS less often. My Wacom tablet and mousepad seems to really give Netscape 4.7 fits, and every time I use the scroll wheel, I wince in anticipation of a freeze, crash, or system error. I tried installing OS 9.0.4 at school as an experiment. It works about as well, but the district firewall essentially shuts down iDisk, iTunes, and QuickTime TV. Until they open the firewall and switch to a different proxy system, I'll have to enjoy these functions at home. I could really use that iDisk at school, though, especially when we get iMacs next year. iDisk will be the #1 way to avoid carrying floppy and Zip disks back and forth. The advantages of running one OS behind are:
If I had another G3 sitting around unused, I probably wouldn't hesitate to upgrade to the latest OS. Until then, I need to keep my machine functional and reliable. That's why my motto is, "Never go with Point-Oh." Don't forget to back up your documents, preferences, Internet
settings, and suchlike before upgrading - if not your entire drive. So
far, no disasters have befallen me, but the first time you don't do it,
you know what'll happen. Microrant: I can't tell you how stupid it is for Apple to yank old System Software from sites like Mac512.com. Do they seriously think the availability of this old system software is hurting new machine sales? Get real. If Apple wanted users to replace machines every three years, why do they build them so well they last 15 years or longer? (Well, except maybe the Power Mac 5200 and a few other Road Apples, but that was unplanned obsolescence.) All Apple is gaining is the ill will of some of its oldest and most diehard supporters, a loss it cannot afford. If you're an Apple employee reading this and your job is to tell Steve Jobs what there is on the Web this week, tell him that older Mac owners are bewildered and angered by these stupid removals of essentially historic system software files. Tell him every day. This cannot be affecting a significant revenue stream. It is beyond comprehension. Really. Just tell him. Jeff Adkins is a science teacher who isn't afraid to state his preferences in computing platforms. In his classroom he has everything from a beige All-in-One to a a G4 XServe, and they all work together nicely. He calls himself the "poster child for technology integration" in the classroom. He was the 2006 Outstanding Educator of the Year for the California Computer Using Educators (CUE) organization. He also maintains a site for astronomy teachers at www.AstronomyTeacher.com. Recent Mac Lab Reports
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