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Summary: One of the good ones.
Review: Mac OS X.2 (10.2 or Jaguar) is one of the sturdiest operating systems i've used. I know most pc users out-right hate Macs... I don't OSX including OSX.2 has UNIX built in. This allows great things to be done. And supports older Mac software. I can't wait for OSX.3 (Panther)... This will add more great features such as Expose, a new version of Mail, a new finder (they allow labels to be used like in MacOS/System 7 & 8), and even fast user switching. iChatAV will remake the face of instant messaging. Panther is the only way you could make Jaguar better... Panther will even come with X11 (Xfree) to allow Linux programs that use XWindows to run.
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Summary: Best OS available
Review: This is the best OS I've used, and I've used a lot of 'em
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Summary: Best Keeps Getting Better
Review: Don't be fooled. Don't join the masses. With Apple's new G5 systems, Macs blow everything else out of the water. Sure there are more Windows users than Mac users. There are also more cockroaches than humans. Does that make the cockroach a superior being? (Well, the immunity to radiation bit is in their favor.)
Jaguar is the latest release of OS X. A true multitasking operating system based on UNIX. Yes, there is a REAL version of UNIX under the hood and the hackers among you will drool over the possibilities. Apple is beginning to take advantage of the superior hardware design capabilities of the Mac with OS X.
The best part, OS X hides the UNIX underpinnings in a superior Graphical User Interface (known as Aqua.) So, if you know nothing about UNIX, don't worry, you don't have to know UNIX to use a Mac. Ease of use has been the hallmark of Macs since their introduction back in 1984.
You have the ability to create a true multi-user enviornment. Multiple userids, multiple processes running simultaneously and protected memory. This means if you have a program crash, only the one program will crash, everything else keeps going and going and going. (Sorry Energizer Bunny, I couldn't resist.)
If you are a UNIX lover, Apple provides the Terminal application which gives you full access to the UNIX kernel system.
If you are among the long-time Mac user community, you may have come to love the capabilities of OS 9 (or 8 or earlier.) Some Macs still have the ability to boot into either OS 9 or OS X. Newer Macs only allow OS X booting. If you still have programs from the days when you could boot into OS 9, you can still run many of them in "Classic" environment. Classic is an emulator, running on OS X to allow you to still run older programs requiring the older OS. Admittedly, there are programs that won't work in Classic. Mostly programs needing custom-made extensions or Control Panels may not load. Also, most of the still-existing software companies are creating native OS X versions of their programs.
If you insist on running Windows XP or 2000 or 98 or 95 or DOS, you even have the option of running Virtual PC (which, by the way, is now owned by Microsoft - think about that for a moment.)
There is also a Mac version of Microsoft's Office Suite. This allows you to exchange documents with your PC counterparts, seamlessly.
Macs have superior video capabilities and OS X takes full advantage of this.
OS X has some superior software to go along for the ride - iMovie, iDVD, iPhoto and iTunes, to name a few. These are all free.
With OS X, Mac users will be leaving others in the dust.
Superior hardware design coupled with well-thought-out software design makes the Mac environment hard to beat. Add to that the ability to use state-of-the art hardware and nothing else even comes close. Long live Mac!
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Summary: Steve Jobs & Co. have done it again!
Review: I have always been a big fan of Apple products; from using an Apple IIe in grade school, to a Mac IIsi in high school, to the very first iMac, and now to a brand-new G4 tower. Thankfully I have converted my husband as well. But when we needed a second computer in our house in addition to our iMac DV, we opted for a PC because of its lower cost. We thought it would be really great because it had XP and we'd be able to play more games on it. Bad idea. After a year and a half of use, it became so bogged down with spyware and adware that we had to reformat the hard drive twice in one week. Also, we needed to have a computer with a beefier video card than the iMac has, and unfortunately iMacs are only upgradeable in its RAM.
Frustrated, we shopped around for a new Mac to replace the iMac. This time we decided to do it right and invest in a G4 tower. We bought directly from Apple, with 10.2 Jaguar installed.
This machine works like a dream. My main problem with OS 9 was the fact that although it had the capability to setup different users on one computer, it didn't work all that well: if I set up a wallpaper on my ID, I would see it on my desktop until my husband signed on, and then I would have HIS wallpaper on my next startup. I also couldn't access all of the programs that he could, even though we were both set up as administrators. These bugs have now been fixed; when I login all of my preferences appear, and the same for my husband. Yet we can both access the same programs.
Apple has made tremendous strides in improving their computers' interfacing capabilities with PC products, and OS X 10.2 is no exception. Included in the software are 30-day trials for Microsoft Office, along with other PC products.
I could go on and on about the tremendous benefits of Jaguar, but I think it can be best summed up with this: now we are going to sell our PC instead of our iMac, and we have upgraded our iMac to run on Jaguar as well.
Go for Jaguar. It truly will simplify your life. I will never buy a PC again (except for Virtual PC for the Mac- some programs just can't be run on a Mac without this program).
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Summary: Dont Let Anyone Discourage You
Review: Some people have mentioned that Windows XP is a much better OS than the 10.2 Jaguar. I have something to say about that:The OS X Jaguar is the most stable, reliable, and initiative OS ever made from Apple. Windows XP is an Operating System for computer newbies. I personally use Linux most of the time (Slackware) but when I am not using that, I am using Windows 2000, which is a much better Operating System compared to Windows XP. Now back to the OSX Jaguar, I was very impressed with how little it crashed compared to my old OS. The email program specifically would crash very often, and the Jaguar really fixed this problem. Yay, now I have less to worry about when I get 300 pieces of spam mail in my inbox! I found the Networking capabilities with PCs a nice bonus to this OS. Apple has realized that to partially win the battle, they have learned that if they can't beat them, minutely join them! Networking the Apple and the PC together is a nice feature. Being able to share printers is also great. I was never able to do this with my other versions of Mac OS. I don't know, maybe I was too stupid to know how, but on Jaguar it was a few clicks away and I was finished. I noticed that the graphics have been upped a small notch which is also a great feature, and ofcourse I see it taking more and more advantage of my G4 every day. I recommend this OS to any extreme Mac user.
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Summary: Best Consumer OS, no question
Review: i work with windows at work, and play with mac at home. jaguar is by far the superior in so far as stability, elegance and speed. again, as with most pc vs. mac debates, aside from gamers, most end users should be fine on either platform... the difference being whether one wants to enjoy their time on their computer or struggle with the usual windows snafu's. the look and feel of jaguar is elegant and responsive. i had os x 10.1 when i first got my ibook, and i immediately noticed a snappier response when opening apps and files when i upgraded to jaguar( even though my graph card can't fully take advantage of quartz technology). the only gripes i have with jaguar and os x is the difficulty in personalizing the desktop and general look of the os (although like i said, the default look is excellent). there are ways around this, although the hacks and apps are endorsed by apple, so do so with caution.
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Summary: XP's a Joke compared to Jaguar
Review: OS X is supierior in every way to anything Windows has to offer. I've been running 10.2 since released last August and have had zero, thats right, zero crashes. I'm forced to work with various flavors of Windows, including XP and none can compare. Stability, ease of use, cutting edge technology, true plug and play (unlike Windows plug and pray). Why would you choose anything else? I don't feel excluded or left out. I feel empowered by a computer that does everything I can think of and more.
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Summary: It's amazing!!
Review: This OSX upgrade is much faster and much more stable then 10.1, or even system 9. Everything is plug and play, it never crashes, and it is light years ahead of anything microsoft has to offer. If you are new to computers or an expert that wants a Unix machines, OSX 10.2 is right for you.
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Summary: Don't be the 1%
Review: Don't be left out with what 99% of personal computer users enjoy. Stick with the mainstream. Be part of the masses. Windows XP is faster, more stable, and has more options than Mac will ever have. Why should you feel left out?
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Summary: Awesome!
Review: You simply have to see it to believe it.
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