Anybody wrote:
> I'd prefer to have Mac version of my games, but I do have many Windows
> games in my collection since there are no Mac versions ... but I don't
> actually get time to play anything more complicated than a quick card
> or simple arcade-style game anyway. :-(
>
>
So would I who wouldnt prefer Mac versions, but it isnt going to happen
and even when it does they come out much later. Like you I have
limited amount of time to play games these days, but I have Windows set
up on a 32 gb partition on this Imac with one application: PREY which
is a great game. I stick to one new game at a time usually and
Windows/Bootcamp is great if all you have to do with it is run one game
=) I also have Parallels set up in OSX which is a much better and
useful solution for applications.
> The main use would be for older games people still like to play or the
> occasional piece of old software - PageMaker, for example, won't run on
> Intel Macs, and has a few bugs running under Mac OS X on PowerPC Macs.
> Classic itself has a few bugs anyway.
The only software I miss from Classic OS is WordPerfect.
>
>
> The only real thing that's beginning to make this Mac look "old" is the
> fact that most of my clients now use Mac OS X and at some stage I'll
> need to be able to use software that won't run on my current Mac.
> There's also some websites that are starting to show hiccups with fancy
> new bits that don't work in Explorer and or are slow in iCab. Otherwise
> it does pretty much everything I need it to.
>
> Unfortunately I'll have to upgrade the entire set-up (including going
> to broadband), which will be expensive, but easier and probably cheaper
> than trying to get these bits connected and working to a new Mac. I'm
> begining to look at whether to get a 23" iMac or a Mac Pro + 23"
> display, but with Mac OS X 10.5 just around the corner and none of the
> main applications from the likes of Adobe being Intel-native yet,
> there's still a little while before I perhaps "have" to make that
> decision.
>
> This Mac might even last me 10 years (or more). Maybe even long enough
> for Apple to switch back to PowerPC or it's replacement. ;-)
>
>
I run Photoshop in OSX with Rosetta and it takes a bit hit in
performance IMO. It's still nice to have but If I were doing anything
professional with it I would use a G5 or run it in shudder... Bootcamp.
It wont be too long until a Universal version of the Adobe CS is out
there.
There is n othing wrong with the PowerPC but going x86 provides huge
advantages. Apple has to think about laptops since they are bigger
player in that field then desktops not only. I dont see why your
current system with proper memory couldnt run OSX since my old G3 runs
it fine. If it is not sup****ted there is a program which can help (I
forget the name off hand)
Wa syour last macintosh b efore your g3 a 680x0? TIf that is true you
are really getting your moneys worth out of these machines!!!
One more thing, as far as dropping classic sup****t, it had to happen
sooner or later. Although I think Apple should of provided a semi
official "fix" to get classic working on the Intels sort of like the
bootcamp beta. It wouldnt take much afterall.
You might be resistant to OSX but it sure beats the hell out of XP or
Vista.
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>
> > On a brighter note Apple is making resurgence and gaining marketshare
> > since they switched to Intel which is the best move they've made in
> > many many years IMO.
>
> In some ways yes, in others no. The loss of "Classic" sup****t is
> annoying for some of us (although you can work-around that as above).
> There's also a divided camp as to whether Intel or AMD chips are
> better. Realisitically there was nothing wrong with the PowerPC, other
> than Steve Jobs belief that the sun ****nes out of a laptop's bottom
> :-)
> and PowerPCs supposedly not running cool enough quickly enough for him.
>
> The main problem with marketshare is that if Apple gets "too" big it
> will start attracting the morons that make malware like viruses, etc.
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