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Summary: VERY ANNOYING
Review: Jaguar MAY be a sleek new OS that never crashes. It may make programs run faster. BUT I CAN'T FIND MY FILES ANY MORE! I hate trying to use Windoze computers because you have to hunt around a bizarre file structure to find your files. Jaguar gives you multiple desktops and stashes things in arcane places so that you have to use Sherlock to find them. IF I WANTED A SYSTEM I'D NEED A BOOK TO FIGURE OUT, I COULD HAVE BOUGHT A WINDOWS BOX! The whole point of Macs is they're intuitive and easy to use. If you're accustomed to Mac OS 8.x-9.x, then set aside a few days to figure this one out. It's not like upgrading from 7 to 8 to 9. It's a strange new world.
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Summary: OS JAG
Review: I finally switched over to jag from 9.2.i just love it.i can go from 9.2 to jag and back.I'm using a powerbook-speed 667-ramn 768.
I tried out the browser"omniweb".I went back to netscape 7.I think its still the best browser,and I used them all.Now back to jag.Its the best thing out there,and i,ve run them all.From macs 7.6 all the way up,including windows 95-xp.Nothing runs like a jaguar.
If you got a mac that can handle it-do it.you wont be disapointed.
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Summary: Ready for prime time, but pricing policy still odd
Review: Jaguar is the bomb, and finally truly deserves to be called the worlds most advanced OS. I'm upgrading my rating from 2 to 4 stars. minus 1 star because 1) always room for improvement, features and 2) Apple's pricing policy (basically full price for almost everybody) is puzzling in light of their earnest push to get absolutely everybody on board.
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Summary: After you get used to it, it's great!
Review: I eased into OS X with the early versions (so I had to buy OS X twice - ouch!), but 10.2 is now my production OS (mostly running Adobe's Premier and Photoshop, and MS's Office Suite). This is one stable OS - I haven't had a crash since installing Jaguar!If your a Unix (esp. a BSD) person, you'll love getting in and accessing all your old friends like "ps" and "sed" et. al. But Apple's taken all the complicated stuff (like managing permissions for example) and moved it up into the user interface. Lastly, it's a great multiprocessing system. I routinely have 7-8 applications open at once; it's easy to bounce back & forth between them. Only thing I miss are hierarchical menus (though you can get some 3rd party utilities that accomplish the same thing).
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Summary: OS 9 user who put off switching to OS X
Review: I really resisted going to OS X, but the reviews were good for 10.2.2--Jaguar--and I decided to take the plunge. I love it, even though my CD Writer (Que USB) & scanner (Umax Astra 2200) don't work with it and there are no updated drivers for these two. I can switch back to OS 9 to use them. For my printer (Epson SC 800) there is a generic driver that I downloaded.
Advice: 1) Go to Apple's web page and check the large discussion section about your peripherals to see if they are supported yet. 2) Follow directions exactly when installing the new system and keeping OS 9 on your computer. 3) Once you are using Jaguar, download "Safari" from Apple to be your browser; it is much faster than Outlook Express.
OS X is so beautiful and smooth that I will put up with the hassle with my scanner and CD writer until I get new ones. Since OS9 and OSX work side-by-side so I can use my old applications such as Microsoft Office without a problem. (I'm not going to spend the money for the new Office.)
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Summary: WOW!
Review: All's I can say is wow. I had been fearful of buying this OS, thinking that it wasn't going to work on my older powerbook. It's such a shame that I waited so long. The GUI is beautiful, the renderings are quick, and my machine hasn't been restarted in weeks. Now that apple has released so many new products at Macworld, I'm even happier. I can't wait to utilize Safari and the new iMovie, iTunes and iPhoto. If you are having any doubts about switching your OS, you should visit an apple store for an hour and try and make one of their demo computers crash. It can't be done. This is beautiful software.
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Summary: Beautiful rock solid OS
Review: I was skeptical of making the jump from OS 9, but now that I've been using OS X 10.2 for several months now, I must say I am totally impressed. It is rock solid, with a wonderful look and feel, and iTunes and iPhoto, in particular, are quite elegant and extremely useful. It recognizes your digital camera, imports the pictures easily, and provides great ways to share the photos (email, webpage, etc.). Check out in particular the "slide show" option for viewing your photos...it plays pre-selected music with the pictures (a great way to view them), or allows you to select a song of your choosing...I saw a guy do this and thought he must have spent considerable hours putting together this slide show when in fact all he did was select "slide show." Similarly, iPod syncs with iTunes flawlessly and quickly. I've also really like Entourage and use it as my default email program. Anyway, now that I've been using OS X 10.2, OS 9 looks drab to me. If you're hesitating...don't. Make the move -- you won't regret it.
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Summary: A New Perspective on Mac OS
Review: I am a recent switcher to the Macintosh platform, I, like many of the reviewers, have used Microsoft and various other OS. I have used MS OS since DOS. I must say that Jaguar is a beautiful OS, and to add to the beauty is the UNIX core that lies underneath. However it is a bit sluggish even on G4 machines, when compared to Apples previous OS9. I have an 800 MHz Titanium PowerBook with 512MB of RAM. The CPU get eaten up by intense applications, moreso than it did when using OS9 with those same applications. For everyday users this is not a concern, but for people working on grpahics and computer media, sluggish performance is unbearable. I do however love the fact that it is almost fully customizable. PROS: Astonishing Looks
Exceedingly stable (compared to Windows OS)
Excellent Memory Management
Infinitely cutomizable
Good selection of third party software for graphic designers
Nice Apple Apps for the so called "digital hub"
iTunes especially stands out with MP3 fanatics (light years ahead of Winamp for Windows)
Seamless integration with both Apple and Windows networks. CONS: Somewhat sluggish performance compared to OS9 (due mostly to the Astonishing Looks above)
Being codenamed "Jaguar"
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Summary: I am pretty happy
Review: I have been using it since it came out. I have had no major problems. I stick with standard commercial applications and few games. I did use the archive and reinstall once when I messed up my vidio drivers. I have 10.1 on one of my drives and it boots up from that drive for no appearant reason about once a week. I run software update and use the Repair Disk Permissions feature of the Disk Repair Utility frequently.
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Summary: STRONG AND RESILIENT
Review: Apple has made a huge leap with this "Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar". The several components, (as well as the respective features contained in them), are well-integrated and stable. I am particularly thrilled by the ease with which its 'Rendezvous' linked my device to other devices, without requiring any sort of configuration. All other components work just as fine.
Like the big cat it was named after, this OS waxes strong. It is resilient too!
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