Re: [NTLK] OT drooling over mac

From: Martin Joseph (martyNT_at_barknaturalpet.com)
Date: Thu Jan 29 2004 - 11:45:15 PST


On Jan 29, 2004, at 6:20 AM, Sushi wrote:

>>> neither do I run X
>>> on my iMac/233. OS X is for the newer more powerful Macs.
>>
>> Au contrair. Panther will run brilliantly on your 233 imac given a
>> bunch more ram (256M min.)
>>
>> Give it a look.... although it will eat most of the 4Gig original
>> drive if you install all the language resources...
>
> Marty,
>
> I did not say that X.2/3 would not run.
>
> I, as in me, would rather run 8.6 -- 9.2 on my iMac.
>
> And likewise, 7.6 -- 9.2 on my TAM.
>
> While I like X, I love System 9 and prefer it on older systems.
>
> BTW, 7.6.1 seems very fast on my TAM.
>
> To each his own.
Very true, but don't say anything bad about Newton!!!

I have always tended to the "big box" designs over the sleek all in one
designs(except for portables :~).

I still have a powertowerpro in daily use here running Panther. Give
me more expandability and less style every time...

Marty

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