Flint Heart on 12 Nov 2006 03:20:27 -0000


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Re: [PLUG] R32 ate own hard drive -- recommendations for new purchase?


os 9 is dead. intel machines no longer support classic apps.

On Sat, Nov 11, 2006 at 08:56:52PM -0500, John Von Essen wrote:
> I love macs, but... I was weary of intel mac books as I heard they were 
> a little buggy when they first came out. The next gen models probably 
> ironed out the hardware bugs, and the software side might be better with 
> time too.
> 
> My biggest concern is if they run old classic OS 9 apps like Photoshop 
> (built in the RISC days). Not just run them, but run them stable. Not 
> quite ready to buy a new version of photoshop. Plan to rock version 5 
> forever!
> 
> -john
> 
> On Sat, 11 Nov 2006, Dayton Gray wrote:
> 
> >I have been very happy with my PPC Mac powerbook. After taking a look at 
> >the new MacBook Pro, I'm sure it will just be a matter of months before I 
> >purchase one. The power connector just oozes smart design. Not to keep 
> >kissing Mac iAss(TM), but they are very solid and I have been extremely 
> >impressed with the design and reliability of the machine. Worth every 
> >penny.
> >
> >Dayton Gray
> >
> >Jonathan Bringhurst wrote:
> >>I recently acquired an hp nc6400 (won it in a raffle) and edgy eft
> >>runs great on it. The laptop itself is rock solid and great as an all
> >>around laptop (and pretty light too). However, I would highly consider
> >>the macbook/pro if I was going to buy one outright.
> >>
> >
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