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Originally posted by Xevion
MACDef - OSX runs a different window manager, Aqua, which I would imagine is much less stable then the core OS. So when Aqua freezes (Which will be rare, yes), most people will just reboot ther computer. |
But the difference between Aqua and a traditional window manager is that Aqua runs at a much lower level. I have yet to see Aqua crash, even through early beta cycles when *everything* crashed
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| As for OS9, sure it is reasonably stable when set up perfectly. Again, this isn't something that most people have the luxury of having. |
True.
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| I have used Macs for work, unfortunately most of them have had the unfortunate problem of only having 64MB of ram, and no matter how much I messed with the settings, I couldn't even make them reasonably stable running OS9 (I downgraded to 8.6 and it ran better). |
Also quite true. OS 9 needs at least 128 MB.
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| I don't use macs a lot, but in my experience I like OS8/9 the least, would take Win9x over them |
And I the opposite, which probably reflects our histories more than the OS's themselves
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| I am also a much more efficent multitasker on Windows because I am much more used to all of the commands, and the environment. |
Exactly -- most people prefer what they learned or what they're familiar with. Which is one reason why it doesn't matter how much better OS X is than Windows 2K or XP; some people will never change.
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| Anyway, lets not make this a big battleground, if I really want that I can go post on Arstechnica, although it has been a long while since I have done that. |
Ugh; there's nothing worst that people flaming each other over operating system. Especially since 99 times out of 100 neither side actually knows jack about the other
I have no idea how that pos is running so long flawless... OS 8/9 I thought was far better than 7...
