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Summary: Stable system, pleasant to use
Review: After being ready to jump ou of "Windows" for years and making volumes of blue air over the "blue screens of death", I converted to Mac and OS X last year. It is like going to Heaven after years of pure purgatory. The transition was practically painless and my beautiful desktop was joined by a sturdy iBook this year. I have no problem sharing documents with my still be-shuttered Windows friends and my home office network works just fine with 2 macs and 3 PCs, all chatting comfortably together. Don't hesitate a minute!! Join 10.2 and stop defenestrating.
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Summary: Value for multiple mac owners
Review: Although many people have complained about the price for the upgrade, many more have found it worth its price. With the family pack, a lot of mac users will be pleased with the family pack for the VALUE you get. Make the numbers, two copies will set you back around ($$$)at amazon's low price (shipping inc.) and if you are considering jaguar you'd probably have more than one mac which meets minimum requirements.Don't fool ourselves about Quartz Extreme not available to past ibook owners, you still get a lot of benefits from the upgrade. Those of us in a mac centered family will certainly appreciate this offering.
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Summary: Expensive but worth every penny
Review: Buy this upgrade!! While not a true switcher (as I run a high end Win XP Pro PC(2.4 ghz dual Intel cpu 2 gig ram (Money) Pro-graphics card and the fantastic Sony GWM-FW900 24" wide screen monitor) for (Money) a seat 3d CAD/CAM software) But to replace my ageing Dell 800 p-3 mostly used for games and fun with Linux) as a main home computer I bought a top of the line iMac 800 G-4 super drive in March to see what all the fuss was about ref OS-X. as I am an old Unix geek thought it would make a nice BAD Unix toy if this Apple thing did not work out and it was so fine to look at as an industrial design engineer. So if any one was entitled to be miffed with Apple at the full price on this 'point' upgrade it was I. Well this is NO 'point' upgrade! this is like going from Wi 98sp2 to XP pro SP1 only much more so not only Was X 10.1.5 rock solid on the iMac G-4 this 10.2 is faster and better in every way in very subtle ways If I could get my work software ported to OS-X I would have a dual G4-1.25 Ghz driving my Sony MFW-900 in a moment I am a total convert to the fantastic beauty of this OS and I Have ordered Ashlar Velum Cobalt to see if it can replace my work PC software on a Mac
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Summary: Expensive but worth every penny
Review: Buy this upgrade!! While not a true switcher (as I run a high end Win XP Pro PC(2.4 ghz dual Intel cpu 2 gig ram [money] Pro-graphics card and the fantastic Sony GWM-FW900 24" wide screen monitor) for [money] a seat 3d CAD/CAM software) But to replace my ageing Dell 800 p-3 mostly used for games and fun with Linux) as a main home computer I bought a top of the line iMac 800 G-4 super drive in March to see what all the fuss was about ref OS-X. as I am an old Unix geek thought it would make a nice BAD Unix toy if this Apple thing did not work out and it was so fine to look at as an industrial design engineer. So if any one was entitled to be miffed with Apple at the full price on this 'point' upgrade it was I. Well this is NO 'point' upgrade! this is like going from Wi 98sp2 to XP pro SP1 only much more so not only Was X 10.1.5 rock solid on the iMac G-4 this 10.2 is faster and better in every way in very subtle ways If I could get my work software ported to OS-X I would have a dual G4-1.25 Ghz driving my Sony MFW-900 in a moment I am a total convert to the fantastic beauty of this OS and I Have ordered Ashlar Velum Cobalt to see if it can replace my work PC software on a Mac
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Summary: [costly] but worth every penny
Review: Buy this upgrade!! While not a true switcher (as I run a high end Win XP Pro PC(2.4 ghz dual Intel cpu 2 gig ram...Pro-graphics card and the fantastic Sony GWM-FW900 24" wide screen monitor) for...a seat 3d CAD/CAM software) But to replace my ageing Dell 800 p-3 mostly used for games and fun with Linux) as a main home computer I bought a top of the line iMac 800 G-4 super drive in March to see what all the fuss was about ref OS-X. as I am an old Unix geek thought it would make a nice BAD Unix toy if this Apple thing did not work out and it was so fine to look at as an industrial design engineer. So if any one was entitled to be miffed with Apple at the full price on this 'point' upgrade it was I. Well this is NO 'point' upgrade! this is like going from Wi 98sp2 to XP pro SP1 only much more so not only Was X 10.1.5 rock solid on the iMac G-4 this 10.2 is faster and better in every way in very subtle ways If I could get my work software ported to OS-X I would have a dual G4-1.25 Ghz driving my Sony MFW-900 in a moment I am a total convert to the fantastic beauty of this OS and I Have ordered Ashlar Velum Cobalt to see if it can replace my work PC software on a Mac
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Summary: Nice improvement over 10.1.5
Review: I rated Mac OS 10.1 at 4 stars, for a couple reasons. Primarily because it was slow on my Mac G3 400mhz with 256 mb RAM. Window resizing would take forever, sherlock 2 would crash frequently and not be useable until a restart, and lack of built in Samba networking support. Now with Jaguar I give it 5 stars. The window resizing speed has been increased so it is actually bearable on my old slow mac. I am networked in with a windows network and printer, which was a simple process. So I am sharing files with my university accounts, and printing to the network printers. The overall look of the OS and extra small features make it more complete in my opinion, about like the difference between MS Windows 95 and 98. They work very similarly but the later is far superior. Mac OS X also works great if you run FTP servers, Web Pages, etc, because it has a lot of built in support for them, and I think Jaguar adds firewall protection for the computer. Useful for me since I am hooked in 24/7. The install was simple(I installed from 10.1.5 to 10.2), there are a few options, to upgrade your old system (if you already have 10.1), to save your old system to a backup folder and perform a full installation, or to simply wipe everything and start from scratch. Total install time was about 1 hour on my machine. The biggest problem with Jaguar or any OS 10 that I have found is the lack of printer support. You may want to make sure if your printer is included in the supported printer list. See Apples website, -> Support -> discussions -> Mac OS X, for a good discussion list where you can ask questions. I would like to add that the printing has gotten better, my Epson 740 Color seems to work just fine with Jaguar, it always acted up with 10.1.5, but there are still a few times when I try to print and it wont respond until I turn the printer off for about 2 minutes and turn it back on. Sometimes my help program will crash as well, if I get carried away and try to double click on everything. Overall I would say it is worth the money to upgrade, especially if you get the education discounts that Apple offers. I have been very pleased with Jaguar, and when I get a newer mac with dual processors, I am sure I would be happier. But it is still pleasent on my Mac G3 400, and even on a friends iMac 333 it runs great. I would make sure you have 256 mb or more of RAM, especially if you do gaming. The iMac initially had about 160 MB in it, when I upgraded to 288 MB it was better. If you only have a G3, I would avoid the games, I can play Diablo II and Warcraft III but there is quite a bit of hesitation, so I have to set to the worst graphics modes, but it works perfectly with MS Office X and other such applications. If you are switching from Mac OS 9, I would suggest getting updated applications that make use of Jaguar's improvements. Out with the old and in with the new is a very fitting statement for Jaguar (and OS X in general), if you have a lot of expensive applications that need more than just simple updates, it may be wise to wait until you need to update them for another reason. And finally, many large software manufactures are now providing support for Mac's new operating system. One of which is Mathworks, MatLab is now available again for the Mac running OS X. I am sure many more will follow. Finally Mac may have a great software base again, which is a big reason why people bought PC's.
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Summary: An awesome upgrade
Review: I saw the Jaguar beta demoed at the Atlanta Mac Users Group and was very impressed. Even in an unfinished state, it seemed to be noticeably faster and included spring-loaded folders (missing since OS 9), improved Sherlock, finder search function, and centralized contact database. I don't think the price is out lof line since Apple has to make money somewhere to stay in business. I haven't been disappointed in OS 10.2. My installation went flawlessly (it idid take awhile - at least 2 hours) and I've had no OS-related problems since. Jaguar is definitely faster, especially booting Classic and opening Classic appliacations. I've been using OS X since last fall and can't remember the last time I've had to reboot due to a system crash/kernel panic. Since I have an iBook 2001 (no fan), I never shut down the computer and instead just put it to sleep. I routinely achieve uptimes of 30 days or more. I only have to restart for the occasional software update, handled flawlessly by the Software Update system preference. By the end of 2002 I would like to be totally weaned off OS 9 although that may be a little optimistic.
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Summary: Recent upgrade was well worth it.
Review: I've been working with OS X for several months now. MY resistance to upgrading to Jaguar (OS X.2) was based primarily on the fact that I bought a new iMac last year and didn't want to shell out more money for the new OS. Finally, I gave in. And it was worth the time and effort. Jaguar has a cleaner, faster interface to work in. Start-up is much faster. It's a more stable system than OS X (which is saying something, because OS X was already the most stable Mac OS). The Mail client is also improved immensely over the previous version. Jaguar includes iChat (instant messaging software), Mail, Address Book, and downloads are available for iSync (basically allows you to port your info from home to work and back seamlessly), iCal (scheduling software), and the new Safari web browser. (A warning though, at this writing Safari is still in Beta testing and definitely needs refining before going live.) Put this together with the iLife software package (iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, and iDVD), and you've got yourself one great computer system. As usual, Apple is letting third parties write their manuals. You'll have to buy those separately if you want them. However, this time they've included an interactive "Getting Started" CD which will get the novice up and running in Jaguar without too much stress.
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Summary: Jaguar - It's time to familiarize yourself with OS X
Review: I've used OS X since the Public Beta and can remember feeling a bit anxious when I first saw how differently things were arranged. I was concerned that the Mac experience was about to be irreparably altered. As it turns out, each revision to this OS has improved on the original theme, and with "Jaguar" OS X 10.2 I find myself a confirmed OS X user! I'm in OS X 100% of the time - returning to OS 9 has become an uncomfortable and disorienting experience (I would've never thought it could happen). While it is true that the best experience will come with updated hardware and software, I have found that most recent products are well supported in the "Classic" environment. And when updated products are used their application is seamless: true multi-tasking, Plug and Play, exceptional USB and Firewire support, Blue Tooth and 802.11b wireless networking ready. A few of your applications may need to be upgraded, but while you're in the process, you can enjoy the wonderful series of free "i" applications that Apple has included: iMovie, iPhoto, iTunes, iChat and iDVD, (included with a "Super Drive" enabled Macintosh). Ultimately, I believe the revised user interface and robust UNIX core of Jaguar will win over even the die-hard Classic Mac stragglers, as well as entice many Windows and UNIX aficionados to explore Apple's offerings. And, although you may find the first couple of weeks a bit disorienting, I'm sure that with time OS X will become your preferred operating system - you'll find yourself looking for ways to spend less time in Classic and more time OS X.
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Summary: Mac OS X A Giant Step Ahead of Classic Mac OS
Review: Interesting to see all the whining about various things and user threatening to go use Windows. Go ahead. Deal with the Microsoft nonsense, the nonstop security updates and the constant virus updates for my virus scanner. I just bought an ibook with OS X 10.2 installed in it and I love it. I am a NT/2000 Systems Administrator and I have 2 Windows XP machines at home but I thoroughly enjoy using OS X. I use it exclusively to do work at home leaving my XP machines to be expensive doorstops. I recommend that users buy one of the OSX books that list the hidden features/recommended settings to get full functionality of the OS. We NT/2000/XP user's have to buy these books also because nothing in Windows is documented and Microsoft has everything turned on in it's OSs at install so everything (including security) is wide open which is bad because a lot of applications/services that ordinary home users have no need for is hogging a lot of memory. Although I must admit paying so much to upgrade to Panther when it comes out is something that I am not looking forward to.
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