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Summary: Is this perfection?
Review: Mac OS 10.1 was flawed. Very flawed. It was basically the beta test for ironing out 10.2. Why didn't the call 10.2 10.1? This is great, and the aqua interface is velvety soft. Why don't icons always look this great? I have never, ever crashed 10.2, and I do everything that is not recommended for it. I open up 4 web browsers and Sherlock and the OS glides through the applications. This is the best OS I have ever seen, and Windows has yet to top even 10.1.
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Summary: A Must-Have for modern G3-G4 Macs.
Review: OS X 10.2, code-named Jaguar, is a must have upgrade for modern Macs. While OS X was perhaps a little to sluggish on my rev.A iMac, on my iBook 700, it has become my computing home. Yet, there were shortfalls in the initial versions of OS X. Features and polish that I was accustomed to, being a Mac user since Version 6, were lacking. Jaguar makes OS X complete. Performance, functionality and user interaction are up to the level one expects from Apple.
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Summary: Really really really really great...
Review: If you like this sort of thing, it's the best. I don't know what else to say. I end up sitting infront of the computer a lot, and this product makes that time very tolerable...maybe even fun at times. I've had a few periods where I didn't restart the computer for many MANY weeks at a stretch. Always reliable, rock solid...and I mean TRULY. When it comes to stability, reliablility, predictability, etc...to the point where the user notices they are much more relaxed during their time in front of the thing...no other (consumer-type) OS does the things this one does.
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Summary: Rock Solid.
Review: Mac OS X Jaguar is a heavy duty operating system... Fun, too. : )
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Summary: Nothing better
Review: Jaguar is awesome. I can't wait for Panther.
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Summary: Stop fussin about price.
Review: You get what you pay for and Apple has always been the leader in the new and the latest. In my opinion the reason why no 'upgrade' price of 10.2 was released was from a widely published [upgrade] that made the free 10.1 packet you could get at any Apple reseller a full install. Apple is a business, bunissess make money. Enough said. Stop complaining and take the time to LEARN something for a change instead of belly acking about how this isnt OS 9.
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Summary: Much faster than 10.1
Review: Jaguar is significantly faster than 10.1 and takes advantage of hardware acceleration for some systems, including the Powerbook DVI I'm writing this on. I am hearing-impaired and was glad to see that there are options for disabled users -- being able to have the screen flash so that I don't have to have my hearing aid on to know I'm being beeped at is a plus.Jaguar also has a more plasticky look to some of its interface components, such as some toolbar buttons and list menus. It does not, however, include that updated slick look on window close/min/max buttons or scroll bars, but I've improved this with a thirdparty theme. Menu Extras don't work in Jag without a thirdparty utility that, fortunately, is free. Such inconsistencies are relatively minor and hopefully will continue to clear up in the future. Rumor has it that 10.3, Panther, will include further speed boosts. Areas that could stand improvement are its inclusion of Internet Explorer as the default browser (fortunately, far easier to remedy on Macs than Windows; just drag it to the trash after you've used it to download your browser of choice -- with the thirdparty Pinstripe theme, Mozilla looks great on my desktop); the Terminal client could use better ANSI color emulation, though relatively few users will find that a problem; the number of built-in color schemes is limited to just the standard scheme and to a Graphite scheme that's designed for graphics artists; and the built-in firewall needs a friendlier interface. This can be fixed with thirdparty utilities, but unfortunately, the good ones aren't free. Still, 10.1 is a very good operating system -- it's rock solid, and doesn't have the antitrust and security problems of a certain other OS. I don't have any major gripes with the system, and I love being able to make full use of the BSD subsystem that's hiding underneath and many users don't even know about. With the Developer Tools installed, I can even compile the vast library of GPLed Unix software out there. If you are in the market for a computer and have the cash, get a new Mac (you'll get Jaguar with it.) If you have 10.0 or 10.1, go and upgrade. Now.
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Summary: Outstanding operating system
Review: I'm a 20 year PC veteran who recently bought a Mac PowerBook. I'm running Windows XP Pro on my other machines, but am finding OS X is more stable, has a cleaner interface, and is simpler to work with when installing software and hardware. I'll probably switch totally to Mac over the next year, assuming more software becomes available. Note that OS X is built around a Unix-core, which to me is a big plus. What a pleasant surprise to not have to deal with the Windows registry and never-ending driver issues.
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Summary: The OS upgrade that made me love OS X
Review: Having bought an iBook this past summer, I was hesitant, to say the least, to toss out more money to buy an OS upgrade from 10.1 to 10.2. The logic in my mind was that it was a ".1" upgrade, as many of my Window-only friends like to tell me. I figured it would be somewhat like upgrading from OS 7 to OS 8, giving me a slightly faster and more stable computer. Indeed, my friends, I was wrong. Just as Mac OS 10.1 sped up from the previous OS (10.0),OS 10.2 increased the interface's "snappiness" drastically. The greatest of all improvements in the entire OS is the new idea of "Quartz Extreme." By utilizing the computer's videocard (must be 16 MB or higher, though) to render the GUI, the CPU has an enormous task taken from it, allowing for the system to run much, much more quickly than any other OS before it. The Beauty of OS 10.2 goes beyond that. From the new Mail application which filters junk mail to the new search bar added into the file-system browser, OS 10.2 allows users to be much more efficient with their time on the computer. The new software which Apple and other companies are releasing for OS 10.2 make life in general more productive. iCal allows for users to better manage their time. The new address book is more intuitive, allowing for quicker access to the need information. Safari, Apple's new web browser for 10.2 is beautiful. Rendering pages at speeds much faster than any other browser, it makes waiting for websites to load a painless process. Indeed, Mac OS 10.2 is THE OS that brought me into love of the world of the modern, UNIX-based OS line. I had decided for a while to go back to using OS 9 because of my dislike for OS 10.1. However, 10.2 showed me that X is the choice when it comes to operating systems. Mac OS 10.2 is not only the flagship of the Apple OS line; it is also the flagship of of all OSes in existence.
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Summary: Limited Software
Review: OSX may have new bells and whistles but watch out. A lot of Mac software works poorly or not at all. I am very annoyed that half my programs don't work. I'm reinstalling OS 9.
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